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Haitians flee across country’s longest river to es...

5 miesięcy temu Video shows dozens of Haitians trying to cross the country’s longest river to escape escalating gang force after arme

Kenya MP’s killing appears ‘targeted and premedita...

5 miesięcy temu Charles Ong'ondo Were had complained his life was in danger before attack, local reports say.

Video: Fires burn after deadly air attacks in Ukra...

5 miesięcy temu Russian rocket strikes hit residential buildings in the Ukrainian city of Odesa.

Kenyan politician shot dead in his car in Nairob...

5 miesięcy temu Police are investigating the killing of Kenyan MP Charles Ong'ondo Were, who was shot dead in his car in Nairobi.

African researchers are working to cure HIV, but U...

5 miesięcy temu Dozens of trials on HIV ground to a halt in February after US president Donald Trump abruptly pulled crucial funding.

North Korea’s military upgrade

5 miesięcy temu @AlexGatopoulos looks at North Korean support for Russia and it's defence industry's latest innovations

Animated maps show US-led attacks on Yemen

5 miesięcy temu Some 300 people have been killed in US strikes on Yemen since March 15.

Israel wildfires flare close Jerusalem for a seco...

5 miesięcy temu Israel's firefighting service said 163 ground crews and 12 aircraft were working to contain the flames.

US withdrawal: Vietnam vs Afghanistan

5 miesięcy temu We compare and contrast the 1975 US withdrawal from South Vietnam with the 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Ronaldo’s Al Nassr dumped out of Asian Champions L...

5 miesięcy temu J-League side Kawasaki Frontale beat the star-studded Saudi club 3-2 in Jeddah to enter the Champions League final.

As Australia votes, a housing affordability crisis...

5 miesięcy temu Australia's sky-high property prices are a top issue in an election race dominated by cost-of-living concerns.

AI and the future of work

5 miesięcy temu What does AI entering the workplace mean for you?

Barcelona vs Inter: Yamal earns plaudits after Cha...

5 miesięcy temu Spanish forward is termed a 'genius' after becoming the youngest scorer in a Champions League semifinal.

Former South Korean president Yoon indicted for ...

5 miesięcy temu Yoon Suk-yeol already faces ongoing trial on insurrection charges over his brief imposition of martial law.

Lakers-Timberwolves: Gobert stars, knocks LeBron, ...

5 miesięcy temu Rudy Gobert’s 27-point, 24-rebound game for Minnesota Timberwolves knocks Los Angeles Lakers out of the NBA playoffs.

Meta, Microsoft study strong earnings despite tra...

5 miesięcy temu Tech giants beat Wall Street expectations after weeks of volatility in US stocks.

US legislature rejects bid to block Trump’s tarif...

5 miesięcy temu Three Republican senators join Democrats in voting for resolution to argue US president's trade policy.

Financial Services Republicans approve CFPB cuts f...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu House Financial Services Republicans approved government Wednesday that would slash backing for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and dissolve the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board into the Securities and Exchange Commission as part ...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,162

5 miesięcy temu These are the key events on day 1,162 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Taiwan assured of US support under Trump, ministe...

5 miesięcy temu In interview, Taiwan's minister of mainland affairs says Chinese president Xi is stoking 'fanatic nationalism'.

Senate Republicans block rebuke of Trump’s tariffs...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu A Democratic effort to rebuff president Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs failed Wednesday, thanks to 2 absent senators. Senators voted 49-49 to reject the national emergency Trump utilized to impose tariffs of between 10 and 50 percent on m...

Hurdles stay for Republicans' Medicaid quest

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu After a gathering Wednesday afternoon with susceptible home Republicans wary of Medicaid cuts, home Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) acknowledged there are inactive obstacles to enacting major changes to the safety net p...

South Africa to hold enquiry on alleged hampering...

5 miesięcy temu The decision comes after survivors and relatives of victims of apartheid-era crimes launched a court case.

AOC says she is 'weighing' a bid to lead home Ove...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Wednesday she is considering a run for home Democrats' top position on the Oversight Committee. "It's something that I'm weighing, but the seat is not yet vacated, and I think that's a bridge we can...

Republicans eye putting agriculture conservation p...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu House and legislature Republicans are sending more signals they uncertainty their ability to pass a new, bipartisan farm bill this year. Their latest proposition of looming defeat: Lawmakers are presently weighing whether to put Biden-era conserv...

Barcelona and Inter Milan share 3-3 thriller in Ch...

5 miesięcy temu Lamine Yamal scores erstwhile and hits the bar twice while helping Barcelona recover from 2 down in first leg in Spain.

What can we learn from the first 100 days of Trump...

5 miesięcy temu Impact of US president's policies and actions felt globally.

Rubio urges de-escalation in India, Pakistan calls...

5 miesięcy temu Islamabad asks the US to aid ease tensions with fresh Delhi after receiving 'credible intelligence' of imminent strike.

Johnson meets with Stefanik after ambassador blowu...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Rep. Elise Stefanik and talker Mike Johnson met Wednesday afternoon after tensions between the 2 boiled over this week. The relation between the 2 elder Republicans has deteriorated after president Donald Trump pulled Stefanik’s nomination to ...

Syria says it rejects ‘foreign intervention’ after...

5 miesięcy temu Syria pledges to 'protect all components' of society, including Druze, after Israel launches air raids close Damascus.

GOP reverses decision to consolidate antitrust at...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu House Judiciary Committee Republicans backtracked on a plan Wednesday to centralize all antitrust activities within the Justice Department as they debate their condition of the party-line megabill. “The amendment besides removes the section that wo...

US diplomat Marco Rubio will not supply info to j...

5 miesięcy temu The Trump administration remains defiant despite a judge's order to 'facilitate' return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Fears of war with India weigh on Islamabad residen...

5 miesięcy temu Exchanges of live fire across the contested border between Pakistan and India have raised fears of an all-out war.

First 100 days of Trump

5 miesięcy temu From immigration crackdowns to sweeping tariffs, Donald Trump’s second word as US president began at full speed.

US justice limits Trump’s push to rapidly depor...

5 miesięcy temu Judge says administration must give migrants chance to express concerns about safety of deportation destinations.

Trump blames Biden for mediocre US economical re...

5 miesięcy temu “That’s Biden. That’s not Trump” president Trump blames his predecessor for the 0.3% drop in US gross home product.

Columbia protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi released fr...

5 miesięcy temu Mahdawi is among the student protesters targeted for deportation under president Trump for pro-Palestine advocacy.

With song and seed, Brazil’s Indigenous Maxakali f...

5 miesięcy temu The Atlantic Forest utilized to blanket Maxakali territory. But as the forest disappears, the group faces intense heat.

Automakers suspend financial guidance amid tariff ...

5 miesięcy temu Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen join GM and Volvo, who suspended guidance earlier this week.

Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahda...

5 miesięcy temu Columbia University student activist Mohsen Mahdawi was freed on bail Wednesday from custody in Vermont.

What happens to the children of deportees from the...

5 miesięcy temu As the Trump administration deports tens of thousands, what happens to the children separated from their parents?

Congress divided on permanent daylight saving time...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu The legislature Commerce Committee appeared poised Wednesday morning to narrowly advance a bill to make daylight saving time permanent — a sign that lawmakers are coalescing around ending the practice of changing clocks twice a year. But the panel.....

Trump blames predecessor as US economy hit by tari...

5 miesięcy temu President asks for 'patience' as businesses respond negatively to Trump's aggressive efforts to upend global trade.

Spain’s grid denies renewable energy to blame for ...

5 miesięcy temu REE says the outage cannot be blamed on Spain's advanced share of renewable energy, origin not clear yet.

After deadly attack in Kashmir, what’s next for In...

5 miesięcy temu India-Pakistan tensions grow after attack on tourists in disputed region of Kashmir.

‘Time to resist’: Protesters etch Trump image in...

5 miesięcy temu Environmentalists carved a immense sand image of Donald Trump outside his Turnberry golf hotel in Scotland.

Pro-Palestinian students face University of Manch...

5 miesięcy temu Students interrupted a University of Manchester leadership gathering to request they cut ties with Tel Aviv University.

Ukraine says it is poised to sign minerals deal wi...

5 miesięcy temu Ukraine's p.m. says agreement is 'good, equal and beneficial', hopes it will be signed 'within the next 24 hours'.

New snags for DC budget bill as home conservative...

politico.com 5 miesięcy temu Republican hard-liners say a bill to reconstruct the territory of Columbia local budget and forestall planned layoffs doesn’t have votes to pass the home without conservative policy add-ons, according to 3 people with direct cognition of the mat...

Kashmir attack: How India might strike Pakistan – ...

5 miesięcy temu From aerial strikes to covert ground operations, India has utilized a scope of means to hit Pakistan in the past. What now?