Mariia Mezentseva is a face of the war in Ukraine. At just 34 years old and a member of Ukraine’s parliament, her formal tasks include looking into ways Ukraine can integrate into the rest of Europe’s institutions. But, what really has gotten her attention are her posts about her hometown, Kharkiv. It has a population…
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has submitted his resignation, clearing the way for a new government to accept the deployment of a U.N.-approved security force and lead this beleaguered Caribbean nation to elections. Henry is to be succeeded by Finance Minister Michel Patrick Boisvert, who has been leading the government since…
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Ten crew members have been killed after two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in midair and crashed to the ground. The Royal Malaysian Navy said in a statement that the two aircraft collided on Tuesday morning as they were taking part in aerial training in northern Lumut, where the navy has its headquarters. One helicopter, an…
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TikTok likely to be banned in US. — AFP/File The US House passed a bill on Saturday afternoon requiring TikTok’s parent business to either sell the app or face domestic prohibition A guideline imposed by the bill requires the China-based company ByteDance to sell TikTok within nine months, with the president having the option to…
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A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility becoming a target of foreign cyberattacks. The attack was one of three on small towns in the rural Texas Panhandle. Local officials said the…
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police shut down a gathering of far-right politicians and supporters on Tuesday, citing concerns about public order, while attendees protested curbs on free speech and vowed to find another venue for Day 2. The annual National Conservative conference, held this year in Brussels, comes ahead of Europe-wide elections. As campaigning for…
Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles toward Israel in its first full-scale military assault against the country. U.S. military forces in the region helped Israel intercept the strikes, President Biden said. Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz made his military’s intentions clear Sunday: “We will exact a price on Iran, in the manner…
At least 63 Palestinians were killed and 45 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, said Gaza’s Health Ministry on Friday. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said destruction in Khan Younis and damage to the medical sector “disproportionate to anything one can imagine” after the Israeli army withdrawal. At…
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Legal battle over Arizona’s historic abortion law resurfaces. — Reuters The Arizona Supreme Court’s recent decision has paved the way for the enforcement of an 1864 law that almost criminalises all abortions with the only exception being if the mother is in danger of dying. This deliberation on Tuesday revisited the validity of a law…
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Protesters in Dearborn, Michigan, shouted “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” during an International Al-Quds Day rally held in the town. “Imam Khomeini, who declared the International Al-Quds Day, this is why he would say to pour all of your chants and all of your shouts upon the head of America,” Tarek Bazzi, a…
