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US And EU Ambassadors: Enforce U.N. Sanctions On North Korea
The United States and several European countries on Wednesday condemned North Koreas recent missile tests and said Pyongyangs technical advances demonstrate the urgent need to ramp up implementation of U.N. sanctions on its nuclear and missile programs an...
Mexican Governor Fires Local Police Force Linked To Gangs
The governor of the Mexican state of Guanajuato said Wednesday he has fired the entire police force of a town that had apparently been helping local drug gangs.
Blinken, On Colombia Visit, Says Human Rights Accountability Critical
Accountability for human rights abuses committed during Colombia's decadeslong conflict and recent antigovernment protests are critical to preventing future abuses, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a visit to the Andean country on Wednes...
Cash, Shredded Documents Found At Couple's Home In Spy Case
The FBI found a trash bag of shredded documents, thousands of dollars in cash, latex gloves and a gobag when they searched the home of a Maryland couple accused of trying to sell information about nuclearpowered warships to a foreign country, an agent tes...
McAuliffe, Youngkin Now Mum On Tax Return Disclosures
The leading candidates for Virginia governor have gone quiet on commitments both previously made to disclose at least some information from recent tax returns before the Nov. 2 election.
Lawsuit Challenges Oklahoma Ban On Teaching Race Theory
A group of Oklahoma students and educators on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a law that bans the teaching of certain concepts of race and racism.
Officials: US Senators Threat Case Suspect Had Gun Stockpile
A man accused of threatening to kill Alaskas two U.S. senators in profanityfilled voicemails left on their office phones over several months had a stockpile of guns at his rural Alaska home, authorities have alleged in court documents.
Manatee Deaths Rise In Florida As Pollutants Kill Seagrass
Manatees have starved to death by the hundreds along Floridas east coast because algae blooms and contaminants are killing the seagrass the beloved sea mammals eat, a wildlife official told a House committee Tuesday.
Biden: Teachers 'Most Consequential' People After Parents
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted a White House ceremony Monday to recognize the 2021 and 2020 national teachers of the year, the state teacher finalists for those years and teachers nationwide, all of whom had to work longer and harder...
Mel Brooks Plans Sequel To 'History Of The World, Part 1'
It is still good to be the king.
U.S. Reviews Sanctions Policy, Warns Of Threat From Cryptocurrencies
President Joe Biden's administration on Monday announced a set of recommendations to revamp its use of economic sanctions to make them a more effective tool of U.S. foreign policy but warned that more had to be done to protect against the threat posed by...
Haitians Protest Kidnappings As FBI Says It Will Assist In Effort To Find Missionaries
Haitians on Monday mounted a nationwide strike to protest a growing wave of kidnappings, days after the abduction of a group of missionaries prompted FBI involvement and fueled international concerns over gang violence in the crisisstricken Caribbean nati...
'Pre-Planned', 'Motivated', 'Instigated': Bangladesh Home Min Says 'Vested Group' Behind Durga Puja Attacks
Hindu-owned temples and shops in Feni, about 157 km from the country’s capital, have been vandalised and robbed during fresh clashes on Saturday
Australia's Sydney Eases More Covid-19 Restrictions as Vaccinations Pass Key Milestone
With some 143,000 cases and 1,531 deaths, Australia's coronavirus numbers are relatively low.
Venezuelan Opposition Urges Government To Resume Suspended Talks
The chair of the Venezuelan opposition negotiating team on Sunday urged the government to resume talks as soon as possible, after President Nicolas Maduro's administration suspended talks this weekend.
Damascus Accuses Israel Of Killing Former Member Of Syrian Parliament
Syria accused Israeli forces on Saturday of shooting dead Medhat AlSaleh, a former member of Syrian parliament who had spent 12 years in jail in Israel, staterun television AlEkhbariya quoted the cabinet as saying.