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Exhorting international leaders to take “every effort” to “prevent a further escalation” of the fighting in the Middle East, the Ukrainian leader argued that “Iran’s actions threaten the entire region and the world, just as Russia’s actions threaten a larger conflict.” And then he brought his point home: “Words do not stop drones and do […]
Thousands of protesters gathered in the capital of Niger on Saturday called for the withdrawal of U.S. armed forces personnel stationed in the West African nation, only days after Russia delivered its own set of military equipment and instructors to the country’s military. The demonstration in the capital, Niamey, fit a well-known pattern in some […]
Today marks a solemn anniversary in Brazil: 60 years ago, the Brazilian military seized power from the government of João Goulart, marking the start of over two decades of military rule. Brazil’s 2014 Truth Commission report is the country’s only formal investigation into this period of dictatorial rule. The commission’s 2,000-page report revealed some grisly […]
Biju Boro/AFP/Getty Images/File Delhi’s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks during a public rally in Guwahati on April 2, 2023. New Delhi CNN — India’s Ministry of External Affairs summoned a US State Department official after the department called for a fair legal process for opposition leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal following . . .
ETZATLÁN, Mexico — For decades, Mexicans crossed the border to pick Americans’ lettuce, grapes and strawberries. Mexico had a seemingly inexhaustible supply of farmhands — tough, hard-working men who did the jobs most Americans didn’t want. But the country is running short of farmworkers.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A strong performance among voters who cast their ballots Tuesday — the day of the election in Ohio — powered Bernie Moreno to a win in the state’s GOP primary for the U.S. Senate. The Associated Press declared Moreno the winner at 8:35 p.m. EDT, when he led state Sen. Matt Dolan […]
Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a federal judge starting Tuesday By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America March 18, 2024, 1:16 PM ET • 4 min read JACKSON, Miss. — Two Black men […]
MICHAEL GOLDBERG, Associated Press 37 mins ago FILE – Michael Corey Jenkins, center, and Eddie Terrell Parker, right, listen as one of six former Mississippi law officers pleads guilty to state charges at the Rankin County Circuit Court in Brandon, Miss., Aug. 14, 2023. The two Black men who were tortured by six former Mississippi […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against criticism from the United States, asserting that calls for a new election were unwarranted amidst the ongoing conflict with Hamas. According to an AP report, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a prominent Jewish figure and staunch supporter of Israel, had urged for fresh elections, saying Netanyahu […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday slammed the United States calls for new elections in Israel amid its ongoing war against terrorist organisation Hamas, which killed at least 1,200 Israelis in an unprecedented attack on October 7, 2023. Appearing in an interview with CNN on Sunday, Netanyahu called Schumer’s request for fresh elections in […]