Category: World News

Afghan victims saddened US drone strike to go unpunished

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan survivors of an errant U.S. drone strike that killed 10 members of their family in August said Tuesday they are frustrated and saddened that U.S. troops involved in the attack will not face disciplinary action. A hellfire missile had slammed into a car […]

Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines

JOHANNESBURG — The omicron variant appears to cause less severe disease than previous versions of the coronavirus, and the Pfizer vaccine seems to offer less defense against infection from it but still good protection from hospitalization, according to an analysis of data from South Africa, where the new variant […]

Fox anchor Chris Wallace makes his own news with move to CNN

NEW YORK — Veteran anchor Chris Wallace has left Fox News after 18 years for CNN, dealing a significant blow to Fox’s news operation at a time that it has been overshadowed by the network’s opinion side. Wallace delivered the surprising news that he was leaving at the end of the “Fox […]

Final Result of Indian Economic Service/ Indian Statistical Service Examination-2021

DELHI, DECEMBER 13: Based  on  the  results of  the  written  examination of the Indian Economic Service / Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2021 held  bytheUNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION from16thto 18thJuly, 2021followed byinterviews for Personality  Test from 29thNovemberto 1stDecember, 2021,  the following arethe lists, in orderof merit,of the candidates who […]

The AP Interview: Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers are committed in principle to education and jobs for girls and women, a marked departure from their previous time in power, and seek the world’s “mercy and compassion” to help millions of Afghans in desperate need, a top Taliban leader said […]

Putin rues Soviet collapse as demise of ‘historical Russia’

MOSCOW, Dec 12 – President Vladimir Putin has lamented the collapse of the Soviet Union three decades ago as the demise of what he called “historical Russia” and said the economic crisis that followed was so bad he was forced to moonlight as a taxi driver. Putin’s comments, […]

At G7, UK warns Russia of ‘severe’ cost of Ukraine incursion

LIVERPOOL, England — British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Sunday that “the world’s largest economies are united” in warning Russia that an invasion of Ukraine would have “massive” — though largely undisclosed — consequences. Russia’s military buildup near the Ukrainian border has dominated talks among foreign ministers from […]

PM to make first official visit by Israeli premier to UAE

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he would travel to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, the first visit by an Israeli premier, as part of a blitz of regional diplomacy against the backdrop of struggling nuclear talks with Iran. Israel has watched with concern as […]

Capitol rioters’ social media posts influencing sentencings

For many rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, self-incriminating messages, photos and videos that they broadcast on social media before, during and after the insurrection are influencing even their criminal sentences. Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Amy Jackson read aloud some of Russell Peterson’s […]

NFL, TV’s Strahan flies in space with astronaut’s daughter

Football star and TV celebrity Michael Strahan caught a ride to space with Jeff Bezos’ rocket-launching company Saturday, sharing the trip with the daughter of America’s first astronaut. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket blasted off from West Texas, sending the capsule on a 10-minute flight with the two […]

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