Category: World News

Trump search: What may come next in inquiry with legal peril

WASHINGTON — A newly released FBI document helps flesh out the contours of an investigation into classified material at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate. But plenty of questions remain, especially because half the affidavit, which spelled out the FBI’s rationale for searching the property, was blacked out. That document, […]

Factbox: Monkeypox cases and deaths around the world

Aug 26 – More than 90 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, which the World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency, as confirmed cases crossed 46,300 and non-endemic countries reported their first related deaths. read more Below are the non-endemic […]

No UN access yet to Russian-occupied nuke plant in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — A team from the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency is expected to visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine soon but more shelling was reported in the area overnight. The visit comes after the plant was temporarily knocked offline, fueling fears of a catastrophe […]

In isolated Russia, a tale of two economies

Summary Companies This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. IZHEVSK, Russia, Aug 25 – Russia’s record employment signals a surprisingly smooth decoupling from the West. Its rapid replacement of McDonald’s and Starbucks says business as usual. Yet pressures […]

Death toll from train station attack in Ukraine rises to 25

POKROVSK, Ukraine — The death toll from a Russian rocket attack as Ukraine observed its Independence Day has risen to 25, including an 11-year-old boy found under the rubble of a house and a 6-year-old killed in a car fire near a train station that was the target, […]

Ukraine says Russian ‘shackles’ worse than missiles 6 months after invasion

Summary Zelenskiy defiant, warns of ‘brutal strikes’ by Russia Aug. 24 holiday marks 1991 independence from Soviet rule U.N. nuclear agency could visit Ukraine plant in days U.S., Britain pledge more arms deliveries to Ukraine KYIV, Aug 24 – Ukraine was “reborn” when Russia invaded six months ago, […]

Ukraine girds for heavy attacks as it marks Independence Day

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine braced for what President Volodymr Zelenskyy warned could be especially brutal Russian attacks Wednesday as the country observed its Independence Day — and marked the war’s six-month point — under conditions considered too dangerous to allow any major public celebrations in the capital. Residents of Kyiv […]

US to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months

WASHINGTON — As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, including imminent plans to announce an additional roughly $3 billion in aid to train and equip Ukrainian […]

Fauci to step down as Biden’s chief medical adviser, NIAID head

Aug 22 – Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Monday he would step down from his positions as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and as chief medical adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden in December. Fauci, 81, will also step down as chief […]

Police file terrorism charges against Pakistan’s Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, authorities said Monday, escalating political tensions in the country as the ousted premier holds mass rallies seeking to return to office. The charges followed a speech Khan gave in Islamabad on Saturday in which he […]

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