A judge on Wednesday dismissed the Georgia election interference case against U.S. President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who took over the case said he would not pursue the charges, ending the last effort to prosecute Trump for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. Case also …
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Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 55 as towers burn for 2nd day
The death toll from a massive fire that broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, as firefighters continued to battle the blaze, among the deadliest in the city's modern history. 3 men, the directors and an engineering consultant of a construction company, have …
Read More »Dozens more bodies recovered after Hong Kong blaze, raising death toll to 128
Hong Kong firefighters found dozens more bodies Friday during an intensive apartment-by-apartment search of a high-rise tower complex, after a massive fire engulfed seven of its eight buildings. The death toll in one of the city's deadliest blazes is now at least 128 Fire officials say the fire alarms weren't …
Read More »Israel identifies latest hostage remains returned from Gaza as phase 1 of ceasefire winds down
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel had identified the latest remains returned from Gaza as hostage Dror Or. That leaves the bodies of two hostages in Gaza as the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement nears a conclusion. Palestinian militants release body of Dror Or Prime Minister …
Read More »Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls rescued, president says
All 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by armed assailants from a school last week in Kebbi in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued, the country's president announced Tuesday. No details on rescue mission, nor apparent difference in headcount All 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by armed assailants from a school last …
Read More »Russian attacks kill at least 6 in Ukraine as U.S. and Russia hold peace talks in Abu Dhabi
Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least six people in overnight strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure, while a Ukrainian attack in southern Russia killed three people and damaged homes, authorities said. Strikes knocked out water, electricity and heat in parts of …
Read More »Some wins for multilateralism at the G20 — and big questions about its long-term future
The G20 summit is supposed to be the pinnacle of multilateralism: the idea that nations can co-operate, compromise and co-ordinate for the greater good. But a lot has changed in the past two decades. Next century will see 'diffusion of energy and influence,' Carney says Leaders at this year’s G20 …
Read More »Tracking Palestinian, Israeli deaths since the Gaza ceasefire went into effect
In the first six weeks since Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas reached a truce deal aimed at ending their two-year war, Israeli attacks in Gaza have been reported almost daily. More than 340 Palestinians, 3 Israeli soldiers killed in past few weeks: local authorities In the first six weeks …
Read More »Suicide bombers kill 3 at Pakistan paramilitary headquarters
Three suicide bombers targeted the headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force on Monday, killing three personnel and wounding at least five, authorities said. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far Three suicide bombers targeted the headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force on Monday, killing three personnel …
Read More »Bolsonaro claims ‘hallucinations’ led the ex-Brazil president to tamper with ankle monitor
On his first full day in jail, former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro told a judge on Sunday he had violated his ankle monitoring the day before while under house arrest because of a nervous breakdown and hallucinations caused by a change in his medication. Bolsonaro tells judge he wasn't sleeping …
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