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Ukraine Prez Zelenskyy talks to Argentina, Chile presidents, seeks support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed on with his campaign to obtain support from Latin America with calls Friday to the leaders of Argentina and Chile

Monkeypox cases triple in Europe: WHO; Africa calls for sharing supplies

WHO's Europe chief warned Friday that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks and urged countries to do more to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched

UN calls for implementing faster steps to secure critical ocean health

A United Nations conference warned Friday that measures needed to protect the world's oceans are lagging and urged countries to accelerate their implementation

Biden notched gains at summit in Europe, returns to turmoil at home

The dissonant realities of President Joe Biden's second year in office were on display Thursday as he wound up a five-day trip to Europe

US newspapers continuing to die at rate of two every week: Report

Areas of the country that find themselves without a reliable source of local news tend to be poorer, older and less educated than those covered well, says a report

Cryptocurrency rules to make Europe a global leader as prices plunge

Europe prepared to lead the world in regulating the freewheeling cryptocurrency industry at a time when prices have plunged, wiping out fortunes, fueling skepticism and sparking calls for scrutiny.

US President Biden says he supports changing Senate filibuster rules

US President Joe Biden on Thursday said the Supreme Court's decision ending a constitutional right to abortion is destabilising and that he supports changing Senate rules to codify abortion protection

Airtel opts to defer payment of Rs 3,000-cr AGR dues up to FY19 by 4 years

Telecom companies were offered a four-year moratorium on their AGR dues spectrum dues up to FY17, in line with a Supreme Court order

Justice Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on US Supreme Court

The 51-year-old Jackson is the court's 116th justice and she took the place Thursday of the justice she once worked for

Russia and China slam NATO after alliance raises alarm at Summit

NATO was facing rebukes from Moscow and Beijing on Thursday after it declared Russia a direct threat and said China posed serious challenges to global stability

Bad weather delays 2nd day of Sri Lanka vs Australia test at Galle stadium

Heavy wind and rain has delayed the start of play on the second day of the first cricket test between Sri Lanka and Australia at Galle International Stadium on Thursday

New Zealand designates Proud Boys, The Base terrorist organisations

New Zealand's government has declared that American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organisations

China's manufacturing activity improves after factories in Shanghai reopens

China's manufacturing activity improved in June after anti-virus controls that shut down Shanghai and other industrial centers were eased, a survey showed Thursday

R Kelly sentenced to 30 years in sex trafficking, racketeering charges

R Kelly, 55, was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking last year at a trial that gave voice to accusers who had once wondered if their stories were being ignored because they were Black women

Trump dismissed January 6 threats, wanted to join crowd, says aide

Donald Trump rebuffed his own security's warnings about armed protesters in the January 6 rally crowd and made desperate attempts to join his supporters as they marched to the Capitol

Serena Williams loses at Wimbledon in first match in a year after comeback

Serena Williams began and ended her comeback at Wimbledon after 364 days out of singles competition looking very much like someone who hadn't competed in just that long

US Capitol riot: Trump was told protesters had weapons, says former aide

Hutchinson quoted Trump as directing his staff, in profane terms, to take away the magnetometers that he thought would slow down supporters who'd gathered in Washington

Putin has become a terrorist, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday of becoming "a terrorist" leading a "terrorist state" and urged Russia's expulsion from the United Nations

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking

The sentencing was the culmination of a prosecution that detailed how Epstein and Maxwell flaunted their riches and associations with prominent people to groom vulnerable girls and then exploit them

Colombia: Fire kills 51 after apparent riot attempt at prison

The director of the national prison system, Tito Castellanos, told Radio Caracol that it's not clear if all of the dead were prisoners