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Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:03:21 EDT
House committee investigating Jan. 6 attack on Capitol issues subpoena for Trump
The nine-member panel issued a letter to Trump's lawyers Friday, demanding his testimony under oath by Nov. 14 and outlining a request for a series of corresponding documents, including personal commu...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:34:27 EDT
Russian troops dig in around annexed Kherson amid Ukrainian bombardment, advances
Ukrainian forces bombarded Russian positions in the occupied and illegally annexed southern Kherson region, targeting resupply routes across a major river while inching closer Friday to a full assault...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:13:50 EDT
Protests rage in Iran's southeast, police arrest 57 they describe as 'rioters'
The Islamic Republic has been gripped by five weeks of demonstrations that erupted after the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last month.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:01:18 EDT
Pence calls out Republican 'Russia apologists,' as midterms could threaten Ukraine aid
Former U.S. vice-president Mike Pence criticized those in the Republican Party who have pushed a more isolationist foreign policy, particularly when it comes to Russian aggression under Vladimir Putin...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 20:03:00 EDT
Mahsa Amini's death 'triggered 43 years of pent-up anger': Christiane Amanpour
CNN's chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour talks about Iran's morality police and the significance of women's rights protests that were sparked after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police c...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:57:54 EDT
Ukraine warns of 'huge humanitarian catastrophe' if it can't keep the lights on
Ukraine’s deputy energy minister says Russian attacks on energy infrastructure are taking a toll, and the worst could still be yet to come.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:11:25 EDT
Steve Bannon sentenced to 4 months in prison for defying subpoena from Jan. 6 committee
Steve Bannon, a former top strategist and campaign chair to Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday in federal court to four months in prison on contempt of Congress charges.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:32:18 EDT
Elon Musk tells investors he plans to fire 75% of Twitter employees: report
Elon Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter's workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company, according to a report Thursday by The Washington Post.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:09:55 EDT
Britain's political farce takes down another prime minister as Tories get set to try again
Lizz Truss resigned as British prime minister Thursday, becoming the shortest serving PM in the country's history. So what's next? Political analysts say none of the options for the Conservatives look...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 19:00:00 EDT
Protests erupt after Pakistan's former PM barred from holding office
Several cities, like Islamabad and Karachi, saw protests after former prime minister Imran Khan was barred from holding public office by the country's election tribunal. Police were seen firing tear g...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:49:20 EDT
Giorgia Meloni, Italy's far-right leader, officially forms government
Giorgia Meloni, whose party has neo-fascist roots, officially formed Italy's first far-right-led government since the end of the Second World War. Meloni's coalition includes high-profile right-wing f...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 20:09:33 EDT
Who will be the next British PM? A look at those who could replace Liz Truss
Liz Truss's resignation as British prime minister has triggered another leadership race for the U.K.'s fractured and demoralized Conservative Party. Here's a look at the potential contenders, includin...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
'I want to remain human': Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the price of war and the future of Ukraine

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:49:53 EDT
EPA investigating if Mississippi agencies discriminated against majority-Black capital city
The U.S. government is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system, the...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 14:22:59 EDT
U.S. alleges Iranian troops in Crimea helping with Russia's drone attacks on Ukraine
The United States says it has evidence that Iranian troops are "directly engaged on the ground" in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure and civilian population. ...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:16:51 EDT
Niemann files $100M US defamation lawsuit against Carlsen, Chess.com over cheating allegations
Hans Niemann, the teenage American grandmaster at the centre of an alleged cheating scandal, sued world champion Magnus Carlsen, online platform Chess.com and others for slander and libel on Thursday ...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:07:56 EDT
She was Iran's women's minister before the 1979 revolution. Now she's watching protests in exile
Mahnaz Afkhami was Iran’s minister of women’s affairs before the Islamic Republic took power in 1979. She reflects on the Iran she grew up in, and what’s different about recent protests. ...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:30:10 EDT
Months after floods, Brazil's Amazon faces severe drought
Just months after enduring floods that destroyed crops and submerged entire communities, thousands of families in the Brazilian Amazon are now dealing with severe drought that, at least in some areas,...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:26:02 EDT
Actor Anthony Rapp loses civil case accusing Kevin Spacey of sexual abuse
Kevin Spacey on Thursday defeated a sexual abuse claim against him after jurors in Manhattan civil trial found his accuser, actor Anthony Rapp, didn't prove his claim that the Oscar winner made an unw...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Alleged U.S. human smuggler under investigation by RCMP in death of Indian family at Canadian border
The RCMP is investigating a convicted fraudster and alleged human smuggler in connection with the death of an Indian family at the U.S.-Canada border in January, The Fifth Estate has learned. But ques...



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