EU’s executive decides to end legal standoff with Poland
The European Union’s executive decided on Monday to end its 6-year dispute with member state Poland, saying Prime Minister Donald Tusk has initiated the necessary changes to reverse what the bloc called the previous government’s backsliding on democratic principles. The EU’s decision to withdraw its case over rule of law...
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UN nuclear watchdog chief travels to Iran as its monitoring remains hampered
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UK facing ‘disaster’ of hung Parliament, warns Sunak after local election debacle
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Columbia University cancels commencement amid ongoing protests
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Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah
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Saree tradition, elegance celebrated at Times Square
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Indian Embassy in China holds first meeting with students hit hard by COVID visa bans
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Japanese foreign minister holds talks with Nepalese counterpart
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King Charles III’s openness about cancer has helped him connect with people
(): King Charles III’s decision to be open about his cancer diagnosis has helped the new monarch connect with the people of Britain and strengthened the monarchy in the year since his dazzling coronation at Westminster Abbey. Charles has used his illness to highlight the need for early diagnosis and...
Ukraine marks third Easter at war under fire from drones
As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east where the situation on the front line is worsening. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians in an Easter address to be united in prayer and called God an “ally” in the war with...
Aus police shoot 16-yr-old boy after he stabs man
A 16-year-old boy armed with a knife was shot dead by police after he stabbed a man in the Australian west coast city of Perth, officials said on Sunday. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a hardware store in suburban Willetton on Saturday night. The teen attacked the man...
Putin entering a new era of extraordinary power
Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will put his hand on a copy of the constitution and begin another six-year term as president wielding extraordinary power. Since becoming acting president on the last day of 1999, Putin has shaped Russia into a...
Deadly floods ravage southern Brazil: 39 lives lost
Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 39 people, with another 68 still missing, the state civil defence agency said Friday, as record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes. It was the fourth such environmental disaster in a year, following...
German teen surrenders for assault on EU candidate
(): A teenager surrendered to police on Sunday over an attack on a candidate from the party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz that fueled concern about intimidation and violence in the run-up to next month’s election for the European Parliament. The 17-year-old, accompanied by a parent, turned himself in at a...
Panamanians vote in election dominated by ex-president
Panamanians began voting Sunday in an election that has been consumed by unfolding drama surrounding the country’s former president, even though he is not on the ballot. Before the sweltering sun set in, voters in the normally sleepy Central American nation lined up outside of polling stations, set to weigh...
