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16h ago

House committee will hold Blinken in contempt of Congress over Afghan withdrawal info, says official

Committee chair Rep. Michael McCaul is seeking a cable that reportedly cautioned that Kabul could collapse soon after U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan.
House committee threatens Blinken with contempt of Congress
House committee threatens Blinken with contempt of Congress
20h ago

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan released on bail

The popular 70-year-old opposition leader's arrest triggered nationwide protests in which his supporters attacked military installations, burned vehicles and looted stores.
Khan appeared at court for a bail hearing on May 12, after the Supreme Court ruled unlawful his arrest this week that triggered deadly clashes across the country.
Khan appeared at court for a bail hearing on May 12, after the Supreme Court ruled unlawful his arrest this week that triggered deadly clashes across the country.
21h ago

Palestinian militants fire more rockets, Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza despite cease-fire efforts

Both sides had seemed on the brink of a cease-fire before the new eruption of violence.
Air strikes by the Israeli army since May 9 have killed fighters as well as civilians, including several children, said officials in the crowded coastal territory.
Air strikes by the Israeli army since May 9 have killed fighters as well as civilians, including several children, said officials in the crowded coastal territory.

U.S. envoy says Russian ship picked up weapons in South Africa

South Africa is one of Russia’s most important allies, but says it is impartial on the Ukraine conflict and has abstained from voting on U.N. resolutions on the war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi

Woman convicted after leaving note on Putin's parents' grave saying they 'raised a freak and a killer'

Since the Russian leader sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022, the government has waged a crackdown on dissent unseen since the Soviet era.
Tsybaneva was charged with desecrating a grave after she left insulting words on the grave of Russian President Vladimir Putin's parents last October.
Tsybaneva was charged with desecrating a grave after she left insulting words on the grave of Russian President Vladimir Putin's parents last October.
22h ago

Sudan's rival forces agree to protect civilians but no cease-fire

Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) signed a declaration after a week of talks in the Saudi port of Jeddah.
 More than 15,000 people have fled Sudan via Metema since fighting broke out in Khartoum in mid-April, according to the UN's International Organization for Migration, with around a thousand arrivals registered per day on average.
 More than 15,000 people have fled Sudan via Metema since fighting broke out in Khartoum in mid-April, according to the UN's International Organization for Migration, with around a thousand arrivals registered per day on average.

Migrants met by Border Patrol vans shortly after Title 42 lifted

“We’re as prepared as we can be. And we’ll see how all these new rules and policies will impact that,” an El Paso County official said.
Title 42 expires
Title 42 expires

Mpox is no longer a global health emergency, WHO announces

More than 87,000 mpox cases and 140 deaths have been reported across 111 countries since January 2022, according to the World Health Organization.
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2d ago

Natalee Holloway case suspect to be extradited to U.S. in alleged fraud targeting her mom

Peru’s government says the case in the U.S. involves extortion and fraud targeting Holloway's mother.
Dutch national Joran Van der Sloot arrives for a hearing at the Lurigancho prison in Lima on January 11, 2011. The trial for Van der Sloot, accused of killing a young Peruvian woman in 2010 and who also is a suspect in the disappearance years earlier of an American woman in the Caribbean, continues in Lima.
Dutch national Joran Van der Sloot arrives for a hearing at the Lurigancho prison in Lima on January 11, 2011. The trial for Van der Sloot, accused of killing a young Peruvian woman in 2010 and who also is a suspect in the disappearance years earlier of an American woman in the Caribbean, continues in Lima.
2d ago

Top jewelry pieces fall short of target prices at Christie’s auction derided by Jewish groups

Advocacy groups defending the rights of Holocaust survivors and victims had urged Christie’s not to go through with the sale of the collection of a late Austrian heiress.
A 90.36 carat Briolette of India Diamond Necklace by Harry Winston at Christie's Auction House in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 8, 2023.
A 90.36 carat Briolette of India Diamond Necklace by Harry Winston at Christie's Auction House in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 8, 2023.
2d ago

Serbians hand over thousands of weapons after mass shootings

The effort to rid Serbia of excessive guns was launched after 17 people were killed in two mass shootings last week and 21 were wounded, many of them children.
People outside the Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school on May 4, 2023, the day after a shooting in Belgrade, Serbia.
People outside the Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school on May 4, 2023, the day after a shooting in Belgrade, Serbia.

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