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Facebook and Instagram face fresh scrutiny under the European Union’s strict digital regulations
The European Union opened fresh investigations yesterday into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they’re failing to protect children online, in violation of the ... -
Slovak politicians call for cooling political divisions after prime minister is shot
Slovak politicians have called for calm in the Central European country after Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times by a would-be assassin ... -
Blinken in Kyiv says US arms will make a difference
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday that American military aid on its way to Ukraine will make a “real difference” on the ... -
Trump suggests Chinese migrants are ‘here to build an army.’ The migrants tell another story
It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese immigrant, jostled for a day job in New York City’s ... -
China and US envoys will hold first top-level dialogue on artificial intelligence
High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva today for talks about artificial intelligence, including the risks of ... -
Flooding forecast to worsen in Brazil’s south, where many who remain are poor
More rain started coming down on Saturday in Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, where many of those remaining are poor people ... -
Solar storm puts on brilliant light show across the globe
A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but has caused what appeared to be only minor ... -
Russia says it has captured five villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee
Moscow’s forces captured five villages in a renewed ground assault in northeastern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday, and Associated Press journalists in ... -
Celebration of victory in World War II is a key pillar of Putin’s rule
Russia yesterday wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, a celebration of its defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II that President ... -
China, US resume cooperation on deportation as Chinese immigrants rush in from southern border
Beijing and Washington have quietly resumed cooperation on the deportation of Chinese immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, as the two countries are ... -
Xi and Serbian president Vucic hail ‘ironclad’ friendship
Chinese President Xi Jinping met yesterday with the Serbian president, with both sides expressing optimism that the visit will further boost the “ironclad” friendly ... -
Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid on day marking WWII defeat of Nazism
Russian forces unleashed a nighttime barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles and explosive drones at Ukraine’s power grid yesterday, targeting a wide area ... -
AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid vaccine after over three million doses administered
After more than three billion doses, the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is being withdrawn. AstraZeneca said it was “incredibly proud” of the vaccine, but it ... -
Police break up pro-Palestinian student protest in Berlin as demos spread across Europe
Berlin police yesterday broke up a protest by several hundred pro-Palestinian activists who had occupied a courtyard on Berlin’s Free University earlier in the ... -
Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America
The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It’s a ... -
Macron sets trade, Ukraine as top priority as President Xi pays a state visit to France
China’s President Xi Jinping arrived at the French presidential palace yesterday for a two-day state visit that is expected to focus both on trade ... -
Hungary and Serbia’s leaders to roll out red carpet for Xi during Europe tour
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will spend the bulk of his five-day tour in Europe this week in two small countries at the continent’s eastern ... -
As China, Iran allegedly hunt for dissidents, the FBI is racing to counter the threat
After a participant in the historic Tiananmen Square protests entered a 2022 congressional race in New York City, a Chinese intelligence operative wasted little ... -
Spain’s Prado Museum confirms rediscovery of lost Caravaggio
Spain’s Prado Museum confirmed that a painting that was due to be auctioned in Madrid in 2021 is in fact a work by Italian ... -
Celebrating excellence in journalism and the arts, Pulitzer Prizes to be awarded today
The Pulitzer Prizes are set to be announced today [Macau time], traditionally the most anticipated day of the year for those hoping to earn ... -
As Putin begins another six-year term, he is entering a new era of extraordinary power
Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin tomorrow will put his hand on a copy of the constitution ... -
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 ... -
Workers’ rallies confront turbulent times around the world
Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with largely peaceful protests on May 1st over rising prices, low wages and calls for ... -
Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign
Herbert Rubinstein was 5 years old when he and his mother where taken from the Jewish ghetto of Chernivtsi and put on a cramped ... -
Talks advance on a treaty to end plastic pollution
Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution as their fourth round of talks finished yesterday in Canada. For the first time ... -
Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer
One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot this month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years ... -
King Charles III returns to public duties with a trip to a cancer charity
King Charles III returned to public duties yesterday, visiting a cancer treatment charity and beginning his carefully managed comeback after the monarch’s own cancer diagnosis sidelined ... -
Leading presidential candidate is a late entry promising return to better times
The leading candidate to be Panama’s next president is a last-minute stand-in who promises to return the Central American country to a boom time ... -
Nicole Kidman, who ‘makes movies better,’ gets AFI Life Achievement Award
Morgan Freeman spoke the words, but pretty much everyone who took the stage at the presentation of the AFI Life Achievement Award agreed: “ ... -
Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as a planned Rafah offensive looms
Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to ... -
Putin announces plans to visit China in May
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week he plans to visit China in May, in what could become the first foreign trip for the ... -
Two Russian journalists jailed on ‘extremism’ charges for alleged work for Navalny group
Two Russian journalists were arrested by their government on “extremism” charges and ordered by courts there on Saturday to remain in custody pending investigation ... -
What to know about the latest bird flu outbreak in the US
A poultry facility in Michigan and egg producer in Texas both reported outbreaks of avian flu this week. The latest developments on the virus ... -
The Rolling Stones set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024
It looks like the third time is the charm as the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival prepares, again, for The Rolling Stones ... -
TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban – the legal outlook
Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden’s official signoff. But the newly minted ...
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