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British justice at Hong Kong’s top court declines to renew term
London — Another overseas, nonpermanent judge at Hong Kong’s top court, 86-year-old Briton Nicholas Phillips, has chosen not to renew his term after it ended on Sept. 30, becoming the fifth…
continue readingDispute over Spain’s past domination of Mexico reveals domestic divisions
Madrid — Among those not present at Tuesday’s inauguration of Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, was the Spanish monarch. Sheinbaum did not invite King Felipe VI of Spain to the…
continue readingEurope hardens cease-fire calls as October 7 anniversary of Hamas attack nears
London — As the anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel approaches, many European countries are strengthening their calls for Israel to end its assault on Hamas targets…
continue readingUS sanctions West Bank settler group for violence against Palestinians
WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Hilltop Youth, a group of extremist settlers in the Israeli -occupied West Bank who attack Palestinians and their property. In addition,…
continue readingWashington exhibit offers glimpse of ocean’s ‘twilight zone’
A new exhibit in Washington sheds some light on a little-known layer of the sea and the strange creatures that live there. Artechouse art center and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution…
continue readingChinese woman arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage, prosecutor says
Berlin — A Chinese woman has been arrested in the German city of Leipzig on suspicion of foreign agent activities and passing on information regarding arms deliveries, the prosecutor general said…
continue readingUkraine says deadly Russian attack hits Kherson market
Biden calls for Lebanon cease-fire after weekend of fighting
Washington is trying to keep a Mideast war from snowballing after a dramatic weekend in Lebanon, but regional powers are expressing concerns as Israel’s leadership seems determined to continue. From…
continue readingBiden plans survey of devastation in North Carolina as Helene’s death toll tops 130
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — President Joe Biden was set to survey the devastation in the mountains of Western North Carolina on Wednesday, where exhausted emergency workers continued to work around-the-clock to clear…
continue readingDockworkers from Maine to Texas go on strike, risking new shortages
PHILADELPHIA — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods…
continue readingExclusive: AFRICOM Chief says Islamic State doubles size in north Somalia
PENTAGON — Islamic State in Somalia has approximately doubled in size over the past year, the chief of U.S. Africa Command told VOA. “I am concerned about the northern part of…
continue readingPete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83
NEW YORK — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once…
continue readingAwareness of ‘Latinx’ increases among US Latinos, and ‘Latine’ emerges as an alternative
Russia boosts 2025 military spending to record level
Man gets life in Russian prison for car bombing that wounded writer
moscow — A Russian court Monday gave a life sentence to a man convicted in a car bombing that seriously wounded nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin. Prosecutors said the May 2023 bombing…
continue readingMan accused of Trump assassination plot in Florida pleads not guilty
west palm beach, florida — Ryan Routh, the 58-year-old man accused of plotting to kill Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course, pleaded not guilty on Monday to…
continue readingUS sends a few thousand more troops to Middle East to boost security
Washington — The U.S. is sending an additional “few thousand” troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if necessary, the Pentagon said Monday.…
continue readingUkrainian, Hungarian FMs have ‘frank’ discussion
Budapest — Ukraine’s new foreign minister held a “frank” conversation with his Hungarian counterpart on “difficult issues” on Monday, against a backdrop of a frosty relationship between the neighboring countries. Hungarian…
continue readingUS hospital helps wounded Ukrainian soldiers regain eyesight
Since 2015, one of America’s oldest eye clinics, Wills Eye Hospital, has been helping wounded Ukrainian soldiers with severe head or face injuries get their vision back. For one surgeon…
continue readingAt 100, former President Jimmy Carter’s legacy reevaluated
Atlanta, Georgia — When he returned to Plains, Georgia, in 1981, President Jimmy Carter was defeated — rejected by voters in a landslide election to Republican Ronald Reagan. The pouring rain…
continue readingUkraine reports downing 67 Russian drones in latest round of attacks
Austria’s rightward shift puts immigration in crosshairs
VIENNA — Picknicking with friends in the park after prayers at a Vienna mosque, Saima Arab, a 20-year-old pedicurist originally from Afghanistan, is thankful for her freedoms in Austria. “We could…
continue readingUnderstanding political polls: From history to interpretation
During any campaign, it is crucial that voters and candidates have a way to measure the state of public opinion. Polling — surveying representative samples of the electorate — allows…
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