Plea deal: No prison for attack on Black teen at NYC hotel
NEW YORK — A California woman who wrongly accused a Black teen of taking her phone at a New York City hotel, grabbing at him as he tried to leave, …
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Russian activist who said he had been poisoned is detained
Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., who was twice sickened in incidents he suspected were poisonings, has been detained in Moscow by police, another prominent opposition figure said Monday. Ilya …
Read MoreSri Lanka halts debt repayment pending IMF bailout plan
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — Sri Lanka is suspending its repayment of foreign debt, including bonds and government-to-government borrowings, pending the completion of a loan restructuring program with the International Monetary …
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Live updates: Ukraine launches probe over mine death
What’s happening in Ukraine today and how are countries around the world responding? Read live updates on Vladimir Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian police say …
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Russian war worsens fertilizer crunch, risking food supplies
KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA — Monica Kariuki is about ready to give up on farming. What is driving her off her 10 acres of land outside Nairobi isn’t bad weather, pests …
Read MoreLive updates: Nokia exits Russian market over invasion
What’s happening in Ukraine today and how are countries around the world responding? Read live updates on Vladimir Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. HELSINKI — Telecoms network and 5G …
Read MoreIndonesia passes new sexual violence law amid growing cases
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Indonesia’s parliamxjmtzywent Tuesday approved a far-reaching law setting punishments for sexual violence after being spurred into action by a recent case in which an Islamic boarding school …
Read MoreU.S. pulls non-emergency staff from Shanghai amid COVID-19 surge
BEIJING — The U.S. has ordered non-emergency government staff to leave Shanghai, which is under a tight lockdown to contain a COVID-19 surge. Many residents in the city of 26 …
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Czechs giving free shooting lessons to local Ukrainians
BRNO, CZECH xjmtzywREPUBLIC — Of the first four shots Olha Dembitska fired from an AK-47 assault rifle in her life, one hit the target. “It’s pretty difficult the first time,” …
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‘It’s not the end’: The children who survived the brutality in Bucha
BUCHA, UKRAINE — The coffin was made from pieces of a closet. In a darkened basement under a building shaking from the bombardment of war, there were few other options. …
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