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Trump warns of ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran, but Tehran is well acquainted with sanctions
NEW YORK | Nearing the six-month mark of the Iran war and facing diminishing stockpiles of key weapons, the Trump administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Tehran, promising an “economic D-Day” against a country that has so far withstood nearly five decades of punishing American sanctions. With sparse details, President Donald Trump announced […]
Swiss tourist sentenced to a year in jail for insulting Bali’s sacred Day of Silence
DENPASAR, Indonesia | A court on the Indonesian resort island of Bali sentenced a Swiss tourist on Thursday to one year in prison for insulting a sacred Balinese Hindu observance. Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was found guilty of violating Indonesia’s new criminal code by posting social media messages about the Day of Silence, when people […]
ICC slams US decision to sanction the court’s president and a senior prosecution lawyer
THE HAGUE, Netherlands | The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the latest U.S. sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president, as a “flagrant attack” on the global tribunal’s independence and vowed to continue seeking justice for atrocities around the world. The State Department announced Tuesday that it had hit ICC president Tomoko Akane, […]
Judge will consider new trial for Karmelo Anthony in Texas track meet killing
McKINNEY, Texas | A judge on Thursday will consider whether to grant Texas teenager Karmelo Anthony a new trial following his murder conviction earlier this summer in the stabbing death of a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet. In a legal victory for Anthony, the judge who presided over his trial was removed […]
Chinese court sentences founder of troubled property developer Evergrande to life in prison
HONG KONG | A Chinese court sentenced Chinese property tycoon Hui Ka Yan to life in prison for financial crimes linked to the collapse of his Evergrande real estate group, once the world’s most heavily indebted developer. The decision marks a milestone in Evergrande’s saga after it defaulted on more than $300 billion in liabilities […]
A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine’s Kyiv region
KYIV, Ukraine | Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and the surrounding region with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime aerial attack that lasted for hours and killed at least 16 people, officials said Thursday. Moscow’s forces have in recent months intensified their ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, exploiting Ukraine’s chronic shortage […]
Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine which has been effective in past outbreaks
BUNIA, Congo | Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization and partners said Thursday, announcing a step seen as a major boost to efforts to contain what officials have described as the fastest Ebola outbreak in history. The Ervebo vaccine is […]
Meta defends its child safety efforts but critics say the social media giant falls short
CHICAGO | Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it defends itself against a swath of lawsuits alleging its social media empire harms children. In the latest such instance, the social media giant is fighting allegations in a California federal court that it contributes to the youth mental health […]
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Congresswoman says target of ICE operation in fatal Maine shooting wasn’t up for removal
PORTLAND, Maine | The person Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents targeted in Maine last month when an officer shot and killed a motorist was a roommate who was not subject to a final removal order, a Democratic congresswoman from the state said. Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 25-year-old Colombian national, was shot and killed by […]