Politics
International Criminal Court seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu, three Hamas leaders
The International Criminal Court (ICC) logo is seen on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants against three leaders of Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to the October 7 terror […]
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Iran’s President Raisi is dead. What does the leadership void mean for the country and the world?
The President of Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi during the meeting with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres UN Headquarters. Lev Radin | Lightrocket | Getty Images The sudden death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash plunges Tehran into fresh uncertainty at a time when it already faces deep economic decline, popular discontent, […]
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Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine and Russia exchange tit-for-tat strikes on border regions, leaving civilians dead and injured
Russian oil refinery damaged after weekend attack from Ukraine, state media reports Russia’s Slavyansk oil refinery was damaged in a drone attack from Ukraine over the weekend, Russian state news agency Tass reported on Monday. “There is damage. Their scale and size will be determined,” Eduard Trudnev, a security official for the refinery told Tass, according to […]
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Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te takes office amid tensions with China
A giant screen with a live feed shows Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te delivering his inaugural speech after being sworn into office during the inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei on May 20, 2024. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images) Yasuyoshi Chiba | Afp | Getty […]
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Iranian President Raisi feared dead following helicopter crash as state media says ‘no sign of life’
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a meeting with the cabinet in Tehran, Iran, October 8, 2023. Wana News Agency | Reuters Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is feared to have died in a helicopter crash along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, state media reported Monday. Iranian state television reported there was “no sign of life” […]
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Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region kill at least 11
A view shows a crater that appeared after a Russian missile strike on a structure at a resort, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 19, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters Russia struck a busy lakeside resort on the edge of Ukraine’s second largest city on Sunday and also attacked villages […]
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Biden confronts 2024 weak spots with young, Black voters at Morehouse commencement
U.S. President Joe Biden addresses Morehouse College graduates during a commencement ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., May 19. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden on Sunday addressed the war in Gaza and discussed his investments in Black communities during a commencement speech at Morehouse College, part of a larger effort to reinvigorate the voter […]
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Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says without further details
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi looks on during a press conference concluding his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating. Raisi was traveling in […]
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Soaring debt and deficits causing worry about threats to the economy and markets
A view shows the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2024. Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Reuters Government debt that has swelled nearly 50% since the early days of the Covid pandemic is generating elevated levels of worry both on Wall Street and in Washington. The federal IOU is now at $34.5 trillion, or about […]
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New York crypto personality used ‘Seinfeld’ joke in fraud, feds reveal
Jason Alexander as George Costanza. Maria McCarty | NBCU Photo Bank | NBCUniversal | Getty Images Yada, yada, yada, this cryptocurrency crook isn’t laughing now. A New York man swindled more than $1.3 million from friends, neighbors and investors by among other things getting them to invest in bogus real estate projects involving a company […]
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