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Venezuela Names US Fugitive To Team Negotiating With Foes
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is seeking to add to a new member to his team negotiating in Mexico with his political opponents an ally jailed in Cape Verde awaiting extradition to the U.S. on money laundering charges.
Lebanon's Ex-PM Leaves To US Despite Subpoena For Port Blast
Lebanons former prime minister left the country for the United States on Tuesday, his advisor said, despite a subpoena from the judge investigating last years devastating explosion at Beirut port.
Ex-Detroit Police Chief Enters Governor Race Amid Protest
Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig formally announced his campaign for governor Tuesday, but not before protesters derailed his kickoff event on Belle Isle and forced him to move.
From Ladakh to Covid Jabs, How India Outsmarted China at its Own Game in Last Quad Summit
The Quad summit will take place amidst China’s aggressive behaviour in the resource-rich South China Sea.
Not Afghanistan, Top US Spy Says Somalia, Yemen, Syria and Iraq Represent Greater Terrorist Threat
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said primary focus for the intel community is monitoring "any possible reconstitution of terrorist organizations" in Afghanistan.
Washington Hospital Execs: Little Capacity To Help Idaho
Washington is facing its own COVID19 crisis and has little capacity to help neighboring Idaho deal with an overwhelming surge of cases driven by unvaccinated people, state hospital executives and doctors said Monday.
Merkel: Integrating Balkans Into EU Is Strategic For Both
It's in the European Union's strategic interests to integrate the Balkan states into the bloc, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday as she urged Serbia and other countries in the region to do more on democratic reforms in order to join.
California Man With 'White Supremacist Views' Arrested Outside Democratic HQ With Machete: Police
Donald Craighead, 44, of Oceanside, California was arrested for possession of prohibited weapons, US Capitol Police said.
On 124th Anniversary of Battle of Saragarhi, UK Unveils Statue Honouring Fallen Soldiers
The 10-feet-tall bronze statue of Havilder Ishar Singh has been installed atop a six-feet plinth with the names of all martyrs of the Saragarhi battle inscribed on it.
George Bush Denounces US 'Disunity' 20 Years After 9/11
George Bush said so much of America's politics has become a naked appeal to anger, fear, and resentment.
UN Doesn't Engage in Recognition of Governments, Says Its Deputy Spokesman on Taliban's New Government
The announcement of key figures in the caretaker government in Afghanistan comes weeks after the Taliban seized control of war-torn Afghanistan, ousting the previous elected leadership which was backed by the West.
EXCERPT: On 9/11, Reporting From Taliban-controlled Kabul
The following account from Kathy Gannon, now news director for Afghanistan and Pakistan for The Associated Press, is excerpted from the book September 11: The 9/11 Story, Aftermath and Legacy, an in-depth look at APs coverage of 9/11 and the events that f...
Arizona Sells Unilever Bonds Over Ben & Jerry's Israel Move
Arizona has sold off $93 million in Unilever bonds and plans to sell the remaining $50 million it has invested in the global consumer products company over subsidiary Ben & Jerry's decision to stop selling its ice cream in Israelioccupied territories, the...
Goldman Banker-turned-tech Investor Avoids Prison Despite Fraud Conviction
A former Goldman Sachs analyst and technology entrepreneur who spent 10 months in harrowing conditions in Colombian prisons avoided being sentenced to additional time in a U.S. prison on Friday following his conviction on fraud offenses.
Day After Taliban Fighters Used Whips Against Women Protestors, Spokesperson Says, 'Women Can't be Ministers, They Should Give Birth'
After decades of living in subjugation, Afghan women are once again reeling under the fear of losing all the gains they have made over the past two decades in terms of civil rights.
Can Larry Elder Build 'MoveMent' From California Recall?
In two months, Larry Elder went from conservative talk radio host to leader of the Republican field in the California recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, drawing national headlines, attracting enthusiastic fans to h...