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Belarus Opposition Leader Freed From Jail After US Mediation
Belarus's top jailed opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky was freed alongside over a dozen other political prisoners on Saturday in a surprise release hailed as a "symbol of hope".His wife...
Tens Of Thousands Join Pro-Palestinian Marches In London And Berlin
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in London and Berlin on Saturday calling for an end to the war in Gaza, amid concerns that the Iran-Israel conflict could...
Malaysia’s Dayaks Mark Rice Harvest End With Colourful Parade
Dressed in colourful costumes, some sporting feathered headgear and traditional swords, several thousand of Malaysia's ethnic Dayak people paraded in the streets of Sarawak state on Borneo island Saturday...
VP Vance Says US Troops Still ‘Necessary’ In Los Angeles
US Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that the thousands of troops deployed to Los Angeles this month were still needed despite a week of relative calm in...
‘Survive, Nothing More’: Cuba’s Elderly Live Hand To Mouth
With a monthly pension barely sufficient to buy 15 eggs or a small bag of rice, Cuba's elderly struggle to make ends meet in one of Latin America's poorest...
Japan-US-Philippines Coast Guards Simulate Crisis Amid China Threat
Helicopters buzzed in the shadow of a smouldering volcano and boats rescued dummies from the sea this week in a show of maritime unity by Japan, the United States...
Tech-fueled Misinformation Distorts Iran-Israel Fighting
AI deepfakes, video game footage passed off as real combat, and chatbot-generated falsehoods -- such tech-enabled misinformation is distorting the Israel-Iran conflict, fueling a war of narratives across social...
Panama Declares State Of Emergency Over Deadly Pension Protests
Panama on Friday declared a state of emergency in western Bocas del Toro province, where anti-government protesters are accused of setting fire to a baseball stadium and of looting...
ICE Detains Man Returning From Visiting Air Force Son Despite Holding a Green Card for More Than 50 Years
Victor Avila, 66, of Chula Vista, California, is being held by ICE despite holding a valid green card for over 50 years. A longtime green card holder is facing...
Democratic Lawmaker Mocked After Singing Anti-Trump Song for ‘Black Music Month’: ‘Don’t Give Up Your Day Job’
Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson posted his own rough rendition of Jimi Hendrix's "Hey Joe"—rewritten as an anti-Trump protest song—in honor of Black Music Month. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) was...
Fox Host Accuses Vance, Top Officials of Pressuring Trump to ‘Abandon His Principles’ Amid Iran Tensions: ‘Let Trump Be Trump!’
A Fox News host has accused Vice President JD Vance and other top Trump administration officials of pressuring the president to "abandon his principles" as President Donald Trump debates...
Supreme Court Declines To Fast-Track Challenge To Trump-Era Tariffs
AFP The US Supreme Court on Thursday declined to expedite a major legal challenge to former President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports, opting not to intervene early in...