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UN General Assembly head urges peace during Beijing Olympics-
By Associated Press NEW YORK: The president of the General Assembly appealed to the U.N.’s 193 member nations on Thursday ...

Biden-Kishida talks to touch on North Korea, China-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold their first formal talks ...

‘Minor incursion’ by Russia could complicate West’s response-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: Short of an all-out invasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin could take less dramatic action in Ukraine ...

Mortal remains of 2 Indians killed in Abu Dhabi drone attack to reach Punjab-
By PTI DUBAI: The mortal remains of the two Indian nationals who were killed in a drone attack in Abu ...

Jury in federal trial in Floyd killing appears mostly white-
By Associated Press A jury of 18 people who appeared mostly white was picked Thursday for the federal trial of ...

Yemen loses internet connection after Saudi-led airstrike-
By Associated Press Yemen lost its connection to the internet nationwide early Friday after Saudi-led airstrikes targeted a site in ...

Austrian Parliament votes to make vaccines mandatory for all adults
The lower chamber of the Austrian Parliament approved a measure Thursday to make vaccines mandatory for all adults in the ...

Texas hostage-taker Malik Faisal Akram’s last call-
By IANS NEW DELHI: Malik Faisal Akram said his decision to kidnap a rabbi and three others at the Congregation ...

Russian threat to Ukraine could push Finland, Sweden to join NATO
Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine and the hostile rhetoric coming out of Moscow is making some of ...

Things are getting edgy here in Ukraine. And cold.
KYIV, UKRAINE – With some 125,000 Russian troops built up near the country some said to be as close as ...