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Fury at Iran continues after alleged murder of woman, sparking UN emergency session
Today marks the 60th day of continuous protests against the Iranian regime over the death of the 22-year-old woman Mahsa ...

Sri Lanka aims to hike taxes in budget to soften crisis-
By Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s president on Monday proposed to more than double the country’s tax revenue ...

Turkish police detain Syrian suspect in connection to deadly Istanbul bombing
Turkish police said Monday that they have detained a Syrian woman with suspected links to Kurdish militants and that she ...

Leader of Kremlin-backed mercenary group voices approval for brutal bludgeoning of deserter with sledgehammer
The leader of a Kremlin-backed mercenary group voiced his approval for the brutal, deadly bludgeoning of a recruit who deserted ...

G-20 summit: Biden discusses Taiwan with Xi in effort to avoid ‘conflict’-
By AFP NUSA DUA, INDONESIA: President Joe Biden objected to China’s “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions” toward Taiwan and raised ...

Quebec’s gannets continue to fascinate marine biologists
Northern gannets share two maxims familiar to humans: “home sweet home” and “don’t tread on me.”They pack together on a ...

Hunger-striking pro-democracy campaigner drinking water, says family-
By Associated Press CAIRO: Egypt’s imprisoned hunger-striking activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has started drinking water again, his family said Monday, in ...

As Biden meets with Chinese counterpart residents of Beijing discuss relations with US
BEIJING – Ahead of Monday’s meeting between President Biden and his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit ...

Public executions, amputation to return as Afghan leader orders full enforcement of Islamic law-
By AFP KABUL: Afghanistan’s supreme leader has ordered judges to fully enforce aspects of the Islamic law that include public ...

Biden, Xi seek to avoid conflict at first US-China meet in years-
By AFP NUSA DUA: Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping voiced hope Monday that the United States and China can ...