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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 ...

Russia threats, rhetoric increase chance of conflict as it seeks NATO assurances
Russia continues to try and pressure the U.S. with vague threats ahead of possible conflict with Ukraine as tensions continue ...

UN approves resolution condemning Holocaust denial-
By Associated Press UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. General Assembly approved an Israeli-sponsored resolution Thursday condemning any denial of the Holocaust ...

Sri Lanka settles sovereign bond payment as reserves dwindle-
By Associated Press COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has paid $500 million due on sovereign bonds from its badly depleted foreign reserves ...

Africa renews push for favourable UN Security Council reforms-
By Associated Press KAMPALA: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday urged U.N. Security Council reforms that would give Africa permanent ...