Olympics – Russia, Belarus athletes may face Paris 2024 ban: IOC’s Reedie
Even athletes competing in sports that have not banned them will likely not be able to enter qualifying competitions. Athletes from Russia and…
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FACTBOX – The views of the frontrunners to succeed UK’s Boris Johnson
Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Lizz Truss headline the race to replace the PM. The race to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime…
Japan bids farewell to assassinated former PM Shinzo Abe
Hundreds had filed into the temple on Monday evening to pay their respects to Abe, a polarizing figure who dominated politics as Japan’s…
Antisemitic graffiti spot in Idaho to be turned into human rights mural
The mural is scheduled to be completed by September 2022 in a location adjacent to the Anne Frank Memorial in Boise – a…
World population to reach 8 billion this year – UN
Still, the UN warns that populations are decreasing worldwide • by 2050, senior citizens will outnumber children for the first time in world…
Vast majority of Americans approve of new gun laws. But they remain skeptical- Pew study
Of the US adults polled, 78% think the new gun law will do little to nothing at all to reduce gun violence –…
At least seven killed by Ukrainian strike on Russian-held town, Russian news agencies say
In addition to the seven who were killed, 70 were wounded in the attack. At least seven people were killed and 70 wounded…
No appeal from Bataclan suspect, closing chapter on 2015 Paris attacks
The suspect will be ineligible for early release. Salah Abdeslam, the lone survivor of an Islamist militant squad that killed 130 people in…
Russia building new laser weapon to disable foreign satellites – report
Deep in the Greater Caucasus mountain range, Russia is constructing a new laser weapon to be used for “electro-optical warfare.” Russia is developing…