Second lawmaker, 83, absent for a month from Congress as staff repost old photos of her on social media
Frederica Wilson, 83, follows absence of New Jersey Republican who GOP leaders say left them in the dark
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Afghan migrant ‘sexually assaulted girl, 11, in school toilets as another pinned her down’
DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING: The alleged attacker has since been arrested, but the alleged accomplice remains at large.
Canada doubles down on clean energy commitment, plans to reduce electricity costs
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a clean electricity strategy Thursday he says will help double Canada’s electricity grid by 2050 and lower energy costs for the majority of Canadian households.
Cautious optimism in Lebanon as direct talks with Israel progress
Lebanese officials are hoping that two-day ambassador-level negotiations in the US will yield a new ceasefire deal.
US says it has removed enriched uranium from Venezuela’s shuttered reactor
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Erdoğan visits Astana as Turkey and Central Asia deepen ties amid shifting regional order
Turkey and Kazakhstan signed a friendship and strategic partnership declaration in Astana, targeting €13 billion in trade.
Iran’s FM urges BRICS states to condemn US-Israeli aggression
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, spoke at a gathering of foreign ministers in New Delhi on Thursday.
Senior UK minister resigns in bid to unseat prime minister
A top UK minister has resigned overnight, paving the way for a leadership challenge to PM Keir Starmer.
Nobel winner Mukwege warns of predatory US deal for DR Congo
In tonight’s edition, Congolese Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege slams the US-brokered peace deal in eastern DRC as predatory. Also, once dominant in Senegal’s economy, France is now being overtaken as China and Turkey emerge as the country’s leading inv…
Hundreds of illegal motorbikes bulldozed in New York City crime crackdown
A moped had been used in the deadly stray-bullet shooting of a 7-month-old in Brooklyn last month, officials said.