Kevin McCarthy closes in on the speaker’s job in the US House of representatives after narrowly losing a 12th vote
Putin’s Cease-Fire Appears to Have Little Early Effect
Ukrainian authorities had suspicious of the cease-fire coinciding with Orthodox Christmas, and on Friday they reported continuing attacks.
Vegas high school flag football player dies after collapsing
Authorities in Las Vegas say a 16-year-old high school student-athlete died after suffering a medical emergency and collapsing during a varsity flag football game at her school.
Is Miss France discriminatory? Paris court dismisses feminist group’s claims
A Paris court backed the organisers of Miss France on Friday, dismissing claims from a feminist group that the beauty pageant’s selection process was discriminatory, one of the plaintiffs said.
Prince Harry out for revenge after ‘vindictive’ Duke ‘drags’ Kate and William into memoir
Prince Harry has been criticised by a royal correspondent over his decision to include Prince William and Princess Kate in his memoir Spare.
New Mexico police probe gunfire at officials’ offices, homes
US officials in the city of Albuquerque are looking into shootings reported near buildings connected to Democrats.
Message from US asylum hopefuls: Financial sponsors needed
Migrants and asylum seekers fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries have increasingly found that protections in the United States are available to those with money or the savvy to find someone to vouch for them financially.
Russia spends €8 mn to select “quality material” for adoption among Ukrainian children: report
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