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Colombia on edge as search continues for 4 children who could have survived plane crash
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombians were on edge Friday as authorities searched for four Indigenous children who were on a small plane that crashed in the Amazon jungle this month but have not been found. The three adults aboard died. The crash happened in the
World leaders warn China and North Korea on nukes as Ukraine’s Zelenskyy travels to G7 summit
By FOSTER KLUG, ADAM SCHRECK and ZEKE MILLER (Associated Press) HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies warned China and North Korea against building up their nuclear arsenals, pivoting to major northeast Asian
Japan says Zelenskyy will visit Hiroshima to join G7 summit session on Ukraine
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Japan announced Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Japan to join Group of Seven
White House Says Biden on Friday Approved Training Ukrainians on F-16s
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th May, 2023) US President Joe
'Pat-S' Self-Propelled Howitzer Getting Revived in Russia - Developer
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th May, 2023) The Kurganmashzavod manufacturing company,
Protesters in Belgrade Set Up Tents on International Highway - Reports
BELGRADE (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th May, 2023) Participants in the mass opposition protest in the Serbian capital have set up tents and blocked traffic on the international highway from Budapest to Thessaloniki, Serbian media report. On Friday, the
White House Aide Sullivan Says Not Yet Time for Ukraine to Use F-16s
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th May, 2023) White House
Aide Given to Kiev Based on Proposition US Not Backing Attacks on Russian Territory - WH
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th May, 2023) The capabilities
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‘You have to love the sport. You’re standing there getting punched in the face, so if you don’t love it, you w
When Yasmin Meredith stepped into a boxing ring for her first fight, Kellie Harrington was in her corner.
Italy: Silvio Berlusconi released from Milan hospital after six weeks
Billionaire former prime minister, 86, had been suffering from a lung infection linked to leukaemia Silvio Berlusconi has been discharged from hospital in Milan, declaring “the nightmare” is over, more than six weeks after the former Italian prime minister was
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy’s diplomatic tour highlights Putin’s stark isolation
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — While the world awaits Ukraine’s spring battlefield offensive, its leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has launched a diplomatic one. In the span of a week, he’s dashed to Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France and Britain to shore up
Italy floods just the latest all-or-nothing weather example
By Paolo Santalucia, Seth Borenstein and Nicole Winfield | Associated Press ROME — The floods that sent rivers of mud tearing through towns in Italy’s northeast are another drenching dose of climate change’s all-or-nothing weather extremes,
Rep. George Santos names himself campaign treasurer
By Fredreka Schouten | CNN Rep. George Santos has named himself the treasurer of his campaign committee, marking the latest twist in a monthslong saga over puzzling filings his campaign has made with federal regulators. The new filing, made late Friday
Myanmar officials: death toll from cyclone at least 145
By Grant Peck | Associated Press BANGKOK — The official death toll from the powerful cyclone that struck Myanmar has burgeoned to at least 145, including 117 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority, state television reported Friday. It said the figure applied
Nebraska passes 12-week abortion ban, trans care ban
By Margery A. Beck | Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Legislature on Friday approved a 12-week abortion ban and restrictions on gender-affirming care for children in a move so contentious that lawmakers on both sides have said they may be unable
U-20 World Cup: 5 players that can shine for USA in Argentina
While the United States will be missing some notable players at the U-20 World Cup, the Americans will still have serious talent in Argentina. ...
Three anti-govt protesters executed in Iran
ISFAHAN: Iran on Friday executed three men it said were implicated in the deaths of three members of its security forces during anti-government protests last year, the country’s judiciary said. Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi were executed in
Republicans put brakes on US debt crisis talks
WASHINGTON: Republicans have paused crunch US debt talks less than two weeks before a possible catastrophic default, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Friday, citing lack of movement from Democrats. Negotiators for President Joe Biden have been locked in
Biden endorses plan to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets
A PICTURE released by Japan’s foreign affairs ministry on Friday shows (left to right) Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italy’s Prime
‘Mini kangaroos’ hop back after 100 years in Australia
SYDNEY: The brush-tailed bettong — a rare, very cute marsupial resembling a rabbit-sized kangaroo — is bouncing back on the South Australian mainland, more than 100 years
Founder of iSpoof jailed
LONDON: The British mastermind behind a website used in a global fraud operation to steal tens of millions of pounds from thousands of
‘I love being older’, says Harrison Ford as he retires Indiana Jones
CANNES: Artificial Intelligence may have been used to make Harrison Ford decades younger in parts of his final film as “Indiana Jones,” but the 80-year-old actor said on Friday he loved being older, and has no plans to slow down. Ford, whose Indiana Jones and
The Smiths’ bassisst Andy Rourke dies aged 59
LONDON: The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, whose pounding rhythms underscored some of the most influential albums in British music history, has died at the age of 59, band-mate Johnny Marr announced on Friday. Rourke died “after a lengthy illness with pancreatic
Syrians split over Assad’s return
DAMASCUS: As some Syrians welcomed President Bashar Al Assad’s return to the Arab League on Friday, others expressed dismay that Arab states had welcomed back a leader they blame for death and destruction during 12 years of brutal civil war. The diverging
