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Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) – Russia on Monday launched a fresh assault on the critical Ukrainian port of Odessa as the United States warned that Moscow was preparing formally to annex embattled regions in the east. The new heavy fighting came as the …

Washington (AFP) – Donald Trump vented fury at protesters outside the White House in 2020, saying “Can’t you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?” according to then defense secretary Mark Esper. In a new book, excerpts of which we…

Los Angeles (AFP) – Universal’s animated action-comedy “The Bad Guys” again topped the North American box office this weekend, with an estimated take of $16.1 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. “Bad Guys,” a sort of animal-c…

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Roughly 100 civilians have been evacuated from a besieged steel plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday. The UN said earlier that a “safe passage operation” was going on at the…

Washington (AFP) – In rallying global arms supplies and asking Congress for $33 billion more to support Ukraine, Washington is choosing to ignore Vladimir Putin’s threats to use nuclear arms, and instead is openly testing the Russian leader’s limits. A…

Washington (AFP) – In rallying global arms supplies and asking Congress for $33 billion more to support Ukraine, Washington is choosing to ignore Vladimir Putin’s threats to use nuclear arms, and instead is openly testing the Russian leader’s limits. A…

New York (AFP) – In his colorful jacket emblazoned with the slogan “Eat the rich,” Christian Smalls is accosted from all sides as he walks by the bus stop where he spent countless hours trying to convince Amazon employees to form a union. The president…

New York (AFP) – In his colorful jacket emblazoned with the slogan “Eat the rich,” Christian Smalls is accosted from all sides as he walks by the bus stop where he spent countless hours trying to convince Amazon employees to form a union. The president…

San Francisco (AFP) – Tesla boss Elon Musk’s road to turning Twitter into a money-making platform where anyone can say anything looks to experts like a tough one. Musk’s $44-billion deal to buy the global messaging platform must still get the backing o…

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian police on Saturday reported finding three bodies shot in the head with their hands tied near the town of Bucha, which has become synonymous with allegations of Russian war crimes. The three bodies found in a pit were “b…