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Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian officials Saturday accused Russia of thwarting a fresh attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol and killing six people in a strike on Odessa, all but burying hopes of a truce for Orthodox Easter. With the war…

Washington (AFP) – With the stakes high in France’s second-round presidential election, many French citizens in the United States and Canada trooped to polling places Saturday to cast their ballots, a day before their fellow citizens back home. Centris…

Washington (AFP) – Three people were wounded on Friday after a gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon in an upscale neighborhood of the US capital, police said. The Connecticut Avenue-Van Ness neighborhood of Washington was on lockdown after the m…

Seattle (AFP) – President Joe Biden marked Earth Day on Friday by ordering protections for ancient forests and pondering a future without his beloved gas-guzzling Corvette sports car, but after 14 months in office his more ambitious climate goals look …

Washington (AFP) – Anger and calls for justice dominated the funeral in Michigan on Friday of a Black man shot by a policeman, with US civil rights leader Al Sharpton demanding the officer be publicly identified. Sharpton compared Michigan in 2022 to “…

New York (AFP) – The so-called “poison pill” Twitter has proposed to use against Elon Musk’s potential hostile takeover is a mechanism with a proven track record that could force the outspoken entrepreneur into negotiations. To halt a takeover, the boa…

New York (AFP) – On stage, they dance through hoops and perform acrobatics with smiles on their faces. Off it, they hold anguished phone calls with family back in Ukraine.  Dancers Anna and Olga have found a sense of calm performing in a circus near Ne…

New York (AFP) – A miniature book of poems written by a 13-year-old Charlotte Bronte was unveiled in New York on Thursday after more than a century hidden away. Smaller than a playing card, the 15-page manuscript dated 1829 is a collection of ten unpub…

Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a new package of $800 million in military aid for Ukraine, saying it would help Kyiv in the fight against Russian forces in the Donbas region. The Pentagon said the newest round of US support…

New York (AFP) – Elon Musk has lined up $46.5 billion in financing for a possible hostile takeover of Twitter and is “exploring” a direct tender offer to shareholders, according to a securities filing released Thursday. Musk’s filing pointed to a $13 b…