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Red Cross confirms office closures in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff
The International Committee of the Red Cross announced the closure of its offices in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff, four months after the ruling junta ordered ...
Global LGBTQ+ advocates gather ‘on Trump’s doorstep’ at World Pride despite travel anxiety
Days before she was to deliver opening remarks to World Pride’s human rights conference in Washington, Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, the co-founder of UK Black Pride, said she was denied ...
Federal vs. state power at issue in a hearing over Trump’s election overhaul executive order
Democratic state attorneys general on Friday will seek to block President Donald Trump’s proposal for a sweeping overhaul of ...
Lebanese army warns Israeli airstrikes might force it to freeze cooperation with ceasefire committee
The Lebanese army condemned Friday Israel’s airstrikes on suburbs of Beirut, warning that such attacks are weakening the role ...
Modi inaugurates ambitious rail project connecting Kashmir to Indian plains
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated one of the most ambitious railway projects ever built in India, which will connect the Kashmir Valley to the vast Indian plains ...
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong charged under Beijing-imposed security law for second time
Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Friday was charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that ...
FIFA Club World Cup: When it starts and which teams are playing in soccer’s new-look tournament
FIFA’s newly expanded Club World Cup kicks off in Miami on June 14, featuring some of soccer’s biggest stars like Lionel ...
Judge puts temporary hold on Trump’s latest ban on Harvard’s foreign students
A federal judge late Thursday temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that banned foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard University.
French Open: No. 2 Coco Gauff faces No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the women’s final
The biggest difference Coco Gauff sees between the player who lost her first Grand Slam final at the 2022 French Open at age ...
Japanese court rejects damage claims against utility executives over Fukushima disaster
A Japanese court ruled former executives at the utility managing the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were not accountable for the 2011 meltdown crisis and do not ...
Inside the Comeback: How the Pacers pulled off a stunner in Game 1 of the NBA Finals
The game plan was the obvious one. Just chip away, the Indiana Pacers said, because there was no other option that would have ...
Texas Tech alum Patrick Mahomes cheers Red Raiders on to victory in Game 2 of the WCWS
Texas Tech evened up the finals of the Women’s College World Series on Thursday night with one of the Red Raiders’ biggest supporters on hand. Kansas City Chiefs ...