A planned six-day ceasefire in and around a Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine held for its first day and night, officials said Wednesday, but Moscow and Kyiv continued to batter each other elsewhere. The localized truce in the devastated southern city of Oleshky began Tuesday and is due t...
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Actor-comedian Russell Brand said allegations of sexual misconduct have had a “devastating” impact on his life, as he testified in court Wednesday at his trial on charges of rape and sexual assault . Brand entered Southwark Crown Court alongside his wife, Laura Gallacher, telling...
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Yemeni officials have appealed for international support to protect civilians in Taiz as Iran-backed Houthi rebels tightened their siege of the city. Meanwhile, a police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in the Serbian capital of Belgrade shot and killed a man who attacked him...
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China's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it has taken soccer star Kylian Mbappé's apology “seriously” for comments considered to be disrespectful of Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as the fallout over the issue continues. Mbappé faced a backlash Tuesday over co...
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Texas’ booming suburbs have been a hard-fought political battleground for several cycles. How they vote in next week’s election could decide the state’s marquee races, including the U.S. Senate, and scores of critical legislative contests. The suburbs of Texas have long occupied ...
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Pam Gaskin, 79, remembers a time in Galveston County when her father would be required to pay poll taxes in the ‘60s so he could vote, a payment that wasn’t demanded of many white men in the South. She witnessed the power of a united Black community at the polls, setting state hi...
