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At least 13 may have killed themselves over UK’s Post Office wrongful convictions scandal
At least 13 people were thought to have taken their own lives as a result of Britain’s Post Office scandal, in which almost 1,000 postal employees were wrongly prosecuted or ...
A kindergarten in China added lead to food, and over 200 children are affected
More than 200 kindergarten students were found to have abnormally high levels of lead in their blood after the school added paint to their food, authorities in northwest China ...
Kremlin calls transportation minister’s death ‘tragic’ but gives no clues about his apparent suicide
The apparent suicide of Russia’s transportation minister brought expressions of shock and sorrow Tuesday from the Kremlin but ...
The EU presidency says Europe must rearm within 5 years. It’s unclear how that could be done.
Russia could pose a credible security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade and defense industries in Europe ...
A look at the countries that received Trump’s tariff letters
President Donald Trump sent letters to 14 countries Monday outlining higher tariffs they’ll face if they don’t make trade ...
A pacing dog helps Swiss rescuers find a man who fell into a glacier
Rescuers are hailing as a “four-legged hero” a furry Chihuahua whose pacing atop an Alpine rock helped a helicopter crew find its owner, who had fallen into a crevasse on a Swiss ...
Netanyahu says he nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. From there, it’s a secretive process
U.S. President Donald Trump has been nominated again for the Nobel Peace Prize. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Trump on Monday that he recommended him for the prestigious award, ...
Israeli report accuses Hamas of using sexual violence as a weapon of war on Oct. 7
An Israeli report released Tuesday said that Hamas used sexual violence as a “tactical weapon of war” in its Oct. 7, 2023, ...
US adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds
While the Trump administration explores ways to encourage Americans to have more babies and reverse the United States’ ...
A Bayard Rustin archive aims to preserve his legacy as a queer Civil Rights activist
Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil ...
Death toll from catastrophic Texas flooding passes 100
Authorities vowed that one of the next steps would be investigating whether enough warnings were issued and why some camps ...
Monsoon floods sweep away 18 people and the main bridge linking Nepal to China
A mountain river flooded by monsoon rains swept away the main bridge connecting Nepal with China on Tuesday, leaving 18 people missing, Nepali authorities said. Rescue ...