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As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a student leader of the historic Tiananmen Square protests entered a 2022 congressional race in New York, a Chinese intelligence operative wasted little time enlisting a private investigator to hunt for any mistresses or tax problems that could upend the candidate’s...
photo: AP / Greg Baker
Hard right wants more EU power to reflect likely election gains
From his office in a distant annexe, French right-wing lawmaker Jean-Paul Garraud has his sights set on a spot much closer to the decision-making heart of the European Parliament. The chair of France’s Rassemblement National (RN) lawmakers expects nationalist and eurosceptic parties to surge...
photo: © European Union 2024 - Source : EP / © European Union 2024 - Source : EP
Australia’s Qantas to pay $79m over ‘ghost flights’ furore
​​Australia’s flagship airline Qantas has agreed to pay $120 million Australian dollars ($79m) to settle a lawsuit over the sale of tickets for already cancelled flights. The airline will pay a fine of 100 million Australian dollars ($66m) and provide compensation of 20 million Australian dollars...
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Active Clubs: A new far-right threat to democratic elections
Across North America and Europe, the far-right Active Clubs movement is expanding at an unprecedented pace, presenting new threats to democratic elections and minorities. With a network of decentralised cells in most states in the United States and European Union member countries, the Active Clubs...
photo: © European Union 2024 - Source : EP / © European Union 2024 - Source : EP
‘Blood minerals’: What are the hidden costs of the EU-Rwanda supply deal?
As the green revolution revs up, the European Union has signed a deal with Rwanda that will ensure a supply of precious minerals needed to build clean tech like solar panels and electric vehicles. What’s not to like? As the European Commission described it, after inking a Memorandum of Understanding...
photo: AP / Marc Hofer
Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft ...
Two years after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion signaled that the nation’s abortion landscape was about to shift dramatically, the issue is still consuming the nation’s courts, legislatures and political campaigns — and changing the course of lives. On Wednesday, a ban on...
photo: AP / Eric Gay, File
US says Russia used choking agents against Ukrainian troops, breaching chemical weapons ban
The United States has formally accused Russia of using chemical weapons “as a method of warfare” against Ukraine and imposed sweeping new sanctions on Russian firms and government bodies. In a statement on Wednesday, the US State Department said it had “made a determination … that Russia has used...
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Whistleblower Joshua Dean, ex-worker at Boeing supplier, dies
A whistleblower who accused a Boeing supplier of ignoring defects in the production of the 737 MAX has died after a sudden illness, family members and his former employer have said. Joshua Dean, a former Spirit AeroSystems employee who alleged he was fired in retaliation for flagging lax standards...
photo: AP / Ted S. Warren, File
Manhattan prosecutors announce retrial for film producer Harvey Weinstein
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has revealed plans to retry United States film producer Harvey Weinstein on charges related to sexual assault, less than a week after a New York court overturned his conviction for rape. Prosecutors made the announcement at a court hearing on Wednesday....
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Palestinian envoy: Palestinian statehood could not subject to
NEW YORK, May 1 (KUNA) - The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations Riyad Mansour said Palestine's membership in the UN is long overdue and its right to self-determination could not hinge upon an Israeli veto. "We will never accept that the Palestinian people's right to...
photo: UN / Mark Garten

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