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Trump sues the BBC for defamation over editing of January 6 speech
Dec 15 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump sued the BBC on Monday for defamation over edited clips of a speech that made it appear he directed supporters to storm the […]
Taiwan’s global credibility on the line with disputed laws, president says
TAIPEI, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s global credibility is on the line and parliament should withdraw a series of laws the government opposes, President Lai Ching-te said amid a deepening […]
Europe to launch international commission for Ukraine war damages
THE HAGUE, Dec 16 (Reuters) – European leaders including Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet in The Hague on Tuesday to launch an International Claims Commission to compensate Kyiv for hundreds of […]
1st LD Writethru: 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits off east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula
MOSCOW, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of […]
Sydney mourns 15 killed in Australia’s worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years
SYDNEY, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Dozens of people lined up early on Tuesday at Sydney’s Bondi Beach to pay tribute to the 15 victims and those wounded in Sunday’s Hannukah […]
Russian FM, AmCham Russia leader meet on prospects for resuming trade, investment ties
MOSCOW, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia (AmCham Russia) on Monday, exchanging views on prospects for […]
2 children killed in residential building explosion in eastern France
PARIS, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — An explosion occurred on Monday in a residential building in the Ain department in eastern France, resulting in at least six casualties, including two children […]
Rob Reiner’s son, arrested for parents’ murder, struggled with drug addiction
LOS ANGELES, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Director Rob Reiner struggled with how to end a movie that was inspired by his son Nick’s years-long battle with heroin addiction and the […]
Ukraine hits Russian submarine in first underwater drone attack
KYIV, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Ukrainian underwater drones struck and disabled a Russian Kilo-class attack submarine in the Russian navy’s most important remaining Black Sea base, in the first operation […]
JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force jet
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 – A JetBlue passenger jet bound for New York took evasive action on Friday to avoid a mid-air collision with a U.S. Air Force plane near Venezuela, […]