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Tens of thousands of South Koreans brought rainbow pride to the streets of Seoul on Saturday for an annual celebration of LGBTQ rights, while demonstrators against them snagged a prime...
2023-07-01 19:48

Polish minister says reinforcement at the border with Belarus is due to hostile rhetoric and actions
Poland’s defense minister says his country has increased the number of troops protecting its border with Belarus as a deterrent amid “destabilizing” actions by its pro-Russian neighbor
2023-08-13 01:19

Meta Loses Court Fight Over EU Hunt for Antitrust Evidence
Meta Platforms Inc. lost a court fight with European Union regulators who demanded vast amounts of data to
2023-05-24 18:58

Michigan Democrats poised to test ambitious environmental goals in the industrial Midwest
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign a clean energy package soon that will require energy providers to transition to 100% carbon-free energy generation by 2040
2023-11-28 13:59

Second biggest lottery prize ever is up for grabs in Powerball drawing
After 35 straight drawings without a big winner, Powerball players will have a shot Wednesday at a near-record jackpot worth an estimated $1.73 billion
2023-10-11 19:59

NYC Congestion Pricing Board Tackles Tough Job of Deciding Who’ll Be Exempt
Nearly everyone in the New York City region wants a break on a new congestion pricing toll set
2023-08-18 22:22

Anger, sorrow as Indigenous Australians weigh referendum defeat
Aboriginal Australians on Sunday voiced anger and sorrow over the rejection of a landmark push for Indigenous rights and recognition, which was spurned by the country's white...
2023-10-15 09:53

Surveillance video prompts Connecticut elections officials to investigate Bridgeport primary
Surveillance video of a woman in Connecticut stuffing papers into an absentee ballot drop box has prompted an investigation into possible election fraud
2023-09-21 07:20

China’s Xi warns West against cutting ties as he welcomes ‘dear friend’ Putin to Beijing
Xi Jinping warned the West against breaking economic ties with China on Wednesday as he welcomed his “dear friend” Vladimir Putin and other allies to a global summit in Beijing. The Chinese president was hosting the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum, part of its long-term plan to build global infrastructure and energy networks connecting Asia with Africa and Europe through overland and maritime routes. Representatives of more than 130 countries – largely from the Global South, but including Hungary – attended the forum. “We stand against unilateral sanctions, economic coercion, decoupling and supply chain disruption,” Xi told more than 1,000 delegates gathered in an ornate conference room in the Great Hall of the People near Tiananmen Square. Putin sat with key Chinese officials from the 25-member Politburo on the front row, as Xi delivered his opening remarks. Western leaders insist their goal is not to “decouple” from China but to “de-risk” by diversifying supply chains that have become too dependent on the world’s second-largest economy. China’s threats to Taiwan and the trade disruptions of the pandemic years have added urgency to the desire to limit their dependence on China. As Putin made a speech praising the BRI, several European officials left the hall. During a three-hour meeting on the sidelines of the conference, Xi told Putin that both sides should explore cooperation in strategic emerging industries and deepen regional cooperation. “China hopes that the China-Mongolia-Russia natural gas pipeline project will make substantive progress as soon as possible,” Xi said. Both leaders also had “in-depth” discussions on the Middle East conflict, state broadcaster CCTV reported. "In the current difficult conditions, close foreign policy c-ordination is especially required," Mr Putin said in his speech. "So, in terms of bilateral relations, we are moving forward very confidently," he added, noting that Moscow-Beijing trade is on track to pass a record £164bn this year. China is a key customer for Russian oil and gas, providing Moscow with an economic lifeline in the face of punishing Western sanctions imposed over its campaign against Ukraine. Just weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February, Mr Putin and Mr Xi met in Beijing and signed an agreement pledging a "no-limits" relationship. Meanwhile Estonia’s prime minister Kaja Kallas said pictures of Putin shaking hands with Hungary’s Viktor Orban were “very, very unpleasant”. “How can you shake a criminal’s hand, who has waged the war of aggression, especially coming from a country that has a history like Hungary has?” he told Reuters. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Putin in March, accusing him of the war crime of illegal deportation of children from Ukraine. “It is not so distant past what happened in Hungary, what the Russians did there,” Kallas said. The 1956 Hungarian Uprising was crushed by Soviet tanks and troops. At least 2,600 Hungarians and 600 Soviet troops were killed in the fighting. Reuters and Associated Press contributed to this report. Read More European delegates walk out of China’s BRI summit as Putin starts speaking Putin arrives in China on rare trip abroad to meet ‘dear friend’ Xi Jinping North Korea releases letters from Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin exchange MI5 boss says Chinese espionage in UK on ‘epic’ scale Canada accuses China of ‘dangerous’ interception of its jet over international waters Sushi standoff spreads as Russia joins China in banning Japanese seafood
2023-10-19 01:46

Olivia Dunne and gymnast best friend Elena Arenas enjoy nightout at Louisiana club
Olivia Dunne shares a good bond with her best friend Elena Arenas
2023-10-06 15:15

Pamela Hupp: Case refiled for woman accused of brutally murdering her friend for insurance money in 2011
Prosecutor Mike Wood is seeking death penalty for Pamela Hupp who is accused of killing her friend Betsy Faria
2023-10-29 09:17

Is Nene Leakes single again? 'RHOA' alum's racy photos fuel breakup rumours
Nene Leakes and Nyonisela Sioh made their realtionship official in December 2021
2023-05-31 09:25
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