Gordon S. Wood, Eminent Scholar of the American Revolution, Dead at 92

NEW YORK (AP) — Gordon S. Wood, the eminent and prolific scholar who forged a highly influential and sharply debated narrative of the country’s early years of independence through such prize-winning works as “The Creation of the American Republic” and “The Radicalism of the American Revolution,” has died. He was 92. Wood, a professor emeritus …

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UN Inquiry Finds Israeli Forces Shield Settlers During Attacks on Palestinians

GENEVA, June 9 (Reuters) – Israeli authorities are directly involved in settler attacks that ⁠have ⁠killed, injured and displaced Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, ⁠while Israeli security forces provide protection to settlers, a U.N. inquiry said on Tuesday. The report by the Commission of Inquiry ​on the Occupied Palestinian Territory found that Israeli authorities …

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International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan suspended over sexual misconduct allegations

The Hague, Netherlands — In an unprecedented move, the embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court was suspended from his duties late Monday after the court’s oversight body referred British barrister Karim Khan for disciplinary proceedings. The 56-year-old is facing allegations of sexual misconduct with a female aide, in a scandal that has dragged …

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Rahm Emanuel’s Uphill Climb in New Hampshire Tests a 2028 Presidential Bid

The onetime Democratic congressman, White House chief of staff, Chicago mayor and U.S. ambassador to Japan hasn’t formally announced his ambition to return to power in Washington. But his weekend trip through the state that typically holds the first presidential primary was hardly subtle. There were the union hall visits and intimate house parties, staples …

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Congo Colonel Sentenced to Death Over Murder of UN Experts

DAKAR, June 9 (Reuters) – A Congolese military court has ⁠sentenced ⁠an army colonel to death for ⁠taking part in a conspiracy to murder two U.N. experts in central Congo ​nearly a decade ago, in a case that continues to raise questions about state involvement. At his first trial in ‌2022, Colonel Jean de Dieu …

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