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AMSTERDAM, March 20 (Reuters) – The Netherlands is stepping up security for Iranian dissidents living in the country after a man of Iranian descent who is known to be critical of the authorities in Tehran was shot, Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel said on Friday. A spokesperson for Van Weel declined to provide more …
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he sent an official delegation to the United States in a bid to move forward suspended negotiations on ending Russia’s invasion of his country, while a senior Kremlin official indicated Friday that a new round of U.S.-brokered talks between Moscow and Kyiv will likely take place …
Norway’s crown princess said she felt unsafe during a 2013 encounter with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at his Palm Beach, Florida, mansion and that he manipulated and deceived her. Mette-Marit, who is married to Crown Prince Haakon, sat down with Norwegian broadcaster NRK for a 20-minute interview on Thursday. It didn’t contain explosive …
March 20 (Reuters) – Switzerland on Friday said it would not issue licences for companies to export weapons to the United States due to the ongoing attacks on Iran, citing the country’s neutrality. “The export of war materiel to countries involved in the international armed conflict with Iran cannot be authorised for the duration of …
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, March 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Social media is bad for kids, increasing their risk of depression, self-harm, substance use and behavior problems, a major evidence review has concluded. The risk social media poses to kids’ health is “comparable with other modifiable lifestyle factors, such as physical inactivity and unhealthy …
There will be just one Election Day for this fall’s midterm elections — Nov. 3. But voters in 14 states who cast their votes by mail will be given a grace period ranging from a day later to several weeks in which their ballots can be received and counted. Whether that extra time should be …
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In polite company or otherwise, the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott is very comfortable talking to people about religion and politics. She delivered an impassioned sermon last Sunday encouraging the people in the pews at Grace Lutheran Church to welcome strangers as Jesus did. The day before, she campaigned for Congress …
By Inti Landauro and Joshua McElwee BRUSSELS/VATICAN CITY, March 20 (Reuters) – A Catholic bishop said he would push the Vatican for permission to ordain married men as priests by 2028, in an unusual statement that may test Pope Leo’s willingness to change Church teaching to address the issue of dwindling clergy numbers. The Catholic …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Since becoming defense secretary, Pete Hegseth has found no shortage of ways to bring his strand of conservative evangelicalism into the Pentagon. He hosts monthly Christian worship services for employees. His department’s promotional videos have displayed Bible verses alongside military footage. In speeches and interviews, he often argues the U.S. was founded …
By Yoruk Bahceli and Marc Jones LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) – Any prolongation of the Iran war risks creating an unprecedented crisis in energy supplies that sooner or later will hit every corner of the global economy. But it is already clear that some countries are either more exposed to that impact or less able …