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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal ‘s parliament has approved a law that toughens punishment for homosexuality in the largely Muslim West African nation. The new law, which was introduced to parliament last month by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, describes homosexual acts as being “against nature.” It doubles the punishment for those convicted from prison sentences …
TAIPEI, March 12 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s three main political parties agreed on Thursday to authorise its government to sign U.S. agreements for four arms sales packages, after officials warned that Taipei would go to the back of the line if it missed the deadline. The back and forth on Taiwan’s defence spending has provoked concern …
LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) – The war in the Middle East is creating the biggest oil supply disruption in the history of the global market, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, a day after the agency agreed to release a record volume of oil from strategic stockpiles. Middle East Gulf countries have cut total …
MOSCOW, March 12 (Reuters) – A Russian military court handed down life sentences on Thursday to four Tajik men and 11 accomplices over their involvement in a mass shooting that killed 149 people at a concert hall near Moscow two years ago, Russian state news agency TASS reported. Prosecutors charged 19 people in connection with …
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukraine’s Paralympic committee has accused the International Paralympic Committee and Milan Cortina organizers of subjecting Ukraine’s athletes and coaches to “systematic pressure.” It released a statement Wednesday with a series of alleged incidents in which it said representatives of the IPC and the local organizing committee pressured and disrespected the …
César Manuel González, 37, used to work with stone that was engineered to endure: dense, polished slabs designed to outlast the kitchens in which they were installed. Engineered quartz countertops have surged in popularity in the home renovation market, with industry analysts estimating the global engineered stone market at around $30 billion. It’s continuing to …
President Donald Trump likes to say that no one understands the Make America Great Again movement like him, its founder and undisputed champion. But as he weighs which candidate to endorse in the U.S. Senate runoff in Texas, some of the state’s Republicans fear he may be out of step with what his base wants. …
When Kevin Ketels bought an electric 2026 Chevrolet Blazer last year, he wasn’t thinking about the cost of gas. He just thought EVs were better and “wanted to be part of the future.” Now that the Iran war is spiking prices at the pump, the Detroit man is happy he is no longer filling up …
BEIJING (AP) — While much of the world’s attention is on the Iran war, that hasn’t stopped China from moving ahead with national priorities with global repercussions. Not that China doesn’t care about the war and its impact on energy supplies and geopolitics. But for the world’s second largest economy, its growing rivalry with the …
SHANGHAI (AP) — Max Verstappen’s blunt assessment: “It’s a jungle” in Formula 1. Verstappen predicted his Red Bull probably couldn’t go any higher than fifth place this weekend in the Chinese Grand Prix — even if he starts much closer to the front in Sunday’s race in Shanghai — because of the big gap between …