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By Anne Kauranen and Vitalii Hnidyi HELSINKI/BALAKLIIA, Ukraine, May 21 (Reuters) – Visiting mayors from Ukrainian cities took pictures inside an enormous cave carved in the bedrock below the Finnish capital, taking in the size and the possibilities of a space that can accommodate 6,000 people. They are among around 800 foreign delegations who have …
BEIJING, May 21 (Reuters) – China said on Thursday it firmly opposes the United States “abusing judicial means” and pressuring Cuba after Washington charged former Cuban President Raul Castro for murder. “The United States should cease using sanctions and judicial apparatus as tools of oppression against Cuba and refrain from making threats of force at …
May 21 (Reuters) – Iran has already restarted some of its drone production during the six-week ceasefire that began in early April, CNN reported on Thursday, citing two sources familiar with U.S. intelligence assessments. US intelligence indicates Iran’s military is rebuilding much faster than initially estimated, the report added, citing four sources. Reuters could not …
SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) – The United States is expected to reach a deal on the long-term framework for an economic security zone with the Philippines “sooner rather than later”, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. As Washington aggressively expands its technology supply chain alliance known as “Pax Silica”, the official, Jacob Helberg, said …
PARIS (AP) — The oldest bridge in Paris has begun to vanish this week, as the artist JR — who is known as the “French Banksy” — began inflating a giant “cave” over the Pont Neuf. The monumental, rocky illusion is swallowing the 17th-century landmark, which has carried Parisians across the Seine for more than …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted for her role at the center of a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite a federal immigration crackdown should spend 50 years in prison, prosecutors argued in a court filing. Aimee Bock, who ran the organization Feeding our Future, which …
The Republican president’s years of false claims that his defeat to Democrat Joe Biden was due to widespread fraud have shadowed many elections since in the presidential battleground. The issue is almost certain to play a role in a four-week runoff campaign as GOP voters choose nominees for governor, secretary of state and the U.S. …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is scheduled to execute Tony Carruthers on Thursday after his attorneys questioned whether the state’s lethal injection drugs had expired and courts denied requests to test DNA and fingerprint evidence or to deem him mentally incompetent. Tony Carruthers, 57, was sentenced to death after being found guilty of the 1994 …
PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) – A Paris appeals court will issue a verdict on Thursday on the 2009 crash of an Air France passenger jet after the airline and planemaker Airbus faced trial over corporate manslaughter. Relatives of some of the 228 passengers and crew who died when the Airbus A330 vanished in darkness during …
NEW DELHI (AP) — Roads and markets have emptied during afternoons and some farmers have switched to nighttime work to avoid scorching temperatures as a heat wave grips large parts of India. The India Meteorological Department forecast maximum temperatures Thursday of around 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in the capital, New Delhi, where authorities have …