With fewer than 50 days left in this year’s U.S. presidential race, candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are campaigning in key swing states, each declaring to be the nominee…
Biden says Fed made ‘declaration of progress’ with interest rate cut
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates was “an important signal” that inflation has eased as he characterized Donald Trump’s economic policies as…
Facing stresses, Russia scrambles to mobilize more forces
Moscow’s decision this week to expand its military capabilities is a sign of the stress that its military is facing in the third year of its slow-moving, full-scale invasion of…
US sanctions facilitators of payments between Russia, N. Korea
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Oktoberfest tightens security in wake of deadly knife attack in western Germany
Munich — Security has tightened at Oktoberfest in the wake of last month’s deadly knife attack in Solingen in western Germany, and officials warned revelers to expect longer lines at entry…
Special camp helps Ukrainian youths deal with war trauma
For the second year in a row, specialized summer camps are being held in Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains for teens who have witnessed traumatic events during the war. Psychologists say instead…
Biden to meet Zelenskyy at White House Sept 26
White House — President Joe Biden will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House next week (Sept 26) for talks on the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, the White House…
Congressional hearing: US should name more Americans as ‘unjustly detained’ in China
Washington — A hearing to seek the release of imprisoned Americans in Beijing highlighted reasons for the U.S. to expand its list of U.S. citizens wrongly detained in China to prioritize…
Ukraine reports destroying 42 Russian drones targeting areas across Ukraine
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Far-right’s fate in German regional vote could break Scholz — or remake him
berlin — Weeks after topping a state vote for the first time and nearly winning another, Germany’s far-right is taking aim at Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) in another regional election…
Haitian American news site faces harassment over post-debate Ohio coverage
NEW YORK — Journalists at a news site that covers the Haitian community in the United States say they’ve been harassed and intimidated with racist messages for covering a fake story…
Lawyers question if drugged French woman was unconscious, consented
AVIGNON, France — Lawyers for some of the men accused of raping an unconscious French woman who had been drugged by her husband questioned her Wednesday about her habits, personal life…
Flood-hit region leaders to meet in Poland to discuss EU aid
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US House Republicans fail to pass funding bill as shutdown approaches
washington — Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives failed on Wednesday to pass a funding bill that included a controversial voting measure backed by Donald Trump, complicating efforts to avert…
Pakistan, Russia expand economic ties amid Western sanctions
Islamabad/Washington — Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk met with Pakistani officials in Islamabad on Wednesday to deepen economic ties and expand cooperation “across multiple sectors,” as Moscow grapples with U.S.…
Russia pledges to back Pakistan’s BRICS membership
islamabad — Russia expressed support Wednesday for Pakistan’s entry into the BRICS intergovernmental group of major emerging economies from the Global South. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk made the pledge…
Biden to host Quad leaders at Delaware home
washington — President Joe Biden has made it a priority to elevate the relationship of the Quad, four countries touched by the Indo-Pacific region, the White House said, as he prepares…
Man who sold fentanyl-laced pill liable for $5.8 million in death of young female customer
LOS ANGELES — In 2019, Brandon McDowell was contacted by a sophomore in college who asked to buy Percocet, a prescription painkiller. What the 20-year-old sold her instead were counterfeit pills…
Teamsters union declines to endorse Trump or Harris
WASHINGTON — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined Wednesday to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president, saying neither candidate had sufficient support from the 1.3 million-member union. “Unfortunately, neither…
Pressure grows on Britain ahead of Commonwealth summit to pay slavery reparations
London — Britain is facing growing pressure to address the issue of reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and other atrocities, as the former colonial power and many of its former…
Pressure grows on Britain ahead of Commonwealth summit to pay slavery reparations
The three candidates vying to become the next secretary-general of the Commonwealth have all given strong backing for Britain and other European powers to pay reparations to their former colonies…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs makes fresh bid for bail in sex trafficking, conspiracy case
New York — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a judge Wednesday to let him await his sex trafficking trial at his luxury home on an island near Miami Beach, rather…
False reports of explosives found in car near Trump rally spread online
New York — Law enforcement officials on Long Island worked quickly on Wednesday to publicly knock down social media posts falsely reporting that explosives had been found in a car near…
Youth group exposes Turkey’s Israel trade
A group of young activists in Turkey known as 1000 Youth for Palestine is posing a rare and potent challenge to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by using social media…