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Police Arrest Hundreds of Protesters as Australia Reports Record COVID-19 Cases
Australian police arrested hundreds of antilockdown protesters in Melbourne and Sydney on Saturday and seven officers were hospitalised as a result of clashes.
Revenge Fears Grow in Afghanistan With Airlift Outcome Uncertain
Their rapid offensive shocked the United States and its foreign allies, who were just two weeks away from completing their withdrawal from the country.
Infowars Host Owen Shroyer Charged In Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
A host of the right-wing website Infowars, Owen Shroyer, has been charged in connection to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents filed Friday.
Colombia To Host Afghans Making Their Way To The United States
Colombia will temporarily host Afghans fleeing their country's takeover by the Taliban while they await approval to enter the United States, President Ivan Duque said on Friday.
Iowa Man Charged In Capitol Riot May Be Returned To Jail
A prosecutor says an Iowa man seen in a videotaped confrontation with a police officer during the Capitol insurrection should be returned to jail until trial because he violated terms of his release by watching antigovernment internet videos about the Jan...
Taliban Kill Relative of DW Journalist in Afghanistan: Broadcaster
The militants were conducting a house-to-house search for the journalist, who now works in Germany, DW said Thursday.
Chuck Close, Artist Of Monumental Grids, Dies At 81
Chuck Close, a painter, photographer and printmaker best known for his monumental grid portraits and photobased paintings of family and famous friends, has died. He was 81.
Locked-up And Fed-up: Australian Voters Put Prime Minister On Notice
Kathy Chalker, a Sydney art studio owner, is just the sort of voter Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison needs to win the country's next election a longtime conservative party supporter with a small business in a swing seat.
Officials Tear Out Yearbook Pages, Prompt Censorship Claims
Officials at an Arkansas high school physically tore out pages from the school's published yearbook that included references to the U.S. Capitol riot, George Floyd and COVID19, claiming community backlash, an action the Student Press Law Center condemned...
'Terrorists Are Terrorists, Musn't Glorify Them': Jaishankar's 8-point Action Plan Against Terrorism
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India has been at the forefront of global counter terrorism efforts, has taken part in all major global initiatives against international terrorism.
News18 Evening Digest: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is Suing NASA for Contract With Elon Musk's SpaceX & Other Top Stories
Here are the top stories of the day: President Ram Nath Kovind Undergoes Cataract Surgery at Army Hospital; Explosion Hits Pakistan Shiite Procession, At Least 30 Wounded; PM Modi's Statue in Pune 'Temple' Disappears Overnight Amid Objections by PMO, NCP...
'Country Boys With Code of Honour': UK Army Chief Says Taliban Could be Different This Time, Must 'Wait & See'
On the question of women rights, General Nick Carter said there is a need to listen to what they are saying at the moment and listen to the facts on ground.
Appeals Court Upholds Texas Law To Ban Abortion Procedure
A Texas law outlawing an abortion method commonly used to end secondtrimester pregnancies was upheld Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.
US Seeks 9-year Prison Term For Gov. Whitmer Kidnap Plotter
Federal prosecutors recommended a nineyear prison sentence Wednesday for a man who said he worked on a wild plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Afghans Plea For Faster US Evacuation From Taliban Rule
Educated young women, former U.S. military translators and other Afghans most atrisk from the Taliban appealed to the Biden administration to get them on evacuation flights as the United States struggled on Wednesday to bring order to the continuing chaos...
EXPLAINER: What Do We Know About Booster Shots For COVID-19?
U.S. health officials plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots to vaccinated Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines effectiveness is declining. A look at what we know about boosters and how they co...