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Russia imprisons Australian for 13 years over fighting for Ukraine
Russia jails Australian man for 13 years as he fought on Ukraine side

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia has sentenced a 33-year-old Australian man to 13 years in a high-security prison for fighting with Ukrainian...

SRI LANKA-BOGAWANTALAWA-TEA PLUCKING
SRI LANKA-BOGAWANTALAWA-TEA PLUCKING

(250521) -- COLOMBO, May 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People carry bags of freshly plucked tea leaves at a plantation in Bogawantalawa, Sri...

Putin visits Kursk Region for first time since full liberation from Ukrainian forces - Kremlin
Putin visits Kursk Region for first time since full liberation from Ukrainian forces - Kremlin

The Russian president has toured the construction site of a new nuclear power plant and spoke with local officials ...

Putin visits Kursk Region for first time since liberation from Ukrainian forces - Kremlin
Putin visits Kursk Region for first time since liberation from Ukrainian forces - Kremlin

The Russian president has toured the construction site of a new nuclear power plant and spoke with local officials ...

Trump issues Golden Dome promise
Trump issues Golden Dome promise

The US president aims to deploy space-based missile interceptors by the end of his term US President Donald Trump has announced the...

Ukraine distracting West from 'more serious' issues - Rubio
Ukraine distracting West from 'more serious' issues - Rubio

The top US diplomat has urged lawmakers to focus on a potential much more cataclysmic confrontation in the Indo-Pacific ...

International

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Charges dropped, but US scholar still held in Thailand
American academic stuck in Thailand for insulting royal, family says

BANGKOK, Thailand: An American political science teacher, Paul Chambers, is still stuck in Thailand, even though the government dropped...

Judge strips NYC of control over Rikers jail, cites rising violence
US judge takes control of New York's troubled Rikers Island jail

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A federal judge has decided to take control of New York's Rikers Island jail away from city officials due...

Two climbers, from India and Philippines die on Everest
Two mountaineers die on Everest as 2025 climbing season begins

KATHMANDU, Nepal: An Indian climber and a Filipino climber were the first to die on Mount Everest during the current climbing season...

Russia imprisons Australian for 13 years over fighting for Ukraine
Russia jails Australian man for 13 years as he fought on Ukraine side

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia has sentenced a 33-year-old Australian man to 13 years in a high-security prison for fighting with Ukrainian...

Tajikistan decriminalizes ‘likes’ on extremist social media posts
Tajikistan decriminalizes 'liking' social media posts deemed extremist

ALMATY, Tajikistan: Tajikistan has officially removed criminal liability for liking social media posts that the government deems extremist,...

Newsom plans cuts to migrant healthcare amid $16 billion revenue hit
California Governor seeks to scale back free healthcare for migrants

SACRAMENTO, California: California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed cutting back a free healthcare program for low-income undocumented...