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Today — 26 June 2024Main stream

The EU Targets Russia’s LNG Ghost Fleet With Sanctions as Concern Mounts About Hybrid Attacks

26 June 2024 at 08:08

Some expressed concern about a rise in hybrid attacks by Russia – including allegations of election interference, cyberattacks and sabotage.

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Kenya-led police force arrives in Haiti to tackle gang violence

26 June 2024 at 04:05
The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence.

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People walk past a barricade in a road in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 20, 2024.

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Haitian Gang Leader Jimmy 'Barbecue' Cherizier is flanked by his henchmen in Port-au-Prince on Feb. 22, 2024.

U.S. journalist Gershkovich appears with shaved head as espionage trial begins in Russia

26 June 2024 at 02:50
Fifteen months after Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, he returned there for his trial starting Wednesday behind closed doors.

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Gershkovich looks out from inside a padlocked defendants' cage prior to the hearing Wednesday.

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Brittney Griner, left, and Victor Bout, second right, pass during a prisoner exchange on the tarmac of Abu Dhabi airport in 2022.

Olympic champion swimmers tell Congress U.S. athletes have lost faith in anti-doping regulator

25 June 2024 at 20:23
U.S. Olympic athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency to rid their sports of cheaters ahead of next month’s Summer Games in Paris, two former gold medalists said Tuesday in prepared before a House subcommittee.

© Jim Watson

Former Olympians Michael Phelps, from left, and Allison Schmitt, from right, and Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart are sworn in before testifying before a House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill, on Tuesday.
Yesterday — 25 June 2024Main stream

A tragic week of extreme weather offers a glimpse at what's to come

In the last week, extreme weather has wreaked havoc in many parts of the U.S. and around the world. The events have brought climate change's threat into focus.

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Husets Speedway after days of heavy rain led to flooding, south of Brandon, South Dakota, on June 22.

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Commuters wait for a train in New York on June 20.

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The aftermath of flooding in Meizhou, in southern China's Guangdong province, on June 21.

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Residents fill their containers with water supplied by a municipal tanker in New Delhi on June 21.

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Pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on June 18, at the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Car Dealerships in North America Revert to Pens and Paper After Cyberattacks on Software Provider

25 June 2024 at 06:30

Car dealerships in North America are still wrestling with major disruptions that started last week with cyberattacks on a company whose software is used widely in the auto retail sales sector.

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Ultra-Orthodox must serve in Israel's military, top court rules in blow to Netanyahu

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that ultra-Orthodox Jewish men must be drafted into the military, a new blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that could lead to the collapse of his increasingly fragile governing coalition.

© Amir Levy

Ultra-Orthodox Jews have fiercely protested the proposed changes.

Maui ponders its future as leaders consider restricting vacation rentals loved by tourists

25 June 2024 at 03:05
Alicia Humiston bought her condo in Lahaina after she visited Maui and fell for its rainforests, lava fields and the whales that gather offshore.

© Mengshin Lin

The mayor of Maui County wants the units rented long-term to people who live on Maui to address a chronic housing shortage that intensified after last August’s deadly wildfire.
Before yesterdayMain stream

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Will Plead Guilty in Deal With US and Return to Australia

24 June 2024 at 19:36

Assange will plead guilty to an Espionage Act charge of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified national defense information, the Justice Department said.

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Chinese Hackers Have Stepped Up Attacks on Taiwanese Organizations, Cybersecurity Firm Says

24 June 2024 at 14:09

A suspected Chinese state-sponsored hacking group has stepped up its targeting of Taiwanese organizations, particularly those in sectors such as government, education, technology and diplomacy.

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A Mexico City neighborhood keeps the iconic Volkswagen Beetle alive

24 June 2024 at 10:14
After production of the Volkwagen Beetle, known as "the people's car" stopped, taxi drivers in a Mexico City neighborhood preserve the tradition of driving colorful Beetles.

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Taxi driver Claudio Garcia sits inside his Volkswagen Beetle in Mexico City, on June 21, 2024.

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Volkswagen Beetle taxi drivers change a flat tire in Mexico City, on June 21, 2024.

Sweltering heat wave puts 44 million under warnings as floods inundate the Midwest

More than 44 million people across the United States were under some form of heat warning or advisory Monday, with daily temperature records set to be smashed while the Midwest reels from dangerous storms and flash flooding, with more rain to come.

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Volunteers stack sandbags at Central Park in Hawarden, Iowa, on June 22, 2024.

Sweltering heat wave puts 44 million under warnings as floods inundate the Midwest

More than 44 million people across the United States were under some form of heat warning or advisory Monday, with daily temperature records set to be smashed while the Midwest reels from dangerous storms and flash flooding, with more rain to come.

© Tim Hynds

Volunteers stack sandbags at Central Park in Hawarden, Iowa, on June 22, 2024.

California boy, 4, who disappeared from campground, found safe after 22 hours alone in wilderness

24 June 2024 at 05:18
A 4-year-old California boy who wandered away from a campground in the Sierra National Forest was found safe after spending 22 hours alone in the wilderness, authorities said.

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Christian Ramirez is held by his parents as they pose for a photo with members of the Tulare County Search and Rescue Team.

Facial Recognition Startup Clearview AI Settles Privacy Suit

24 June 2024 at 03:09

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has reached a settlement in an Illinois lawsuit alleging its massive photographic collection of faces violated the subjects’ privacy rights.

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Angel Reese leads Sky to 88-87 win over Fever despite Caitlin Clark’s franchise-record 13 assists

23 June 2024 at 19:37
Angel Reese scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to help the Chicago Sky beat Indiana 88-87 despite 17 points and a franchise-record 13 assists for the Fever’s Caitlin Clark on Sunday.

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Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky shoots against the Indiana Fever on Sunday.
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