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Malian authorities ban French TV channel over its coverage of a pro-democracy protest
Mali's media regulatory body said it is banning a French television channel in the country due to ''defamatory remarks'' it made about a pro-democracy demonstration in the capital earlier this month.
Australian local government removes often-vandalized monument to renowned British explorer
An Australian local government has decided against repairing an often-vandalized monument to renowned British explorer James Cook because it would be destroyed again. But the mayor on Wednesday ...
Russia convicts prominent election monitoring activist in a case widely seen as political, hands him 5-year prison term
Russia convicts prominent election monitoring activist in a case widely seen as political, hands him 5-year prison term.
Pope vows every effort to work for peace in regions where Christians persecuted, forced to flee
Pope Leo XIV vowed to take ''every effort'' Wednesday to work for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine and to actively promote the spirituality and traditions of the eastern rite churches, those ...
Russia convicts a prominent election monitoring activist and sentences him to 5 years in prison
A court in Moscow on Wednesday convicted one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges of organizing the work of an ''undesirable'' organization and sentenced him ...
British banking analyst sentenced to a decade in Saudi prison, apparently over a tweet
A British Bank of America analyst has been sentenced to a decade in a Saudi Arabian prison apparently over a since-deleted social media post, according to his lawyer.
Germany and Switzerland arrest 3 over suspected plans to send explosive parcels to Ukraine
Three Ukrainian nationals have been arrested in Germany and Switzerland on suspicion of agreeing to send parcels containing explosive or incendiary devices from Germany to Ukraine, apparently at the ...
Court rules in favor of the New York Times over texts between an EU chief and a pharma boss
A top European court ruled on Wednesday that the European Commission was wrong to refuse the New York Times access to text messages sent between President Ursula von der Leyen and a pharmaceutical ...
Hungary targets critics with bill that would blacklist critical media and NGOs
The nationalist party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán introduced a bill late Tuesday that would allow the government to monitor, restrict, penalize and potentially ban organizations it deems ...
Stars try to clinch second round series over the Jets in game 5
The Dallas Stars look to clinch the second round of the NHL Playoffs over the Winnipeg Jets in game five. The teams meet Tuesday for the ninth time this season. The S ...
Hurricanes visit the Capitals with 3-1 series lead
Carolina Hurricanes (47-30-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Washington Capitals (51-22-9, in the Metropolitan Division) ...
Opinion: When seen, children shine
Young children produce over 100,000 new neurons each day. When stimulated, the brain can create a million connections per ...