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Bulgarians Vote in Third Election This Year in Bid to Break Deadlock
Another failure to break a prolonged political impasse and forge a functioning cabinet in the European Union's poorest member state could also potentially slow plans for the country to adopt the euro by 2024.
Syrian Airline Suspends Belarus Flights Over Migrant Crisis
Syrias private Cham Wings Airlines on Saturday suspended flights between Damascus and the Belarus capital of Minsk because of the critical circumstances along the BelarusPoland border where thousands of migrants have been trying to cross into the European...
CEO Who Threw Chair Inside Capitol On Jan. 6 Gets Jail Time
The former chief executive of a tech company in suburban Chicago who lost his job after he threw a chair inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced on Friday to 30 days imprisonment.
Man Who Went To Space With Shatner Dies In Plane Crash
A man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month was killed along with another person when a small plane crashed in northern New Jersey, according to state police.
2 Iowa Teens Formally Charged In Death Of Iowa Teacher
Two southeast Iowa teenagers were formally charged Friday with firstdegree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of a high school Spanish teacher, and a judge said there was enough evidence for the case to go to trial.
Gang Allows Fuel To Flow In Haiti -- But Just For A Week
A powerful Haitian gang leader said Friday he is easing a chokehold on fuel deliveries that has caused a growing crisis for hospitals, gas stations and even water supplies across the nation's capital.
5 GOP Lawmakers Urge Governor To Spare Julius Jones' Life
Five Republican Oklahoma lawmakers urged GOP Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday to grant clemency to death row inmate Julius Jones, who is scheduled to be executed next week.
Carbon Superpowers: U.S.-China Deal Seen As Symbolic But Not Sufficient
A joint ChinaU.S. declaration on climate change is a political reset to a time when the world's two biggest carbon emitters reached the brief meeting of minds that helped forge the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Israeli PM, Other Senior Leaders Hole Up in Bunker During Covid-19 Drill
The drill involves civilian and military leaders being subjected to mass testing, hospital admissions and curfews.
Bumble Marks First User Growth Decline Since IPO On COVID-19 Hit
Bumble Inc posted its first sequential decline in user growth since the dating app owner went public in February, as fresh pandemic restrictions crimped demand in some markets, sending its shares down over 9% in extended trading.
UN Slaps Sanctions On Three Leading Houthi Rebels In Yemen
The U.N. Security Council has slapped sanctions on three Houthi rebels linked to crossborder attacks from Yemen into Saudi Arabia and to fighting in the governments last stronghold in the countrys north.
Cuba Says United States, Facebook Helping To Foment Nov. 15 Protests
Cuba's foreign minister on Wednesday said the United States was behind protests over human and civil rights planned for Nov. 15 in the communistrun country, and alleged U.S.based social media platform Facebook was helping to promote them.
UAE's Embrace Of Syria Could Lead To More Arab Overtures
A visit by the United Arab Emirates' top diplomat this week may have turned a page for Syria's embattled autocratic president, enabling more Arab countries to reengage with Bashar Assad.
Sen. Warren's Concerns Over COVID-19 Book Draw Lawsuit
A small publishing company in Vermont is suing Sen. Elizabeth Warren, saying her chastising Amazon over the sale of a book that promotes misinformation about COVID19 amounted to censorship.
Report Says Ethiopia's Tigray Forces Raped Amhara Women
Ethiopias rival Tigray forces raped or gangraped local women after attacking a community in the Amhara region as they pushed toward the countrys capital, a new Amnesty International report says, opening a new front of horror in the yearlong war.
Judge Changes Course, Allows Video Coverage Of Potter Trial
Live video coverage will be allowed in the trial of a former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of Daunte Wright after the judge overseeing the case reversed herself Tuesday, citing the state of the pandemic.