Antique statue seized from Cleveland museum in looting probe
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Russia and Iran invited back to Nobel Prize banquet
STOCKHOLM — Russia and Belarus have been invited back to Stockholm’s Nobel Prize banquet after being left out last year…
Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — A leader of the far-right Proud Boys has been sentenced to 17 years in prison, one of the…
‘Any story could be your last’ — India’s crackdown on Kashmir press
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World figures urge Bangladesh to end attacks on Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus
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Johannesburg fire ‘wake-up call’, President Ramaphosa says
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Singaporeans vote for ceremonial president after rare political scandals
SINGAPORE — Singaporeans have headed to the polls to vote in their first contested presidential election in over a…
Philippines stands up to Beijing in South China sea tussle
MANILA — “We’re scared of China,” fisherman Benjo Atay says as wind and rain batter his small bamboo boat on…
Ukrainian forces advance towards ‘first line’ of Russian defenses in Zaporizhzhia
KYIV — Ukrainian forces said they had penetrated the “first line” of Russian strongholds in the Zaporizhzhia region, in a…
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah set to join Saudi League
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — In a major development that is capturing the attention of football fans globally, Egyptian international…