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World A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead. It was the first conviction of a Louisville police officer who was involved in the deadly raid. Conviction against Brett HankisonContinue Reading

World Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least 10 people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores. Dead and missing include nuns from nearby convent on remote island of FloresThe Associated Press · Posted: Nov 04, 2024 8:15 AMContinue Reading

World Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff against a Russia-friendly opponent. The race was overshadowed by claims of Russian interference, voter fraud and intimidation in the European Union candidate country. Country’s election faced ‘unprecedented attack,’ says President Maia SanduThe Associated PressContinue Reading

World ‘Get out,’ Spain’s king and queen told by protesters flinging mud at them after devastating floodA crowd of enraged survivors hurled clots of the mud left by storm-spawned flooding at the Spanish royal couple — King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia — on Sunday during their first visit to the epicentre of theContinue Reading

Canada is preparing for the possibility of former U.S. president Donald Trump swiftly imposing a broad tariff on all U.S. imports if he’s re-elected Tuesday, potentially sparking a damaging trade dispute.  Canadian officials received no reassurances in conversations with multiple Trump allies ahead of next week’s vote, CBC News has learnedContinue Reading

Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. King Charles flipped sausages on the barbecue and didn’t hesitate to offer up a hug as he and Queen Camilla met Australians during their recent visit. SelfiesContinue Reading

World Animal lover slams N.Y. for seizing, euthanizing Peanut the squirrel, a social media darlingA man who took in an orphaned squirrel and made it a social media star vowed Saturday that New York state’s decision to seize and euthanize the animal “won’t go unheard.” Mark Longo says state authoritiesContinue Reading

World India has officially protested the Canadian government’s allegation that the country’s powerful Home Minister Amit Shah had ordered the targeting of Sikh activists inside Canada, calling it “absurd and baseless.” Canadian diplomat summoned and handed a letter to formally protest accusationThe Associated Press · Posted: Nov 02, 2024 10:42Continue Reading

World Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia’s war economy is well balanced to supply both guns and butter, but the price of butter itself is now soaring as surging inflation distorts parts of the economy. ‘The Armageddon with butter is escalating,’ Russian economists claim on TelegramThomson Reuters · Posted:Continue Reading