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World A man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former U.S. president Donald Trump is on trial has died, police said. Witnesses to incident say man threw pamphlets in air, then lit himself on fireThe Associated Press · Posted: Apr 19,Continue Reading

World NATO members to meet as Ukraine calls for 25 Patriot systems to defend against Russian attacksAs NATO members meet with Ukraine amid an appeal from the embattled country for more air-defence systems, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on alliance members to send an additional six U.S.-made Patriot systems toContinue Reading

World The United States has voted against a Palestinian request for full United Nations membership, blocking the world body from effectively recognizing a Palestinian state. Move prevents the world body from effectively recognizing a Palestinian stateThomson Reuters · Posted: Apr 18, 2024 5:34 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 18 U.S. vetoes PalestinianContinue Reading

World A Polish man has been arrested in Poland on suspicion of planning to co-operate with Russian foreign intelligence services in preparation for a possible attempt to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, prosecutors said on Thursday. Polish prosecutors say man was collecting information about security at Rzeszow-Jasionka airportThomson Reuters ·Continue Reading

World Lawyers in Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial on Thursday selected 12 jurors who will assess his guilt or innocence over the coming weeks in a case stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. One juror excused after she said she felt intimidated when personal information was made publicThomsonContinue Reading

As Narendra Modi travelled along a main street in India’s southern Karnataka state, standing in a flower-laden pickup truck adorned with more than 10 photos of himself, the cheers grew louder and more ecstatic.  Hundreds of the prime minister’s supporters spent hours waiting for a glimpse of the politician, whoContinue Reading

U.S. President Joe Biden scooped up endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy political family during a campaign stop Thursday as he aims to undermine Donald Trump and marginalize the candidacy of independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kerry Kennedy, a daughter of former attorney general Robert F. Kennedy,Continue Reading

World Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award on Thursday for his image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her five-year-old niece in the Gaza Strip. Photo of woman holding niece’s body taken at hospital in Khan Younis in OctoberContinue Reading

World·Analysis The reasons why Jordan and, reportedly, Saudi Arabia helped thwart Iran’s attack on Israel are varied, complex and perhaps self-serving, observers say. But they may also reveal their greater concern about the threat posed by Iran and in preventing a wider conflict. The threat posed by Iran, and of a wider conflict, loomsContinue Reading