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World The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded there after a deluge flooded out Dubai International Airport, disrupting flights through the world’s busiest airfield for international travel. Storm dumps 142 mm of rainfall, easily surpassing the country’s annualContinue Reading

World A Russian missile attack killed at least 13 residents and damaged buildings and municipal infrastructure in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, local officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleads for air defence support from allies after attackThomson Reuters · Posted: Apr 17, 2024 8:28 AM EDTContinue Reading

World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that the Ukrainian military had attacked a large Russian airfield in occupied Crimea and thanked his top military commander for staging the strike. Ukrainian officials separately report deadly Russian missile attack on Chernihiv on WednesdayThomson Reuters · Posted: Apr 17, 2024 8:28Continue Reading

Seven jurors were chosen by the second day of Donald Trump’s trial Tuesday, in a faster-than-predicted start for such a politically unprecedented case. This means opening arguments in the landmark trial could begin by early next week, once the remaining five jurors and several backups get empanelled. Analysts had predictedContinue Reading

World The artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale announced Tuesday they won’t open the Israeli pavilion exhibition until there is a ceasefire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages. ‘The time for art is lost’: Artist Ruth Patir, curator also call for return of allContinue Reading

World A fire hit Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday, one of the Danish capital’s best-known buildings, engulfing its spire, which collapsed onto the roof in a scene reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at Paris’s Notre-Dame cathedral. No injuries reported, but concern over loss of iconic spire, cultural artifacts insideContinue Reading

World Georgian lawmakers came to blows in parliament on Monday as ruling party legislators looked set to advance a controversial bill on “foreign agents” that has been criticized by Western countries and sparked protests at home. Majority leader punched in face by opposition member Felix Light · Thomson Reuters ·Continue Reading

World Australian police say a knife attack in a Sydney suburb that wounded a bishop and a priest during a church service as horrified worshippers watched online and in person was an act of terrorism. Police arrest 16-year-old suspect after stabbings, which injured 4 people overallThomson Reuters · Posted: AprContinue Reading

Trump’s defence has opportunities at trial — and on appeal, if necessaryStar witness Michael Cohen is problematic and prosecution’s theory is unique, former federal prosecutor Joseph Moreno says For the first time ever, a former U.S. president is facing a criminal trial, with jury selection set to begin Monday inContinue Reading