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World U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will not attend what could be the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in three years on Thursday. Absence of U.S. and Russian leaders lowers expectations of a major breakthroughThomson Reuters · Posted: May 14, 2025 8:11Continue Reading

World Russia has sentenced Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of independent election watchdog Golos, to five years in a penal colony. Rights groups see case as part of wider crackdownThomson Reuters · Posted: May 14, 2025 9:54 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of Russia’s only independentContinue Reading

World U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first such encounter between the leaders of those two countries in 25 years. The U.S. once sought a reward for the new Syrian leader’s captureThe Associated Press · Posted: May 14, 2025Continue Reading

World Israeli military strikes killed at least 70 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health authorities said, in an intensification of the bombardment as U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Middle East. Israel had targeted Hamas military leader Mohammad Sinwar in a strike hours earlierThomson Reuters · Posted:Continue Reading

U.S. President Donald Trump promised voters that if elected a second time, his administration would pursue mass deportations of those unauthorized to be in the country, and they appear to be looking far afield in pursuing that goal. But the U.S. is now running roughshod over principles it has agreed toContinue Reading

When Ukraine’s president arrives in Turkey, Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with the country’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but a key part of the trip is to send the message that he is ready for face-to-face talks with Vladimir Putin, even if the Russian president isn’t.  On Thursday, Turkey will host theContinue Reading

World Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a new shot at freedom after spending 35 years behind bars for the 1989 murder of their parents, a judge ruled Tuesday when he reduced their sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life. Brothers have spent 35 years behind barsContinue Reading

World An Israeli missile strike at the European Hospital in Khan Younis Tuesday killed at least 16 people, wounded about 70 others and forced patients and doctors to evacuate the building. It was the second Israeli attack of the day to target hospitals in the Gaza Strip where Israel’s militaryContinue Reading

World After months of record-high prices that have left retailers and businesses scrambling, the cost of eggs in the U.S. has finally dropped — relatively speaking. Prices remain near historic highs as bird flu still wipes out flocks of egg-laying hens Natalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: May 13,Continue Reading