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Top UN court rejects most of Ukraine's terror financing and discrimination case against Russia

Top UN court rejects most of Ukraine's terror financing and discrimination case against Russia

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations' top court on Wednesday rejected large parts of a case filed by Ukraine alleging that Russia bankrolled separatist rebels in the country's east a decade ago and has discriminated against Crimea's multi
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gets 14-year prison sentence in third conviction

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gets 14-year prison sentence in third conviction

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife were sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in prison for corruption, his lawyer and prison officials said, a day after another special court convicted Khan of leaking state secrets
House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes 2024 campaign issue

House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes 2024 campaign issue

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans voted along party lines after midnight Wednesday to move toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a “willful and systematic” refusal to enforce immigration laws as border security become
Israeli forces dressed as civilian women and medics kill 3 militants in a West Bank hospital

Israeli forces dressed as civilian women and medics kill 3 militants in a West Bank hospital

JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medics stormed a hospital Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian militants in a dramatic raid that underscored how deadly violence has spilled into the terri
Former Sen. Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the US Senate, has died at 90

Former Sen. Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the US Senate, has died at 90

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the first female senator to represent Missouri when she was appointed to replace her husband following his death, died Tuesday. She was 90.
NYPD officers will have to record race of people they question in law aimed at police transparency

NYPD officers will have to record race of people they question in law aimed at police transparency

New York City police officers will be required to record the apparent race, gender and ages of most people they stop for questioning under a law passed Tuesday by the City Council, which overrode a veto by Mayor Eric Adams .
Trump stays on Illinois' ballot as election board declines to ban him over insurrection amendment

Trump stays on Illinois' ballot as election board declines to ban him over insurrection amendment

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.
Ohio could begin nitrogen gas executions under bill backed by state’s Republican attorney general

Ohio could begin nitrogen gas executions under bill backed by state’s Republican attorney general

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's Republican attorney general put his weight behind a legislative effort Tuesday that would bring nitrogen gas executions to the state, ending a yearslong unofficial death penalty moratorium.
Russian figure skaters to get Olympic team bronze medals ahead of Canada despite Valieva DQ

Russian figure skaters to get Olympic team bronze medals ahead of Canada despite Valieva DQ

GENEVA (AP) — Despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva in a doping case, the Russia figure skating team was set to get bronze medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the sport’s governing body said on Tuesday.
Pakistani court convicts jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan of revealing secrets ahead of elections

Pakistani court convicts jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan of revealing secrets ahead of elections

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan of revealing official secrets on Tuesday and sentenced him to 10 years — the latest in a slew of legal cases that supporters say are meant to sideline the imprisoned former