Ukrainians have retaken Irpin from the Russian invaders. But it’s a city that now lies in ruins
• Biden says US still looking for clear answers on Putin’s next moves • Analysis: Biden’s record release of oil reserves won’t make gas cheap again
Read moreProcession honors fallen PA state police trooper
The body of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper who died after a vehicle struck him, another trooper and a civilian on an interstate in Philadelphia last week…
Read moreParents of Pennsylvania teen fatally shot by state police in 2020 file federal lawsuit
The parents of Christian Hall, a Pennsylvania teenager whom state police fatally shot in 2020, are suing police and prosecutors.
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‘Grave concerns’ as China, Solomon Islands ink controversial security pact
A draft version of the agreement, leaked last week, detailed measures to allow Chinese security and naval deployments to the crisis-hit Pacific island nation.
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‘We stand with you’: Australia steps up military aid for Ukraine as Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers live address
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used his speech to thank Australia for its support, including an extra $25 million in defensive military equipment. He also issued a call…
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What Biden’s shock-and-awe campaign means for high gas prices
• Biden announces historic oil reserve release and other steps to reduce gas prices • Biden is trying to ramp up production of critical minerals
Read moreBiden: ‘No clear evidence’ of Russia pullback
President Joe Biden says there’s “no clear evidence” that Vladimir Putin is scaling back military operations around Kyiv. Biden also suggested Thursday that the Russian president may…
Read moreBiden tapping oil reserve to control gas prices
President Joe Biden orders the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months, a bid to control…
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Military official says shelling had intensified elsewhere in the region as the convoy moves toward the ravaged city
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Read moreMore than 32,000 turkeys in North Carolina euthanized after positive sample of bird flu
A North Carolina poultry farm euthanized about 32,000 turkeys as a preventative measure after a testing sample for bird flu came back positive.
Read moreCanada’s Supreme Court upholds C$9m fine on maple syrup thief
Nearly 3,000 tonnes of maple syrup was stolen in the so-called Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.
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Russian troops have withdrawn from Chernobyl, says Ukrainian nuclear operator
• CNN Exclusive: After this Ukrainian IT specialist started leaking data from a Russian ransomware gang, he says the FBI asked him to stop • Watch freed…
Read moreTexas father kept his son’s corpse in the kitchen for nearly 4 years, police say
A Texas father was arrested after police discovered the remains of his son, who died in May 2018, inside the man’s home.
Read moreJoe Biden orders ‘unprecedented’ release of oil reserves
The move will add 1m barrels a day to global markets – the largest release of oil reserves in US history.
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Imran Khan offers to dissolve National Assembly; Army pitches for backdoor deal between Govt, Oppn: Sources
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is facing worst ever government crisis, has offered to dissolve the assembly if a no-confidence motion by the opposition against him…
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Pakistan Parliament session adjourned till Sunday without debate on no-trust motion against PM Imran Khan
Imran Khan no-confidence motion updates: Pakistan’s National Assembly session was on Thursday adjourned abruptly till Sunday after opposition lawmakers demanded an immediate vote on a no-confidence motion…
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