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Stormy Daniels testifies she had sex with Trump, defense attacks her credibility
Porn star Stormy Daniels described her 2006 encounter with Donald Trump in unflattering terms at his criminal trial on Tuesday, testifying she tried not to think about the sex while it took place and feared it would become public. For several hours Daniels, 45, offered riveting details on the...
photo: AP / Markus Schreiber
From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere
In sweltering Brazil, flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people. Voters and politicians in India, amid national elections, are fainting in heat that hit as high as 115 degrees (46.3 degrees Celsius). A brutal Asian heat wave has closed schools in the...
photo: AP / Andre Penner
UN General Assembly declares May 25 World Football Day
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday proclaiming May 25 as World Football Day. The day marks the 100th anniversary of the first international football tournament in history with the...
photo: UN / Loey Felipe
Russia targets energy facilities in air attack on Ukraine
A Russian air attack on Ukraine damaged several facilities in a strike targeting energy infrastructure across the country, Ukraine's military and energy officials said on Wednesday. "Another massive attack on our energy industry!" Ukraine's Energy Minister German Galushchenko wrote on the...
photo: AP / Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP Photo
A high-stakes report looms over Biden on whether Israel violated international law
The Biden administration is rushing to finish a high-stakes report due to Congress this week on whether Israel has violated international humanitarian law during its war in Gaza — a determination that could lead to significant repercussions and further inflame divisions at home and abroad. The...
photo: AP / Miriam Alster
Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized
MEULABOH, Indonesia — The boat glided across waters that were dark and still, under a night sky that was cloudless and calm. But on board, the 12-year-old girl quaked with fear. Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized The captain and crew who she...
photo: AP / Reza Saifullah
Xi begins Serbia visit on the 25th anniversary of NATO's bombing of the Chinese Embassy
This handout photograph taken and released by Serbia's Presidential press service, May 7, shows Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, left, shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony at Belgrade Airport, at the second stop of Xi's European tour after a state visit to...
photo: AP / Serbian Presidential Press Service via AP
Why too many homes and not enough people is a problem for Japan
The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ever-declining population. Abandoned houses are known in Japan as “akiya”, a term that usually refers to...
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German blue-chips warn of ‘extremist’ threat before EU elections
A roster of German blue chip companies has banded together to counter anti-immigration political parties in advance of the upcoming EU elections. Thirty companies, including BMW, BASF, and Siemens, announced on Tuesday that they have formed a “business alliance” to battle populism and promote...
photo: European Union
Israeli Forces Take Control of Gaza Side of Rafah Crossing, Portending Broader Offensive
An Israeli tank brigade seized control Tuesday of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, authorities said, moving forward with an offensive in the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain on a knife’s edge. The move comes after hours of whiplash in...
photo: Israel Defense Forces via AP

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