Man convicted after throwing eggs at Britain’s King Charles

Britain’s King Charles III inspects graduating officer cadets march during the 200th Sovereign’s Parade at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, southwest of London on April 14, 2023. (Photo by Dan Kitwood / Pool / AFP) A student who threw eggs at King Charles III during a walkabout last year, and later claimed he was responding […]

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Morocco court ups jail terms in child rape case that sparked outcry

A young Moroccan girl (orange jacket) who was repeatedly raped when she was 11 years old, enters the tribunal of Rabat on April 13, before the trial of three men accused of sexual aggression. – Three defendants accused of repeatedly raping a Moroccan girl pleaded not guilty on April 13 as the case went to […]

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Florida bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday banning most abortions after six weeks, hours after the White House called the measure “extreme and dangerous.” “We are proud to support life and family in the state of Florida,” DeSantis said in a statement. The bill bans women from having an abortion in Florida after six […]

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Macron says Europe must not be ‘follower’ of US, China on Taiwan

Photo by Ludovic Marin / Pool / AFP French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview published Sunday that Europe must not be a “follower” of either the US or China on Taiwan, saying that the bloc risks entanglement in “crises that aren’t ours”. “The worst thing would be to think that we Europeans must […]

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‘Trump or Death:’ dueling protests outside court mirror US divide

Opponents of former US President Donald Trump protest outside the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in New York on April 4, 2023. – Donald Trump will make an unprecedented appearance before a New York judge on April 4, 2023, to answer criminal charges that threaten to throw the 2024 White House race into turmoil. (Photo by […]

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Eight found dead crossing into US from Canada

Rescue workers searched for more bodies.Pix: Reuters Eight people including two children were found dead in a marsh near the Canada-US border after trying to cross illegally into the United States, police said Friday. Their bodies were discovered near a capsized boat belonging to a missing man from the Akwesasne Mohawk community, officials reported. “A […]

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New York police ‘alert’ and ‘ready’ ahead of Trump court date

Policing the “city that never sleeps” is no easy task even on a typical day — so New York law enforcement agencies are taking no chances ahead of Donald Trump’s high-profile court appearance next week, bracing for protests for and against the first indictment ever of a former US president. The city’s police department has […]

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Iran orders arrest of women allegedly attacked for not wearing hijab

Iran protest Iranian authorities ordered the arrest of two women, the judiciary said Saturday, after a viral video appeared to show them being attacked by a man for not wearing the hijab. Video footage widely shared on social media in Iran appeared to show the two female customers, who were not wearing the mandatory hijab […]

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Trump indicted, first US president to face criminal charges

Former US President Donald Trump speaks about education policy at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, Iowa on March 13, 2023. (Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski / AFP) A New York grand jury on Thursday indicted Donald Trump over hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US […]

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