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US elections: How pro-Israel spending affects Palestine advocacy
Despite massive AIPAC spending in Democratic primaries, advocates say debate over US support for Israel not going away.
KFC switches to cabbage mix in Australia due to lettuce shortage
KFC says change is due to a lettuce shortage after floods destroyed crops in New South Wales and Queensland.
Sri Lanka president vows to finish term
Rajapaksa says he won't stand for re-election but wants to fix financial mess rather than 'go as a failed president'.
Apple aims to embed more deeply into cars with its software
At its developers' conference Apple showed off a new car dashboard that can display data like speed, fuel levels.
Bangladesh shipping depot fire brought under control after 3 days
Authorities have not determined the cause of the disaster but suspect a container of hydrogen peroxide was the source.
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis threatens its dollar-earning IT firms
Sri Lanka’s IT sector is trying to retain talent with dollar-linked salaries as young professionals look to exodus.
US warns of ‘forceful’ response if N Korea tests nuclear weapon
Warning comes amid growing concern that Pyongyang is preparing for its first nuclear weapons test since 2017.
Mali military promises return to civilian rule in March 2024
Generals hope offer will lead to lifting of sanctions imposed after they reneged on an earlier promise to hold elections
Israeli coalition fails to pass bill on upholding settler law
Monday’s vote marks a major setback for the fragile coalition government that could send Israel to new elections.
US Capitol riot: Proud Boys face seditious conspiracy charges
Former leader and four other members of far-right group face new charges over January 6, 2021 riot in Washington, DC.
Russia-Ukraine live news: UN warns of ‘human trafficking crisis’
Women and children fleeing the conflict are being targeted for trafficking and exploitation, a UN official says.
Battle for Ukraine’s Severodonetsk rages as Russia warns the West
President Zelenskyy says Russian forces have a numerical advantage but Ukraine has 'every chance' to fight back.
US slaps new sanctions on Bosnia and Herzegovina officials
Washington accuses sanctioned officials of pursuing 'ethnonationalist and political agendas' at expense of citizens.
South Africa confirms arrest of two Gupta brothers in UAE
Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta are accused in S. Africa of using their relationship with Jacob Zuma to profit financially.
Brazilian authorities search for missing UK journalist, expert
British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were last seen on Sunday in remote Amazon area.
More than 200,000 face starvation in Somalia as rains fail: UN
Nearly a quarter of a million people are on the brink of starvation in drought-struck Somalia, UN agencies say.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survives confidence vote
Johnson secures support of 211 ruling party legislators, but rebellion by 148 deals massive blow to his authority.
Russia urged to end sexual violence in Ukraine war at UN meeting
'It is on Russia to stop rape, violence, and atrocities from within its ranks,'- US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
US-bound migrant caravan leaves southern Mexico
Thousands of migrants begin walking towards US as the country is hosting the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.