Cops say safety prompted no-knock warrant ahead of Locke’s death
Amir Locke, a Black man, was shot and killed by police who entered apartment where he was sleeping in Minneapolis, US
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Indonesia to buy Rafale fighter jets, as US approves F-15 plan
Indonesia - an archipelago of 17,000 islands - is modernising its military amid increasing regional challenges.
Trump says he is still in touch with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
Author says Trump claims Kim is the only foreign leader he has corresponded with since leaving office.
US stocks end sharply lower after red-hot inflation report
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.1 percent.
#MeToo: US Congress limits companies’ ability to hide harassment
New law will eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct.
Ramaphosa addresses South Africa’s unemployment in nation address
As the country faces one of highest jobless rates globally, South African president pledges 'to leave no one behind'.
Russia, UK, trade barbs during Moscow talks about Ukraine crisis
Lavrov says 'facts' presented by his team 'bounced off' their British counterparts as Truss threatened tough sanctions.
Factory workers in Haiti go on strike to demand higher wages
Striking workers used burning tires to block a main road and police tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas.
What’s behind the dispute about headscarves in Indian schools?
Ban on headscarves in classrooms triggers protests and debate about rights.
Starbucks employees in New York City want to unionise
Workers' efforts to organise has drawn support from some prominent politicians in the area.
At defamation trial, Palin says she felt ‘powerless’ against NYT
Former Alaska governor is suing New York Times over 2017 editorial that incorrectly linked her to a mass shooting.
Trial against Bolivia’s former president Jeanine Anez suspended
Anez could be sentenced to 12 years in prison if she is found guilty of unconstitutionally assuming the presidency.
Portugal: Church sex abuse panel unearths more than 200 cases
The allegations, from people born between 1933 and 2006, tell of psychological torment kept secret for decades.
Several killed in attack targeting Somalia election delegates
Armed group al-Shabab claims responsibility for attack in which suicide bomber targeted a minibus in Mogadishu.
Jared Kushner met Saudi crown prince on recent regional tour
The former senior adviser to former US President Donald Trump also met Aramco's CEO on that trip.
As US-Canada border closures block trade, governments eye action
Trucker blockade shuts auto plants as US Homeland Security warns of looming convoy from California to Washington, DC.
UK’s Prince Charles isolates after positive COVID-19 test
Charles recently met with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, but the monarch was not displaying symptoms, UK media report.
Africa transitioning out of pandemic phase of COVID: WHO
The head of WHO Africa says the continent is transitioning to a phase of managing the virus in the long term.
Who gets the $3.6BN in Bitcoin US seized in Bitfinex hack?
Figuring out whom the crypto belongs to may not be simple.
Libya: Tobruk parliament names new PM, fuelling division
Eastern-based parliament says it has chosen former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha as the interim leader.