Colombia enters third week of anti-government protests
Protesters are calling for end to police violence and more economic support during pandemic, among long list of demands.
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Gaza crisis: Rising attacks in religiously ‘mixed’ Israeli towns
Israeli media outlets say right-wing Israelis beat a man they believed to be Palestinian amid spiralling violence.
US’s Colonial Pipeline announces restart following cyberattack
Even with service restored, it will take about 2 weeks for gasoline in Houston to reach East Coast filling stations.
US budget surges to record $1.9 trillion so far this year
The US shortfall this year is 30.3 percent higher than the $1.48 trillion deficit run up over the same period a year.
Wall Street closes sharply lower as inflation worries mount
All three major United States stock indexes ended the session deep in the red.
US again urges ‘de-escalation’ as Israel strikes on Gaza continue
Biden administration says 25 high-level diplomatic calls held to end violence, but Israel has 'right to defend itself'.
UN chief calls for doubling of world’s COVID vaccine production
Antonio Guterres says the current global distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines is 'totally unacceptable'.
Colonial Pipeline posted cybersecurity job opening before attack
The job posting for Colonial Pipeline's 'manager of cybersecurity' role was still live on its website on Wednesday.
US senator proposes $10BN for NASA to include Bezos’s Blue Origin
US Senator Maria Cantwell is seeking to nudge NASA to rethink its decision to reject Amazon's Blue Origin space venture.
Gaza’s death toll soars as Israel kills senior Hamas commanders
Israeli air raids level buildings and kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, while Hamas rockets kill several Israelis.
UK PM Johnson apologises ‘unreservedly’ for 1971 Belfast killings
Apology comes after inquiry finds British soldiers unjustifiably shot or used disproportionate force in incident.
Pandemic ‘far from controlled’ in the Americas: PAHO
Facing new variants and a limited number of vaccines, some countries are approaching 100 percent ICU capacity.
Cats at work: US city uses 1,000 feral felines to fight rats
The Tree House Humane Society has placed teams of cats outside of Chicago homes and businesses to keep rodents in check.
Amazon wins $300M EU court battle over back taxes
An EU court annulled a 2017 ruling by the European Commission requiring Amazon to pay $300m in back taxes to Luxembourg.
‘Revisionist history’: Trump allies, Democrats spar over riot
House hearing on military's role in the January 6 US Capitol riot sees Trump officials defend their actions.
Bosnian Serb ex-leader Karadzic to serve genocide term in UK jail
UK gov't says Radovan Karadzic, currently behind bars in The Hague, will serve the rest of his sentence in Britain.
Brazil judge provides a lifeline for threatened Indigenous tribe
Advocates say ruling to demarcate Indigenous reserve would help protect last two male Piripkura tribe members.
Migrant arrivals at US-Mexico border rose slightly in April
New data shows the number of migrant children travelling alone to the US dropped by 12 percent from March to April.
Two people killed in Sudan rally over 2019 protest killings
Sudan PM says he is 'shocked' by the killings, calling it a 'crime to use live bullets against peaceful protesters'.
Israel must be taught a ‘lesson’, Erdogan tells Putin
UN Security Council must rapidly intervene to protect Palestinians, Turkish president tells Russian counterpart.