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Brittney Griner Has Been Sentenced To 9 Years In A Russian Prison On Drug Charges
The WNBA player and two-time Olympic gold medalist made an emotional plea for leniency, saying she had made an "honest mistake."
David Mack
Prince Harry Won The First Stage Of His Libel Lawsuit Against A UK Tabloid After A Court Ruled That A Story About Him Was Defamatory
“The article does signal clearly to the reader that the actions of the claimant, captured in meaning, are discreditable or worthy of criticism,” London High Court Justice Matthew Nicklin wrote.
Ellie Hall
World Leaders Expressed Their Shock And Sadness At Shinzo Abe's Assassination
Joe Biden said he was "stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened by the news" of Abe's death.
David Mack
Brittney Griner Was Given A Note From Joe Biden Just Before Pleading Guilty In A Russian Court
With the hope that a guilty plea might be her best shot at a lenient sentence in what experts fear is a sham trial, the WBNA player admitted to taking hashish oil into Russia by accident.
David Mack
25 Pictures To Remember Boris Johnson's Time As Prime Minister
Them's the breaks!
David Mack
Brittney Griner Wrote Joe Biden A Letter, Pleading With Him To Help Free Her
"Freedom means something completely different to me this year," Griner wrote in her letter, which was delivered to the White House on Monday.
David Mack
China Destroyed Muslim Culture In This Ancient City — Then Turned It Into Disneyland
The government’s campaign in Kashgar began with CCTV cameras watching people pray. Now it features tourists taking Instagram selfies.
Alison Killing
She Was One Year Away From Going To College. Then The Taliban Banned Her From School.
The policy prohibiting girls from attending school after sixth grade contradicts the regime’s previous promises to loosen restrictions on education rights.
Syed Zabiullah Langari
I, A Brit, Went To Tokyo, And Here Are 18 Things I Noticed That Are Pretty Effing Different From The UK
Yes, that is a rabbit on a lead.
Sam Cleal
Prince George, Princess Charlotte, And Prince Louis Played A Starring Role In The Trooping The Colour
The Cambridge children rode in a carriage during the Queen's birthday parade as part of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Ellie Hall
Jill Biden Made A Surprise Visit To Ukraine To Meet With Their First Lady
Olena Zelenska had not been seen in public since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began in February.
David Mack
The WHO Has Nearly Tripled Its Estimate Of The Pandemic’s Death Toll
The UN’s health agency has embraced statistical methods that put the true toll of the pandemic at around 15 million. Will it shock nations that are denying the severity of COVID-19 into action?
Peter Aldhous
A Former Marine Was Freed From “Wrongful Detention” In Russia, But Concerns Remain For Brittney Griner And Others
Trevor Reed's release from Russia highlighted concerns over the continued detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another former Marine, Paul Whelan.
David Mack
The UK Was Warned This Counterterrorism Program Was A Disaster — But Rolled It Out Anyway
Revealed: the inside story of how the British government rolled out a dangerously flawed intelligence-sharing system right as the UK suffered one of its deadliest years from terrorism.
Richard Holmes
Worldcoin Promised Free Crypto If They Scanned Their Eyeballs With “The Orb.” Now They Feel Robbed.
The Sam Altman–founded company Worldcoin says it aims to alleviate global poverty, but so far it has angered the very people it claims to be helping.
Richard Nieva
Ukraine's President Described Nightmarish War Crimes By Russian Forces In Bucha
President Volodymyr Zelensky used a rare address to the United Nations to describe horrific scenes of death in his country — and to criticize the Security Council as essentially useless.
David Mack
It's Cherry Blossom Season And The Photos Are Gorgeous
How did we get so lucky to live in a world with flowers this pink.
Pia Peterson
“It’s Now Or Never”: The Next Three Years Are Crucial To Preventing The Worst Impacts Of Climate Change
"We are on a fast track to climate disaster," United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said.
Zahra Hirji
Russia Has Banned Facebook And Instagram After Labeling Meta's Activities “Extremist"
Individuals won’t be held liable for using the two social media networks, but paying for ads can be regarded as financing an “extremist” group.
Christopher Miller
Brittney Griner's Detention In Russia Has Reportedly Been Extended For Two More Months
The WNBA star was detained at a Moscow airport on drug charges. Supporters fear she's being held as a political hostage amid Russia's war in Ukraine.
David Mack
What You’re Feeling Isn’t A Vibe Shift. It’s Permanent Change.
I was born during the longest period of global stability. Now, it appears all of that is fleeting.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
This Ukrainian Mother Buried Both Of Her Sons Just Six Days Apart
“God takes the very best ones.”
Christopher Miller
Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Invested At Least $1.3 Billion With US Financiers, Secret Records Show
European governments have frozen the Russian oligarch’s assets, including mansions and a soccer team. But how much he poured into the US has stayed secret.
Tom Warren
A Fox News Camera Operator And A Local Journalist Were Killed Covering Russia's War In Ukraine
Pierre Zakrzewski, 55, and Oleksandra "Sasha" Kuvshynova, 24, were killed when their vehicle was hit by incoming fire near Kyiv on Monday, according to the network.
David Mack
A Staffer Crashed Russia's Main Evening Newscast With An Anti-War Sign
“Stop the war. Don’t believe the propaganda. They’re lying to you,” Marina Ovsyannikova's sign read.
David Mack
This Russian Newsroom Has Been Cut Off From Its Readers Amid Putin's War. Now It's Asking The World To Help It Report The Truth.
Meduza, a Russian news site based in Latvia, is seeking 30,000 new supporters so that it can continue to deliver independent news to millions in Russia.
Stephanie K. Baer
A US Reporter Was Shot Dead While Covering The War In Ukraine
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Brent Renaud's death was "shocking and horrifying" and pledged that the US would investigate and respond appropriately.
David Mack
How Russia’s Top Propagandist Foretold Putin's Justification For The Ukraine Invasion Through This Dramatic Film
“Putin’s chef” Yevgeny Prigozhin’s network of state media sites used commissioned Cameo videos from Donald Trump Jr. and Rudy Giuliani to publicize another film that reimagines Russia’s role in the 2016 election.
Dean Sterling Jones
Inside Project Texas, TikTok’s Big Answer To US Lawmakers’ China Fears
TikTok is rebuilding its systems to keep US user data in the US and putting a new US-based team in control. But for now, that team reports to executives in China.
Emily Baker-White
The Biden Administration Has Been Planning To Tell Mexico That A Trump-Era Policy Could Soon End And Attract More Immigrants To The Border
Returning to prepandemic practices could “seriously strain” border resources and lead to a challenging humanitarian situation in northern Mexico, a draft Department of Homeland Security document warns.
Hamed Aleaziz
