The family of a Venezuelan man shot by US immigration agents while delivering a DoorDash order told AFP on Wednesday that he required urgent medical attention for a bullet lodged near his spine. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez told reporters he was working on Sunday in Austin, Texas, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents rammed his […]
Read MoreUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of using third-country fighters from 47 countries to prosecute Moscow’s war against Ukraine. Highlighting Russia’s growing defense relationship with North Korea, Zelensky also said that two North Korean troops deployed to fight against Ukraine had been captured and sent to South Korea.”Putin is always looking for […]
Read MoreA furious row was engulfing Dolly Parton’s estate on Wednesday, with the manager of the late country music legend accusing her nephew of making violent threats. The extraordinary feud burst into the open when the singer’s long-time manager Danny Nozell filed a request for a restraining order against Bryan Seaver, alleging he was engaged in […]
Read MorePresident Donald Trump has invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit of world leaders in Miami in December, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday. The move comes as Washington struggles to secure a deal to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Trump insisting that he is working with both […]
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Azerbaijan’s president on Wednesday pardoned Martin Ryan, a Frenchman jailed since 2023 on espionage charges, following the European Union’s removal of two Russian billionaires from its sanctions list. President Ilham Aliyev pardoned 20 people in total, having taken into account their “personalities, state of health, family circumstances” and other reasons, his office said. The head […]
Read MoreDisgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was at the center of abuse allegations that spurred the #MeToo movement, was resentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a former production assistant. Weinstein, 74, forcibly performed oral sex in 2006 on Miriam Haley, one of dozens of women who have made accusations against the […]
Read MoreDisgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was at the center of abuse allegations that spurred the #MeToo movement, was resentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a former production assistant. Weinstein, 74, forcibly performed oral sex in 2006 on Miriam Haley, one of dozens of women who have made accusations against the […]
Read MoreAn ancient wall discovered in central Paris was hailed as a “major breakthrough” on Wednesday, as the archaeological find may have settled a long-standing debate about the location of the city’s original settlement. A roughly 20-metre (65-foot) wall dating from the Gallo-Roman period was discovered in Paris this summer beneath a hospital on the Ile […]
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The three candidates vying for the International Labour Organization helm faced off Wednesday, with the deep financial crisis gripping the organisation at the heart of their pitches to members. Alongside current ILO chief Gilbert Houngbo of Togo, two other candidates are seeking the United Nations agency’s top post: Spanish Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz Perez and […]
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