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Smoke filled the street Wednesday night near the site of the latest shooting as federal officers wearing gas masks and helmets fired tear gas into a crowd while protesters threw rocks and shot fireworks.

Iran has been a major supplier of military equipment to Russia in recent years, especially since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but experts have told RFE/RL that this support no longer plays a key role in Moscow's war effort.

Free Malaysia Today (FMT) has issued an apology after one of its reporters posed a question during a public lecture that was believed to have carried racial overtones. In a statement on Wednesday, FMT said that the incident occurred during a public lecture featuring United Kingdom politician George Galloway titled “Gaza Exposes the Complicity of International Actors” held on January 12. “FMT wishes to put on record that it had no prior knowledge of the journalist’s intention to raise the...

Dragons bring back their leading players for the bid to make the last 16 of the Challenge Cup when they face Newcastle at Rodney Parade.

Dragons bring back their leading players for the bid to make the last 16 of the Challenge Cup when they face Newcastle at Rodney Parade.

A messy Thursday morning commute in Philadelphia will see rain switch to light snow as temperatures begin to plunge ahead of a blustery start to the weekend.

Octopus is back on the policy menu for Washington state lawmakers. A bill to outlaw the sale, possession, transport, and distribution of farmed octopus advanced out of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday. “Octopus are intelligent creatures. They’ve shown aptitude for problem-solving,” said Rep. Adam Bernbaum, D-Port Angeles.  He said the bill […]

Hong Kong’s construction industry body has begun distributing 3,000 rigorously tested scaffolding nets from a 12,000-unit shipment to 11 contractors overseeing 19 renovation sites, following the suspension of hundreds of projects after the deadly Tai Po inferno. The Construction Industry Council (CIC) said on Thursday that it had received 12,000 centrally procured nets from Guangdong province, with the remaining 38,000 from the 50,000-unit order expected to arrive in phases by early February. In...

Por KAREEM CHEHAYEB BEIRUT (AP) — Human Rights Watch criticó el jueves al gobierno sirio por lo que considera la falta de rendición de cuentas de los responsables de la violencia religiosa y los asesinatos en todos los bandos en los choques entre clanes beduinos armados respaldados por el gobierno y milicias drusas en una […]

Liverpool's Andy Robertson on contract talks, a "stressful summer" and why he "wants to play" rather than sit on the bench.

Liverpool's Andy Robertson on contract talks, a "stressful summer" and why he "wants to play" rather than sit on the bench.

Liverpool's Andy Robertson on contract talks, a "stressful summer" and why he "wants to play" rather than sit on the bench.