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Ukraine leader hopes Minsk will hand over suspected Russian mercenaries to Ukraine
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he hoped Belarus would hand over suspected Russian mercenaries to Ukraine for future prosecution.
Initial investigations point to negligence as cause of Beirut blast: source
Initial investigations indicate years of inaction and negligence over the storage of highly explosive material in Beirut port caused the blast that killed over 100 people on Tuesday, an official source familiar with the findings said.
Factbox: France, Turkey, Gulf states among those aiding Beirut after blast
France, Turkey and Gulf states are among countries offering help to Lebanon following an explosion at a warehouse in Beirut that killed at least 100 people and injured nearly 4,000.
Biden unveils quarter-billion-dollar campaign advertising blitz
Democrat Joe Biden's presidential campaign will blanket television and social media with $280 million in advertising by Election Day, the campaign announced on Wednesday, more than his rival's campaign has spent in total since 2017.
Pakistan's Death Toll Due to Coronavirus Crosses 6,000: Health Ministry
Another 11,915 tests were done in the country during the last 24 hours, taking the number of total tests done so far to 2,043,870.
Will End the Freeze on Green Cards, Oppose Suspension of H-1B Visas: Proposed Democratic Party Platform
Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants to the US as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently.
Virgin Atlantic airline files for US bankruptcy protection
Virgin Atlantic, the airline founded by British businessman Richard Branson, filed Tuesday for relief from creditors as the virus pandemic hammers the airline industry.
LA Rams start scouting apprenticeship for minorities, women
The Los Angeles Rams have started a scouting apprenticeship program designed to boost the aspirations of minority and female candidates for football scouting jobs.
Federal program offers new cybersecurity tool for elections
State and local officials are receiving additional tools from the federal government to help defend the nations election systems from cyberthreats ahead of the November vote, as intelligence officials continue to warn about foreign efforts to interfere in...
Senate passes bill to drastically overhaul USOPC
A bill that would give Congress the power to dissolve the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee's board of directors and would more than double the federation's funding for the U.S. Center for SafeSport passed the Senate unanimously Tuesday.
Neil Young sues Trump campaign, deriding use of famous tunes
Neil Young sued President Donald Trumps reelection campaign Tuesday for copyright infringement, saying he doesnt want his music used as a theme song for a divisive unAmerican campaign of ignorance and hate."
Mosaic, Take-Two Interactive rise; Ralph Lauren falls
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U.S. to keep backing Venezuela's Guaido after December election, envoy says
The Trump administration will maintain support for opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate president and expects dozens of other countries to continue recognizing him following Dec. 6 legislative elections that opposition parties plan to b...
Germany drops travel warnings for some Turkish provinces
Germany lifted a warning against travelling to four Turkish seaside provinces with low coronavirus infection rates as part of a deal to help revive tourism between the two countries, the foreign ministry in Berlin said on Tuesday.
Factbox: Spain's monarchy, beset by scandal, is funded by taxpayers
Spain's Royal House, in the spotlight this week after former king Juan Carlos decided to leave Spain under a cloud of financial scandal, is a publiclyfunded institution created to support the king as the head of state and his family.