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Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine suffered sweeping blackouts and water supplies were cut for 80 percent of Kyiv residents on Monday after another wave of Russian missile strikes on key infrastructure. The Ukrainian army said “more than 50” cruise missile…

Washington (AFP) – An American woman who grew up on a farm in Kansas, converted to Islam and joined the Islamic State in Syria, where she led an all-female military battalion, is to be sentenced Tuesday for providing support to a foreign terrorist grou…

Washington (AFP) – The US Supreme Court on Monday revisits the divisive question of whether race can be used as a factor in deciding who gets admitted to some of America’s elite universities. The court is to hear two hours of arguments on the use of ra…

Washington (AFP) – Agustin Leon-Saenz assumes his ticket to Harvard University had something to do with the race-conscious admissions policy known as affirmative action. But make no mistake, Leon-Saenz said, “I deserve to be here.” The 19-year-old, a s…

Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Saturday suspended its participation in a landmark agreement that allowed vital grain exports from Ukraine, blaming drone attacks on Russian ships in Crimea. Russia made the announcement after its army accused Kyiv earlier Satu…

New York (AFP) – Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai said Friday he was “disappointed” that guard Kyrie Irving used social media to draw attention to a film based on a book “full of anti-Semitic disinformation.” Irving posted a tweet on Thursday that offered …

Washington (AFP) – An intruder attacked the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer, fracturing his skull, after breaking into their California home on Friday in search of her. Paul Pelosi was “attacked at home by an assailant who acted …

San Francisco (AFP) – After months of controversy, Elon Musk is now at the head of one of the most influential social networks on the planet, whose “tremendous potential” he has promised to unleash. What changes can we expect for the platform from the …

New York (AFP) – After six years without releasing a solo song Rihanna on Friday dropped “Lift Me Up,” the lead track off the Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The 34-year-old — who’s spent her time away from the recording studio launchi…

San Francisco (AFP) – US tech titans looking to the future are seeing growth take a beating in the face of foreign competition and a tough economy. Apple and Amazon shares were casualties on Thursday, and their respective quarterly earnings reports dis…