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Maiorana, who is in his mid-50s, has been detained since his November 10 arrest at his Staten Island home, where authorities said they found a semi-automatic firearm and ammunition.

Afghan government and Taliban representatives said on Wednesday they had reached a preliminary deal to press on with peace talks, their first written agreement in 19 years of war and welcomed by the United Nations and Washington.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Belarus was facing unprecedented meddling by external forces and he called on opposing political forces to try to resolve their differences through talks.

The cyclone is likely to damage coastal buildings and power lines and unleash flash floods, the island’s disaster management centre said, advising those living near its path to stay indoors.

The Interpol global police coordination agency warned on Wednesday that organised criminal networks could be targeting COVID19 vaccines, and could look to sell fake shots.

One more member of the Pakistan cricket squad touring New Zealand has returned a positive COVID19 test, New Zealand's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday, bringing the total tally of infections within the party to eight.

Republicans attempting to undo Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory in Pennsylvania asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to take up their lawsuit, three days after it was thrown out by the highest court in the battleground state.

At least two people including a child were killed and up to 15 injured on Tuesday when a speeding car ploughed into a pedestrian area in the western German city of Trier, authorities said.

The United Nations refugee agency appealed on Tuesday to Ethiopian authorities for access to 96,000 Eritrean refugees in the northern Tigray region, where it said food is believed to have run out during the monthlong conflict.

U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden will formally introduce his top economic policy advisers on Tuesday as his administration prepares to take power amid a slowing economic recovery hampered by the resurgent coronavirus pandemic.

Dan Petrescu has left his job as coach of Romanian champion Cluj, the club said Monday.

French forces said three of their bases in Kidal, Menaka and Gao in northern Mali were attacked within the space of a few hours on Monday morning, although no deaths or injuries were reported.

Vietnam confirmed on Monday its first locally transmitted case of the coronavirus in nearly three months, after the infection of a man related to a flight attendant who had tested positive after returning from Japan two weeks ago.

According to rescue officials, the van collided with the bus head-on apparently due to poor visibility owing to fog.

A South Korean court on Monday found former president Chun Doohwan guilty of defaming a former democracy activist who was involved in protests against his government in the 1980s and handed him an eightmonth suspended jail sentence.

Akshata Murty's, wife of Sunak, shares in Infosys are worth £430m, making her one of the wealthiest women in Britain, with a fortune larger than the Queen's.