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EU Defends Commissioner Who Criticized Hungarian Government
European Union officials and Germany came to the defense of an EU commissioner Tuesday after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called for her resignation because she publicly criticized his government's policies.
No More UK Soldiers To Be Charged Over Bloody Sunday Deaths
No more British Army veterans will be charged over the 1972 Bloody Sunday killings of 13 civil rights protesters in Londonderry, prosecutors in Northern Ireland said Tuesday.
Pompeo Urges Greece And Turkey To Press On With Talks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged NATO allies Greece and Turkey on Tuesday to continue talks on a maritime boundaries dispute as soon as possible.
Ex-IMF Chief Acquitted In Spanish Bank Stock Listing Case
Spains National Court has acquitted 34 people who were tried over the stock market listing of financial firm Bankia, including former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato.
US Man Could Get Prison For Review Of Thailand Hotel
Labor activists, journalists and whistleblowers in Thailand have been targets in recent years of criminal defamation lawsuits for exposing alleged corporate wrongdoing, but now a disgruntled hotel guest has joined their ranks and could face prison time fo...
From Kennedy-Nixon To Trump-Biden: 60 Years Of U.S. Presidential Debates
Republican President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden face off on Tuesday in a televised presidential debate, part of a 60yearold tradition marked by some of the most memorable moments of modern U.S. political history:
In Baltics, Macron Defends French Dialogue With Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron insisted on Monday that Europe should cooperate with Russia to build peace in Europe, despite calls among European Union peers to review his stance towards Moscow after the poisoning of a Russian opposition leader.
Kentucky AG To Release Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recording - Washington Post
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron will release the recording from the grand jury proceedings connected to the Breonna Taylor investigation on Wednesday, the Washington Post reported.
Australia Sends Troops To Help Contain Virus On Ore Ship Near Port Hedland
Australian defence personnel are being deployed to Port Hedland, one of the world's largest iron ore loading ports, to help contain a coronavirus outbreak on a bulk carrier that last changed crews in the major seafaring city of Manila.
Northern California Wildfires Kill 3, Force Evacuation Of Thousands
Three people died in a northern California wildfire raging in the Shasta County foothills of the Cascade range, officials said on Monday, as a separate blaze devastated the famed wineproducing region of Napa and Sonoma counties.
Lawyer For Huawei CFO Says US Evidence Misleading
Lawyers for a senior executive for Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies argued in a Canadian courtroom Monday that U.S. authorities used a misleading summary that cherry picks evidence in requesting her extradition.
Tankers Carrying Iranian Fuel Begin Entering Venezuelan Waters - Data
The first of a group of three tankers carrying Iranian fuel for gasolinestarved Venezuela entered the waters of the South American nation on Monday, according to Refinitiv Eikon data, in the most recent sign of the countries' expanding trade.
Poorer Countries To Get 120 Million $5 Coronavirus Tests, WHO Says
Some 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus will be made available to low and middleincome countries at a maximum of $5 per unit, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
$20M Settlement Reached In Police Killing Of Handcuffed Man
A Maryland county has agreed to a $20 million settlement with the family of a man who was handcuffed in a patrol car when a police officer shot and killed him, a county official said Monday.
Judge Upholds GOP Law Making Absentee Voting Harder In Iowa
A judge is refusing to block a new Republicanbacked Iowa law that makes it harder for county officials to process absentee ballot applications and more likely that incomplete requests won't be fulfilled.
China Fires Back At US Over Environment, South China Sea
A document issued last week by the State Department cited Chinas record on issues from greenhouse gas emissions to air and water and soil pollution, illegal logging and wildlife trafficking.