A State Department contractor stole classified documents that included satellite imagery and other sensitive information about military activities in Africa, federal prosecutors said in a criminal complaint unsealed on Thursday. Abraham T. Lemma, 50, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Ethiopian descent from Silver Spring, Md., was charged with two counts of espionage and willful retention …
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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, denouncing Russia’s “unprovoked aggression,” told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that if it did not break the grip of Russian veto power, it would be powerless to resolve conflicts around the world, adding his voice to the rising calls to reform how the body works. “Ukrainian soldiers are doing …
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Spain unveiled its roster on Monday for the first two matches of the women’s national team since the team’s World Cup win — and a postgame kiss that plunged women’s soccer into turmoil. The list excluded eight of the winning squad’s players. Jennifer Hermoso, who was forcibly kissed by the man who was the country’s …
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Two workers have been detained in northern China after local authorities said they plowed through a section of the country’s Great Wall with an excavator, leaving a gaping hole. The pair, a 38-year-old man and 55-year-old-woman, caused “irreversible damage” when they used the construction equipment to widen an existing gap and create a shortcut that …
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Shallow waters, meet Christmas shopping. Drought, aggravated by the burning of fossil fuels, is slowing down the ship traffic that carries goods in and out of the United States through the slender and vital Panama Canal, while heat and drought in the Midwest are threatening to dry out the Mississippi River, a crucial artery for …
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Russian forces fired more than two dozen missiles across Ukraine early Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said, in assaults that hit two cities near the country’s western edge far from the front lines and killed at least three people. Ukraine’s Air Force said that 28 cruise missiles, 16 of which were intercepted, had been fired around 4 …
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The announcement of a prisoner exchange deal between the United States and Iran could increase the prospects for further diplomatic cooperation, including the Biden administration’s longstanding goal of containing Iran’s nuclear program, according to officials and analysts. While multiple flash points and deep-seated hostilities exist between Washington and Tehran, including Iranian threats to shipping traffic …
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Saudi Arabia will host talks on Ukraine’s peace plan with several other countries this weekend in the coastal city of Jeddah, three foreign diplomats in the kingdom have said. The diplomats, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the talks, said that several countries, including the United States and European nations, along …
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मैं घर पर छुट्टियों को लेकर हमेशा संशय में रहा हूँ। सांत्वना पुरस्कार की तरह महसूस होने वाले सिक्के बहुत सुंदर हैं: जबकि अन्य लोग मोटरहोम द्वारा ब्लू लैगून की खोज कर रहे हैं, आप पहुँचना अपने घर में ही रहें और चीयरियोस के लिए अपने नियमित किराना स्टोर पर जाएँ। इसलिए मैं यह जानने …
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बिडेन प्रशासन के एक वरिष्ठ अधिकारी ने कहा कि उम्मीद है कि संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका यह घोषणा करेगा कि वह यूक्रेन को क्लस्टर हथियार प्रदान करेगा। कीव विवादास्पद और व्यापक रूप से प्रतिबंधित प्रकार के हथियार पर जोर दे रहा है, लेकिन नागरिकों को अंधाधुंध नुकसान पहुंचाने की क्षमता के कारण वाशिंगटन ने इसका विरोध …
