Ukrainian villagers count dead after weeks confined in school basement
YAHIDNE, UKRAINE — The names of the dead are scrawled on the peeling wall of a school basement where residents say more than 300 people were trapped for weeks by …
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High Court refuses to hear legal challenge against Scott Morrison captain’s picks
The High Court has cleared the path for Prime Minister Scott Morrison to call a federal election. The court on Friday dismissed a legal challenge toa dozen “captain’s pick” preselections …
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Live updates: Russia acknowledges significant troop losses
What’s happening in Ukraine on Thursday and how are countries around the world responding? Read live updates on Vladimir Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. MOSCOW — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry …
Read MoreOfficers won’t be charged over arrest death of Oakland man
OAKLAND, CALIF. — No criminal charges will be filed against officers who pinned an Oakland man to the ground during an arrest a year ago that ended in his death, …
Read MoreBogus test taker to be sentenced in U.S. college admissions scam
BOSTON — A former Florida prep school administrator who took college entrance exams for students in exchange for cash to help wealthy parents get their kids into elite universities is …
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ScoMo shoots down ‘awkward’ tweet from Liberal candidate
A resurfaced tweet from a local Liberal candidate has come back to haunt the Prime Minister on the hustings. The August 2015 post from Corangamite candidate Stephanie Asher criticised Scott …
Read MoreUN demands Mali allow peacekeepers into town where 300 died
UNITED NATIONS — The top UN envoy in Mali demanded Thursday that the country’s military leaders allow UN peacekeepers to visit a town where Human Rights Watch says the Malian …
Read MoreIsraeli manhunt for attacker ends in shootout
JERUSALEM — Israeli security forces early Friday hunted down and killed a Palestinian man who had opened fire into a crowded bar in central Tel Aviv, killing two and wounding …
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Ukrainian leaders predict more gruesome discoveries ahead
CHERNIHIV, UKRAINE — Ukrainian leaders predicted there would be more gruesome discoveries in the days ahead after retreating Russian forces left behind crushed buildings, streets strewn with destroyed cars and …
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WA Attorney-General tells Clive Palmer versus Mark McGowan defamation trial he made mistakes in original testimony
Western Australia’s Attorney-General says a “memory failure” caused him to make mistakes in his initial oral evidence during a defamation trial involving billionaire Clive Palmer and Premier Mark McGowan. John …
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