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Lasso Impeachment Hearing: Ecuador’s top court says Lasso impeachment hearings can proceed
QUITO -Ecuador’s constitutional court said on Wednesday that impeachment hearings for embezzlement against conservative President Guillermo Lasso, requested by opposition lawmakers over alleged corruption at…
Philippine Ferry Fire: Philippine ferry fire leaves 12 dead, at least 7 missing
MANILA – A ferry carrying about 250 passengers and crew caught fire between Philippine islands and at least 12 people were killed with seven still…
Mexican Investigating Fire At Migrantants: Mexican prosecutors investigating murder in deadly fire at migrant center
CIUDAD JUAREZ -Migrants were locked in a cell as a blaze spread killing 39 people at a detention center in Mexico, witnesses and a survivor…
Pope suffering from respiratory infection, in hospital: Vatican
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend “a few days” in hospital for treatment, the Vatican said in a…
Russia: Russia ends missile test info sharing with US
MOSCOW: A senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday that Moscow will no longer inform the US about its missile tests, an announcement that came as the…
UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice
UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by consensus and to cheers a landmark resolution calling for the world body’s top court to…
Russia Stopped All Data Exchanges With U.S: Russia says it has stopped all data exchanges with U.S. on nuclear weapons
– Russia‘s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that Moscow had stopped notifying the United States about its nuclear activities, including test launches…
Russia Launches Nuclear Missile: Russia launches drills of its nuclear missile forces
MOSCOW – The Russian military conducted drills of its strategic missile forces Wednesday, deploying mobile launchers in Siberia in a show of the country’s massive…
Philippine Police Seize Large Stash Of Drugs: Philippine police seize large stash of drugs in tea bags
BAGUIO: Philippine police seized more than 500 kilograms (more than half a ton) of suspected methamphetamine concealed in tea bags Wednesday and arrested a suspected…
Taliban: Calls mount for Taliban to free girls’ education activist
ISLAMABAD: Calls mounted Wednesday for the Taliban to free a girls’ education activist arrested earlier this week in Kabul, as a government minister defended the…