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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces resignation: ‘Them’s the breaks’
Jack Taylor/Getty Images (LONDON) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday, after dozens of ministers quit his cabinet and urged him to go. In a statement delivered outside his office at no. [Read More…]

Johnson resigns, remains UK prime minister for now
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, acknowledging that it was “clearly the will” of his party that he should go. He stepped down immediately as leader of his Conservative Party but [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Town in Donetsk could become next ‘key’ battleground
Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]

Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson to resign as key allies step down
Christopher Furlong – WPA Pool /Getty Images (LONDON) — Momentum is building against the controversial U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and he is in danger of being forced to resign amid accusations that he lied [Read More…]

Mass funeral held for 21 teenagers who mysteriously died at South African nightclub
PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images (EAST LONDON, South Africa) — More than a thousand people gathered in South Africa’s coastal town of East London on Wednesday to attend a funeral for 21 teenagers who died [Read More…]

Mass funeral for 21 teenagers who mysteriously died at South African tavern being held Wednesday
PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Preparations are underway in South Africa’s coastal town of East London for Wednesday’s mass funeral service of 21 teenagers who died under mysterious circumstances at a bar last [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin announces operational pause after seizing Luhansk
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]

Plans revealed for redeveloped area around Notre-Dame cathedral
Kiran Ridley/Stringer via Getty Images (PARIS, FRANCE) — As construction crews race to meet the 2024 deadline set by French President Emmanuel Macron for the reopening of Notre-Dame, a jury chaired by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo [Read More…]

DHS to ramp up security assistance in Qatar for World Cup
David Ramos/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attending the World Cup in November? The Department of Homeland Security will be on hand to help make sure the soccer tournament is safe and secure, according to a senior department [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian strikes near Odesa after Snake Island withdrawal
GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]

WNBA star Brittney Griner’s trial begins in Russia as US works to secure her release
Mike Mattina/Getty Images (NEW YORK) – Brittney Griner appeared in a courtroom in Khimki, a suburb of Moscow, on Friday morning for the first day of the WNBA star’s trial in Russia, where she has been [Read More…]

Why it may be hard to isolate Russia and has it become a pariah state?
Contributor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In response to the invasion of Ukraine, the West has imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia, nearly crippling its economy and isolating it from all but a few allies. President Joe Biden [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Biden announces $800M more in aid
GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]

China’s president returns to Hong Kong for 25th anniversary of British handover
Feng Li/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — When Chinese President Xi Jinping stepped off a high speed train into Hong Kong on Thursday to throngs of flag waving residents and a traditional lion dance performance, it [Read More…]

Verdict in France’s ‘trial of the century’: Between relief and the years ahead
BENOIT PEYRUCQ/AFP via Getty Images (PARIS) — Wednesday marked the epilogue of a nearly 10-month-long and emotional trial for the Paris terror attacks of Nov. 13, 2015, with Salah Abdeslam — the only person directly [Read More…]

Why it may be hard to isolate Russia, experts say
Henry Nicholls – Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In response to the invasion of Ukraine, the West has imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia, nearly crippling its economy and isolating it from all but a few [Read More…]

Mystery remains over deaths of 21 teenagers at South African nightclub
Peng Song/Getty Images (LONDON and PRETORIA) — The mysterious deaths of 21 teenagers at a popular nightclub in South Africa has swirled speculation and left many unanswered questions. The incident remains under investigation by South [Read More…]

Europe adds visitor fee for US travel next year
Santiago Urquijo via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Americans head to crowded airports for a revival of European summer vacations, it looks like next year will be more expensive for those headed to the European [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Finland, Sweden invited to join NATO
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]

Defectors in Seoul send balloons carrying medicine to COVID-19-struck North Korea, defying law in South
Woohae Cho/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — A North Korean defector group in Seoul claimed on Tuesday to have launched air balloons carrying medical supplies near the inter-Korean border. The Fighters for Free North Korea, [Read More…]