Here’s what to know about the violent protests over government jobs roiling Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (news agencies) — Bangladesh has been gripped by violence this week after relentless clashes between student protesters, security ...
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The Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola are among the newest Kennedy Center Honors recipients
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — An iconoclastic filmmaking legend and one of the world’s most enduring musical acts headline this year’s ...
Read moreUrsula von der Leyen reelected to a second 5-year term as European Commission president
STRASBOURG, France (news agencies) — Lawmakers at the European Parliament on Thursday reelected Ursula von der Leyen to a second ...
Read moreBoeing case puts a spotlight on plea agreements involving corporate defendants
After two jetliner crashes killed 346 people, a $2.5 billion settlement that let Boeing avoid criminal prosecution failed to resolve ...
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Closing arguments in espionage trial of Wall Street Journal reporter will be Friday, court says
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (news agencies) — Closing arguments in the espionage trial of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich will be held Friday, ...
Read moreNorth Korea launches balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — North Korea resumed flying balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea on Thursday, the ...
Read moreEuropean leaders discuss migration and Ukraine at a UK summit amid worries about Trump
WOODSTOCK, England (news agencies) — Leaders from across Europe gathered at a grandiose English country mansion on Thursday for a ...
Read moreParis police are sealing off the Seine River ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony
PARIS (news agencies) — An iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic ...
Read more‘Longlegs’ star Maika Monroe’s secret to success in Hollywood is a healthy relationship to it
LOS ANGELES (news agencies) — One of the few moments of levity in “Longlegs” — the Neon horror film in ...
Read moreEx-North Korean diplomat appointed a vice minister in South Korea, the highest post for any defector
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — South Korea’s president on Thursday appointed a former North Korean diplomat as a vice ...
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