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United Arab Emirates Bans Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ From Showing
The United Arab Emirates on Monday banned the upcoming Pixar animated feature “Lightyear” from showing in movie theaters after its inclusion of a kiss between two lesbian characters.
Spain: 22 Injured as Engine Collides With Passenger Train
Officials said Monday that 22 people were hospitalized after a regional passenger train and a locomotive collided head-on in northeastern Spain.
Germany Slips Behind China as Top Importer of Russian Energy
China has overtaken Germany as the biggest buyer of Russian energy exports since the start of the war in Ukraine, an independent research group said Monday.
UK to Introduce Law Unilaterally Changing Post-Brexit Rules
Britain’s government is expected to introduce legislation Monday that would unilaterally change post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland amid opposition from lawmakers who believe the move violates international law.
Senate Negotiators Announce a Deal on Guns, Breaking Logjam
Senate bargainers on Sunday announced the framework of a bipartisan response to last month’s mass shootings, a noteworthy but limited breakthrough offering modest gun curbs and stepped-up efforts to improve school safety and mental health…
Cholera in Mariupol: Ruined City at Risk of Major Cholera Outbreak – UK
The Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, all but destroyed by weeks of shelling and now under Russian control, is at risk of a major cholera outbreak, the UK defence ministry says.
US Rolls Out Migration Plan on Final Day of Americas Summit
Experts question whether the Summit of the Americas declaration will do enough to address pressing needs in the region.
China Tells Us It Will ‘Not Hesitate to Start War’ Over Taiwan
China will “not hesitate to start a war” and “smash to smithereens” any Taiwan independence efforts, its defence minister warned his US counterpart in the pair’s first face-to-face talks.
Train Derailment in East Iran Kills at Least 22, Injures 87
A passenger train traveling through eastern Iran struck an excavator and nearly half its cars derailed before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring 87, officials said.
Mariupol: Azovstal Defenders’ Bodies Arrive in Kyiv – Families
The bodies of some Ukrainian fighters killed defending the key south-eastern port of Mariupol have now arrived in Kyiv, the soldiers' families say.
Turkey Wants to Be Called Türkiye in Rebranding Move
Turkey will be known as Türkiye at the United Nations from now on, after it agreed to a formal request from Ankara.
Texas Town to Begin Burying Its Children After School Shooting
The first two funerals for two schoolchildren killed in the attack at a primary school in Uvalde are scheduled for Tuesday.
‘How to Murder Your Husband’ Writer Found Guilty of Murdering Husband
A jury in the United States has convicted a self-published romance novelist — who once wrote an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband” — of fatally shooting her husband four years ago.
Accused Texas Gunman Sent Concerning Messages to Over a Dozen People in Days Before Shooting
In the days and weeks before the second deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S. history, the accused Robb Elementary gunman appears to have sent disturbing messages -- including claims about intentions of violence at school -- to…
Texas Shooting: Fifteen Killed in Attack at US Primary School
Fifteen people have died in a shooting at a primary school in Texas, says Governor Greg Abbott.