JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court unanimously ordered the government to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the army — a landmark ruling seeking to end […]
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UK’s gambling watchdog says 5 more police officers allegedly placed bets on election date #UKs #gambling #watchdog #police #officers #allegedly #bets #election #date
LONDON — Britain’s gambling regulator has alleged that five more police officers bet on the timing of the country’s July 4 national election, the Metropolitan […]
UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs #UNbacked #contingent #foreign #police #arrives #Haiti #Kenyaled #force #prepares #face #gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested […]
Brazil’s Supreme Court decriminalizes possession of marijuana for personal use #Brazils #Supreme #Court #decriminalizes #possession #marijuana #personal
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday voted to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use, making the nation one of Latin America’s […]
Chanel goes to the opera in a gleaming but designer-less couture collection #Chanel #opera #gleaming #designerless #couture #collection
PARIS — The show must go on, with aplomb. Chanel’s latest couture display Tuesday was a finely executed collection channeling theatricality. Few Parisian fashion houses […]
South Korea’s military says North Korea’s latest missile test likely ended in failure #South #Koreas #military #North #Koreas #latest #missile #test #ended #failure
South Korea’s military says North Korea’s latest missile test likely ended in failure #South #Koreas #military #North #Koreas #latest #missile #test #ended #failure
Puerto Rico sues former officials accused of corruption to recover more than $30M in public funds #Puerto #Rico #sues #officials #accused #corruption #recover #30M #public #funds
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s Justice Department announced Tuesday it is suing at least 30 former government officials accused of corruption to recover […]
South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s east coast #South #Korea #North #Korea #fired #ballistic #missile #Norths #east #coast
South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s east coast #South #Korea #North #Korea #fired #ballistic #missile #Norths #east #coast
South Sudan says its 6M antelope make up world’s largest land mammal migration #South #Sudan #antelope #worlds #largest #land #mammal #migration
BADINGILO and BOMA NATIONAL PARKS, South Sudan — Seen from the air, they ripple across the landscape — a river of antelope racing across the […]
Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home #Australian #leaders #cautiously #expected #plea #bring #WikiLeaks #founder #Assange #home
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian leaders cautiously welcomed an expected plea agreement that could set free Julian Assange, who was pursued for years over WikiLeaks’ publication […]