The United States Treasury Department announced sanctions on people around the world, including officials in Afghanistan, China and Iran, who have committed or contributed to human rights abuses. In a statement, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it had imposed sanctions on 20 people …
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The U.S. held military exercises with the South American country of Guyana after Venezuela voted to take over an oil-rich part of its neighbor. “In collaboration with the Guyana Defense Force, the US Southern Command will conduct flight operations within Guyana on December 7,” the American embassy in Guyana wrote …
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Thousands of tons of dead sardines have washed up on a beach in northern Japan for unknown reasons, officials said Friday. The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, creating a sliver blanket along a stretch of beach about …
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Nintendo has canceled its upcoming video game showcase and postponed various events due to persistent threats to the company, its workers and players. The company stated in an online statement that it couldn’t ensure the safety of its customers, leading to the decision to cancel Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo. Postponed …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he is running for re-election on March 17, which will likely see him secure a fifth term in office. Putin, 71, announced his decision after a Kremlin award ceremony after which war veterans and others reportedly pleaded with him to run. With a …
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A church in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, is receiving attention for its decision to redesign its Christmas nativity scene to reflect the impact of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Just weeks before Christmas, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, located in the West Bank, unveiled a new display of …
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The British government is moving forward with a plan to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda, introducing legislation to find a way around a devastating court ruling that blocked the controversial plan last month – with language that would override parts of U.K. human rights law. Draft legislation published by the …
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The Russian government has approved a three-day voting window for its presidential elections in 2024. Ella Pamfilova, chairwoman of the Russia Central Election Commission, said that although the extended election window was originally conceived as a pandemic accommodation in 2020, its “other benefits” have made keeping it desirable. “Three-day voting is …
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A man has died days after he fell into a large hole on a beach in an Australian beach and became buried in sand. The victim, Josh Taylor, 23, was at a remote campground on Bribie Island in Queensland on Saturday at around 2 p.m. local time when he fell …
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Israeli forces killed the local commander of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade and arrested suspected Palestinian militants during a raid on the West Bank on Friday, officials said. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, formed in late 2000, is recognized as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States. Israeli undercover forces …
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