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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that developing countries have gained an increasingly important role in the global economy, while the share of output by Western countries has shrunk. In a speech to the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin accused the West of undermining the global economy and finances with unilateral sanctions. By freezing Russian assets abroad, Western nations eroded trust in their […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Three men were each sentenced to 47 months in prison on Friday for the theft of an ornate Romanian gold helmet and bracelets in a raid on a Dutch museum. The Northern Netherlands District Court said the three men, whose identities were not released in line with privacy rules, warranted a custodial sentence “because of the nature and gravity” of their crime. The Cotofenesti helmet […]

By Martyn Herman MONACO, June 5 (Reuters) – Audi has signalled that potential new Formula One engine regulations, including a return to V8 power units, would not derail its involvement in the sport, although the German manufacturer says retaining turbos remains its priority. Formula One’s governing FIA is pushing for simpler and cheaper engines under rules expected for 2030 or 2031, with president Mohammed Ben Sulayem advocating a return to […]

BEIRUT, June 5 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Iran of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States on Friday, in some of his toughest criticism yet of Tehran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah as it wages war with Israel. In a CNN interview, Aoun said “the people of Lebanon are paying the price … for the sake” of Iran’s interests, and were […]

(Fixes typo in first bullet) By Camillus Eboh ABUJA, June 5 (Reuters) – At least 1,094 Nigerians have registered interest in voluntary return from South Africa following xenophobic attacks, up from 130 previously seeking repatriation, with a joint screening process under way to determine eligibility, Nigerian foreign ministry spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa said on Friday. • The screening by foreign ministry officials from both countries and South African immigration and police […]

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 5 (Reuters) – Russia plans to launch its own, smaller version of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband system next year, Alexei Shelobkov, CEO of Iks Holding, the company developing the service, said on Friday. “The good news is that it is already being created. Satellites are already being launched. In the coming weeks, we will begin testing, and as promised, it will start operating commercially in […]

By Nate Raymond June 5 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday struck down policies President Donald Trump’s administration adopted that have barred people from countries on his travel ban list from getting final decisions on their asylum, work permit, green card, and citizenship applications. U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, ruled that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had adopted a series of unlawful policies targeting […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes combined for five goals in the frantic final 15 minutes of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night, and another one got waved off. It was somehow an even crazier finish than the series opener 48 hours earlier, when Vegas’ Tomas Hertl scored the winner with 3:24 left. It’s all tied up after the Hurricanes overcame […]

PARIS (AP) — A firestorm of recrimination raged in France on Friday over the feared killing of a missing 11-year-old girl, with the judicial system accused of having failed to act on previous allegations of rape against the suspect in custody. The search in southwest France for the girl identified by police as Lyhanna has gripped national and, increasingly, political attention since she went missing after school on May 29. […]