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By Anna Pruchnicka June 10 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s police chief has accused Russia of recruiting teenage Ukrainian girls to kill Ukrainian military personnel, following the arrest of a 17-year-old suspected of murdering a serviceman on the instructions of a Russian operative. In an interview published on Wednesday by Ukrainian media outlet Cenzor.NET, national police chief Ivan Vyhivskyi said there had this year been six cases of contract killings arranged via […]

By Jody Godoy June 10 (Reuters) – A California state court judge denied motions by Meta Platforms and Google’s YouTube seeking a new trial after a jury found them liable for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people, sources familiar with the ruling confirmed on Wednesday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl ruled on the motions on Tuesday, according to court documents. The order stating her […]

WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) – Brett Matsumoto, an economist nominated by President Donald Trump to be the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, on Wednesday said he was committed to the agency’s integrity and independence, adding that he believes strongly in its mission to produce high-quality and “objective” data on the U.S. economy. Matsumoto, who is on leave from the economic data agency to work at the White House’s Council of […]

(AP) – Honda is recalling more than 800,000 vehicles because rear suspension components may fail and cause drivers to lose control, increasing the chances of a crash or injury. American Honda Motor Co. said the recall covers certain 2016-2022 Honda Pilot, 2017-2023 Ridgeline, 2019-2023 Passport and 2014-2020 Acura MDX vehicles. The recall includes 880,514 vehicles that were sold in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, […]

UMM AL-KHAIR, West Bank (AP) — As the FIFA World Cup gets underway on June 11, with Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia among the Arab nations set to compete, soccer remains both a passion and a struggle for many Palestinians in the Israeli- occupied West Bank. The Palestinian national team came agonizingly close to qualifying for the tournament but fell just short of reaching the 48-team field. Still, […]

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian authorities arrested two prominent journalists in the past two days, the latest crackdown on freedom of expression by the West African country’s military leadership during a security crisis. The “Maison de La Presse,” the main press association in Mali, said Tuesday that Abderhmane Keita was arrested on charges of “undermining national unity and the credibility of the State” and “dissemination of false and misleading information.” […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — A former top Canadian government official who has clashed often with President Donald Trump is writing a book about her country’s tense relationship with the United States. Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday that “Unreliable Boyfriend,” by former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, comes out Oct. 13. “This is a book about power, democracy, and the choices countries make when the old rules no longer seem to […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran is taking “too long to negotiate a deal” and that “now they will have to pay the price.” What that means for Tehran wasn’t clear. His latest statement came after the U.S. launched airstrikes early Wednesday against Iran after Trump blamed Tehran for the crash of an American attack helicopter. Iran fired back at countries in the region. A bill to provide […]