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Elon Musk Announces Formation of ‘America Party’ Amid Fallout With Trump Table of Contents Poll Sparks Political Move: “You Shall Have It!” Says Musk WASHINGTON, D.C. — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced the launch of a new political movement dubbed the “America Party,” citing strong public demand for an alternative to the traditional two-party […]

International Criminal Court Contained Sophisticated Cyberattack, Launches Impact Assessmen Table of Contents Second Targeted Incident in Recent Years Raises Security Concerns THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed that it was the target of a “sophisticated and targeted” cyberattack late last week — the second such breach in recent years. The incident

Ukrainian Farmers Risk Lives to Clear Landmines as War Ravages Nation’s Breadbasket Table of Contents With Fields Littered by Ordnance, Locals Turn to Rakes, Tractors — and Drones Kamyanka, Eastern Ukraine – In war-scarred eastern Ukraine, where lush black soil once promised prosperity, farmland is now among the most heavily mined territories on Earth. After

Israeli Drone Strikes Kill One, Wound Several in Southern Lebanon Table of Contents Ceasefire Violations Continue Amid Rising Cross-Border Tensions BEIRUT, LEBANON – At least one person was killed and several others wounded on Saturday as Israeli drones launched multiple attacks on towns in southern Lebanon, marking another escalation in near-daily violations of the November

Ukraine War Update: Drone Attacks, Nuclear Plant Threats, and Diplomatic Push on Air Defences Table of Contents Fighting Intensifies Across Russia and Ukraine Russian air defences shot down dozens of Ukrainian drones across widely dispersed regions, including two near Saint Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, officials said Saturday. Meanwhile, all external power lines supplying the Zaporizhzhia

UN Rights Council Rejects Eritrea’s Bid to End Probe Into Rights Abuses Table of Contents Move to Scrap Special Rapporteur’s Mandate Defeated in Geneva GENEVA — The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday firmly rejected an attempt by Eritrea to terminate the mandate of an independent investigator examining the country’s human rights record, in

At Least 24 Dead as Flash Floods Devastate Texas’ Guadalupe River Region Table of Contents Sudden Storm Triggers Tragedy at Girls’ Summer Camp and Across Kerr County KERRVILLE, Texas — Torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic flash floods along the Guadalupe River in south-central Texas, killing at least 24 people and leaving dozens more missing or

Kagame Cautiously Welcomes U.S.-Brokered Peace Deal With DRC, Warns of Retaliation if Provoked Table of Contents Rwandan Leader Signals Support, But Remains Skeptical of Kinshasa’s Commitment KIGALI, Rwanda — President Paul Kagame has voiced cautious support for a United States-brokered peace agreement with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while warning that Rwanda will