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More than three weeks after the FBI appealed for information leading to the arrest of Ryan Wedding, investigators say tips have been coming in. But the manhunt continues for the former Team Canada Olympic snowboarder, who’s accused of leading a murderous, transnational drug trafficking operation. Ex-snowboarder wanted for allegedly running …

The United States has charged a former Indian intelligence officer who allegedly directed a foiled plot to murder a Sikh separatist in New York City last year, with the FBI saying it would not tolerate retaliation against a U.S. resident.  Washington alleges Indian agents were involved in an attempted assassination …

FILE – Yahya Sinwar, Palestinian leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, places his hand over his heart on stage after greeting supporters at a rally on May 24, 2021, in Gaza City, the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)  BEIRUT (AP) — Yahya Sinwar masterminded an attack on Israel …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy unveiled his much anticipated “victory plan” on Wednesday, calling on his allies to take urgent steps to bolster Kyiv at a precarious moment, in a bid to end the war with Russia next year.  In response, Kremlin says Kyiv must ‘sober up’ and see futility of …

Kamala Harris came fishing for Republican votes in choppy waters — the airwaves of Fox News. Fox News, meanwhile, sought to sink the Democratic presidential candidate’s boat by pressing her unrelentingly on topics seemingly custom-built to remind the network’s viewers why they shouldn’t like her. Interviewer Bret Baier — Donald …

The United States fined German airline Lufthansa $4 million US for its treatment of a group of Jewish passengers who were denied boarding a 2022 flight in Frankfurt after they had flown to Germany from New York.  German airline denied discrimination but acknowledged errors in company procedure. The United States …

The Israel-Hamas war has devastated Gaza’s landscape in ways that may be irreversible, and a picture of the environmental harm is only beginning to emerge as violence spreads across the region. Scientists raise alarms about the climate impact of the growing Middle East conflict. The Israel-Hamas war has devastated Gaza …

NASA finally launched a spacecraft from Florida on Monday on a mission to examine whether Jupiter’s moon, Europa, has conditions suitable to support life. The launch had been delayed a week due to Hurricane Milton.  Europa Clipper launch Monday the start of a mission expected to last nearly 10 years. …

Her wedding night at age 18 brings back painful memories of being forced to have sex with her husband. But under India’s law, it’s not marital rape if the wife is at least that age. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government wants to keep it that way and has filed its …

Lilly Ledbetter, an former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage discrimination legislation, has died at 86.  Ledbetter died Saturday of respiratory failure, according to a statement from her family. Lilly Ledbetter, an former Alabama …