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NCSHP troopers won't be charged in handling of fatal Raleigh crash, despite 'dishonesty' per Wake DA
The two North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers under investigation for their handling of a fatal crash in Raleigh will ...
ICC prosecutor says Netanyahu arrest warrant should remain as Israel jurisdiction challenge is heard
International Criminal Court prosecutors have urged judges to reject a request by Israel to scrap arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister while the court ...
A political prisoner dies in Belarusian prison, human rights activists say
A Belarusian man has died in prison while serving a sentence for insulting the country's authoritarian president, a human rights group said Thursday, adding to a growing number of political prisoners ...
3 girls and 2 soldiers killed in Pakistan school bus bombing are buried
Hundreds of mourners in Pakistan on Thursday attended the funerals of three schoolgirls and two soldiers killed in a suicide bombing that targeted a school bus.
Why the bond market is suddenly freaking out over the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The decidedly unsexy bond market is usually pretty quiet. But when they want to, bond investors can send a loud, clear message to Washington. They did just that Thursday.
Israeli politician critiques the Gaza war's toll on Palestinians and sparks an outcry
Speaking to the Israeli public radio station Reshet Bet, Golan — a former general — said Israel was becoming a pariah state and cautioned that “a sane country doesn’t engage in fighting against ...
Semi-truck spills thousands of pounds of marble on I-85 on Falls Lake Bridge
A fiery 18-wheeler crash on I-85 near the Durham-Granville county line shut down north and southbound lanes on the bridge over Falls Lake after the 18-wheeler lost a load of tens of thousands of ...
Here's what we know about the DC shooting where 2 staff members of the Israeli embassy were killed
Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were fatally shot Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was ...
NC schools would have to teach social media risks under bill advancing in legislature
House Bill 959 would also restrict cellphones in schools and require school boards to pass policies that would prevent ...
Will ‘massive’ Gulf deals cement the US lead in the race for global AI dominance?
US President Donald Trump’s whirlwind visit last week to the Middle East saw a wave of AI dealmaking that could reshape the global technology landscape.
Britain’s plan to transfer Chagos Islands blocked by last-minute legal injunction
Britain’s government has been temporarily blocked from concluding its deal to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, PA Media reported, after an 11th-hour injunction by a High Court judge.
‘What else could Cyril have done?’ South Africans praise calm Ramaphosa after White House ambush
Many South Africans are praising President Cyril Ramaphosa’s calm demeanor as President Donald Trump’s multimedia ambush unfolded in front of the world’s media. He pushed back gently whenever he could ...