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Stonehenge sprayed with paint by environmental protesters
DW NEWS
ENGLAND, UK - Environmental protesters sprayed paint on Stonehenge on Wednesday, with footage showing an orange powder covering some of the stones.
Russia sentences US soldier to almost 4 years in penal colony
THE WASHINGTON POST
A Russian court sentenced an American soldier Wednesday to three years and nine months in a penal colony after finding him guilty of theft and threatening to kill his Russian girlfriend, state media reported.
EU threatens higher tariffs on Chinese electric cars
DW NEWS
PARIS, FRANCE - The European Commission on Wednesday said it would impose provisional duties of up to 38.1% on imports of Chinese electric vehicles after an investigation into illegal support from Chinese government subsidies.
Biden administration announces new sanctions against Russia
CNN
WASHINGTON DC, USA - US President Joe Biden will arrive at the G7 summit in Italy with over 300 new sanctions aimed at further isolating and financially weakening Russia.
Israel & Hamas placed on UN list for violating children's rights
BBC NEWS
The United Nations has added Israel's military, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad's armed wing for the first time to its list of offenders for violating children’s rights.
R. Hunter Biden found guilty on all 3 counts in gun trial
BBC NEWS
DELAWARE, USA- Robert Hunter Biden is found guilty on all three counts in his federal gun crimes case in Delaware.
Amanda Knox reconvicted in Italy slander case
DW NEWS
ROME, Italy - An Italian court has reconvicted American Amanda Knox of slander and handed her a three-year jail sentence.
French counter-terrorism police detain Russian-Ukrainian man
DW NEWS
PARIS, France - French counter-terrorism investigators on Wednesday detained a dual Russian-Ukrainian citizen who seriously injured himself in an explosion two days ago.
Biden announces asylum restrictions to ‘control border’
BBC NEWS
President Joe Biden has issued a sweeping executive order aimed at curbing record migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border that have left him politically vulnerable in an election year.
Nissan warns of exploding air bag inflators in older vehicles
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is urging the owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators have an increased risk of exploding in a crash and hurling dangerous metal fragments.