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Putin calls up 300,000 Reservists amid setbacks with Ukraine invasion
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, in a measure that appeared to be an admission that Moscow’s war against Ukraine isn’t going according to plan after nearly seven months of fighting and amid recent battlefield losses for the Kremlin’s forces.
Mexico’s earthquake coincidence drives anxiety for many
AP
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — As the parents of children killed when a school collapsed during Mexico’s 2017 earthquake celebrated a Mass in their memory, the ground began to shake again.
US teen who killed alleged rapist sentenced & fined
BBC NEWS
A US teenager who stabbed her alleged rapist to death has been sentenced by an Iowa court to five years' probation.
Jury deliberations begins for R. Kelly's child porn, trial-fixing case
NPR
CHICAGO, USA — Jurors began deliberating Tuesday at R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago, sorting through a month of evidence and arguments on charges accusing the singer of producing child pornography, enticing minors for sex and rigging his 2008 child porn trial.
Driven by consumers, US inflation grows more persistent
AP
WASHINGTON - U.S. inflation is showing signs of entering a more stubborn phase that will likely require drastic action by the Federal Reserve, a shift that has panicked financial markets and heightens the risks of a recession.
Australian woman sues over irreversible trans surgery
CHRISTIAN NEWS NETWORK
An Australian woman has launched legal action after she underwent drastic surgery to appear like a man.
New York returns stolen art to Italy
BBC
NEW YORK, USA - New York's district attorney has returned $19m (£16m) worth of stolen art to Italy. The 58 pieces include a marble head of the goddess Athena dated 200 BC, worth an estimated $3m alone.
US bars 'tech' firms from building China factories
BBC
WASHINGTON DC, USA - US tech companies that receive federal funding will be barred from building "advanced technology" facilities in China for 10 years, the Biden administration has said.
Solomon Islands bans foreign navies, in blow to US, UK
THE WASHINGTON POST
The Solomon Islands will bar all foreign military ships from docking at its ports, the country’s government said late Tuesday, more than a week after requests from a US Coast Guard ship and a British naval vessel went unanswered and months after the Pacific nation signed a defense pact with China.
Stalker killed girl by setting her on fire after she rejected him
JHARKHAND, India - Indian police on Tuesday formed a special investigative unit to probe the death of a girl who said she had been set on fire by a stalker whose marriage proposal she rejected, a case that has led to anger in a country where violence against women is rife.
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