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Tear gas or pepper spray used at South African nightclub when teenagers died, eyewitness says
STR/AFP via Getty Images(EAST LONDON, South Africa) -- Tear gas or pepper spray was used on patrons at a popular nightclub in South Africa when more than a dozen teenagers mysteriously died there, an ...
Jun 30, 2022
China's president returns to Hong Kong for 25th anniversary of British handover
Feng Li/Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- When Chinese President Xi Jinping stepped off a high speed train into Hong Kong on Thursday to throngs of flag waving residents and a traditional lion dance performa...
Jun 30, 2022
Verdict in France's 'trial of the century': Between relief and the years ahead
BENOIT PEYRUCQ/AFP via Getty Images(PARIS) -- Wednesday marked the epilogue of a nearly 10-month-long and emotional trial for the Paris terror attacks of Nov. 13, 2015, with Salah Abdeslam -- the only...
Jun 30, 2022
Why it may be hard to isolate Russia, experts say
Henry Nicholls - Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In response to the invasion of Ukraine, the West has imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia, nearly crippling its economy and isolating it from all b...
Jun 30, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian strikes near Odesa after Snake Island withdrawal
GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to...
Jun 30, 2022
Mariupol theater airstrike was 'a clear war crime' by Russian military, Amnesty International says
ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Russian military committed "a clear war crime" when its forces bombed a packed drama theater in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in March, Amnesty I...
Jun 30, 2022
Mystery remains over deaths of 21 teenagers at South African nightclub
Peng Song/Getty Images(LONDON and PRETORIA) -- The mysterious deaths of 21 teenagers at a popular nightclub in South Africa has swirled speculation and left many unanswered questions. The incident rem...
Jun 29, 2022
Europe adds visitor fee for US travel next year
Santiago Urquijo via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As Americans head to crowded airports for a revival of European summer vacations, it looks like next year will be more expensive for those headed to th...
Jun 29, 2022
Defectors in Seoul send balloons carrying medicine to COVID-19-struck North Korea, defying law in South
Woohae Cho/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- A North Korean defector group in Seoul claimed on Tuesday to have launched air balloons carrying medical supplies near the inter-Korean border. The Fight...
Jun 29, 2022
109 live animals found in women's luggage in massive airport wildlife trafficking bust
Danielle Kiemel/Getty Images - FILE(LONDON) -- Two women have been arrested in Thailand for allegedly attempting to smuggle at least 109 live animals in their luggage -- including porcupines, armadill...
Jun 29, 2022
