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May 14, 2024

3 Native American tribes seeking rights to Colorado River water in $5B settlement

A proposed water rights settlement would be the first step in securing Colorado River water for the Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute tribes.

May 14, 2024

Putin to visit China this week to meet with Xi, Chinese Foreign Ministry says

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit China for two days, strengthening the alliance between the two authoritarian powers against the Western order led by the U.S.

May 14, 2024

Man who fathered his daughter's 7 children in captivity to be moved to prison from psychiatric detention

Austrian judges have ruled that Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned and raped his daughter for 24 years, can be moved from psychiatric detention to a regular prison.

May 14, 2024

52 confirmed dead, 20 missing after flash floods devastate Indonesia’s Sumatra Island

Rescuers are searching for bodies, and whenever possible survivors, of flash floods that hit Indonesia’s Sumatra Island over the weekend, authorities say.

May 14, 2024

2 workers dead, 1 missing after Polish coal mine caves in, authorities say

Mine authorities in southern Poland say that two miners are dead and one is missing while 12 others were hurt following a cave-in at the Myslowice-Wesola coal mine.

May 14, 2024

North Carolina Republican congressional runoff shows Trump's sway in GOP state politics

In a Republican runoff for North Carolina's new 13th Congressional District, Kelly Daughtry suspended her campaign after her opponent, Brad Knott, received Trump's endorsement.

May 14, 2024

Curfew imposed in New Caledonia following 'high-intensity' violent unrest triggered by voting reforms

Authorities in New Caledonia have implemented a two-day curfew and banned gatherings following violent unrest in Noumea and other areas, officials said.

May 14, 2024

Former army lawyer sentenced to prison after exposing alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan

David McBride, a former army lawyer, has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for leaking classified information about alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan.

May 14, 2024

Georgian parliament holds final reading of divisive 'Russian law' proposal on foreign influence in media

Thousands gathered to protest again as Georgia's parliament held its third and final reading of a divisive foreign influence bill known to critics as "the Russia law."

May 14, 2024

Hong Kong calls for respect of trade offices after UK staffer charged with espionage

Hong Kong has called on foreign governments to respect the city's trade offices abroad after a staff member in its London branch was charged in Britain.