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June 27, 2024

Rescuers work to retrieve 3 bodies discovered on Japan's Mount Fuji

Three bodies were discovered in a crater at the summit of Mount Fuji. One body has been retrieved, while efforts to recover the remaining two are on hold due to bad weather.

June 26, 2024

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández sentenced to 45 years in US prison

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for colluding with drug traffickers to ensure over 400 tons of cocaine reached American soil.

June 26, 2024

Vermont agrees to $175K payout over arrest of man who flipped off trooper

Vermont will pay $175,000 over the arrest of Gregory Bombard, who was criminally charged for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018, according to the state's ACLU chapter.

June 26, 2024

Brazil’s Supreme Court decriminalizes possession of marijuana for personal use

In a move that could reduce Brazil's prison population, the South American country's Supreme Court has voted to 'decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use.'

June 26, 2024

Russian energy giant signs memo with Iran on gas supplies

Russian energy giant Gazprom signed a memorandum with the National Iranian Gas Company to supply Iran with Russian pipeline gas; it was signed during a visit to Iran by Gazprom's head Alexei Miller.

June 26, 2024

Bolivian president warns 'irregular' military deployment under way in capital, raising coup fears

Bolivian President Luis Arce warned that an 'irregular' military deployment was taking place in the country's capital, prompting concerns of a potential coup.

June 26, 2024

Kenya's president backtracks on controversial tax increases after deadly protests shake nation

Kenyan President William Ruto announced on Wednesday that he would not sign a finance bill into law after widespread protests erupted over proposed new taxes.

June 26, 2024

Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits troops on front lines under pressure from Russia's onslaught

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi visited troops in eastern Donetsk, who have endured intense Russian ground and air attacks.

June 26, 2024

Denmark imposes world's first carbon tax on flatulent farm animals

Denmark will start taxing livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, becoming the first country to do so.

June 25, 2024

Jury awards $700k to Seattle protesters jailed for writing anti-police slogans in chalk on barricade

Four protesters, arrested for writing anti-police graffiti near a Seattle police precinct, have been awarded nearly $700,000 after a jury decided their civil rights had been violated.