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The US mission to the United Nations said: "The United States is engaging constructively to ensure any action by the Security Council is helpful in de-escalating tensions."

The incident is one of the most disruptive digital ransom operations ever reported & has prompted calls from American lawmakers to tighten up protection for critical US energy infrastructure.

David Friedman responds: Israel bends over backwards to secure Muslim worship at Muslim holy sites.

Musk said on Twitter in April that SpaceX was going to put a "literal Dogecoin on the literal moon."

Woman and children were among the wounded, he said. An interior ministry spokesman said 28 people were wounded.

The Siberian physician who treated Alexei Navalny had left a hunting base in a forest on an all-terrain vehicle on Friday and had not been seen since.

Egyptian monks Wael Saad and Ramon Rasmi Mansour, were convicted of the killing of Bishop Epiphanius, 64.

The Middle East Quartet called on Israel to "exercise restraint" and "avoid measures that would further escalate the situation."

Mehrdad Ansari, 39, who could face as much as 50 years in federal prison for his conspiracy to violate trade sanctions on Iran, along with other charges, is set to be sentenced on September 1.

The gunman remains at large, and an NYPD manhunt has been launched.

The rocket landed at longitude 72.47 degrees east and latitude 2.65 degrees north, which placed it right next to the Maldives in the Indian Ocean.

Asked 'what is dogecoin', Musk replied, "It's the future of currency. It's an unstoppable financial vehicle that’s going to take over the world."

The United States and Russia have expelled each other's diplomats in recent months in a series of retaliatory moves.

The second cargo plane full of medical equipment took off from Israel early on Friday and is expected to be followed by more shipments over the next few days.

India's health ministry reported 4,187 fatalities over the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to just under 240,000, though experts say the real death toll is likely far higher.

The app grants law enforcement officials and the public access to Interpol's database of stolen works of art and more.

The company has engaged a third-party cybersecurity firm to launch an investigation, and Colonial has contacted law enforcement and other federal agencies, it said.

A 186-year-old letter detailing an early American diplomatic visit to the Holy Land surfaced in a Jerusalem auction.

A survivalist summer camp for Orthodox Jews is planned for New York — and vaccinated folks aren’t invited.

"It is a politically-motivated event," China's UN mission wrote in the note, dated Thursday. "We request your mission NOT to participate in this anti-China event."

UK, EU to greenlight the entry of Israeli tourists starting as early as the middle of this month.

the three-count indictment alleges that the four ex-officers "willfully deprived" Floyd of his constitutional rights, according to the US Justice Department.

Iran, on its end, continues to demand sanction relief instead in order to comply with a new agreement, according to the report.

Students were sent home with their parents immediately after the shootings and classes will be canceled on Friday, Jefferson School District Superintendent Chad Martin said.

Police said in addition to drug trafficking, the gang robbed trucks of cargo and held up commuter trains to steal from passengers.

Trump plans to launch his own social media platform, an adviser has said.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and US Vice President Kamala Harris are due to explore ways of tackling undocumented immigration in talks on Friday.

"Firmness for those who block the formation of a government: We have taken national measures, and it is only the beginning..."

Kerry strenuously denied the new claim by Zarif that the supposed conversation about Israeli strikes in Syria never happened. Zarif has offered no further clarification

A child of subsistence farmers, she was chosen by a judicial panel over the lawyer who argued President Uhuru Kenyatta's case in a 2017 battle with the Supreme Court that she will now head.

The United States is no longer the undisputed hegemon in the Middle East, while Russia is once again a military and diplomatic actor in the region.

"Most of the debris will burn up during re-entry ... leaving only a very small portion that may fall to the ground, which will potentially land on areas away from human activities or in the ocean."

Trump was barred from Twitter on January 9, due to concerns of further violent unrest following the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol by his supporters.

The launch of this space on his website comes a day before Facebook's decision on whether to uphold his indefinite suspension from the platform.

Elliott Abrams, a longtime foreign policy maven with experience in a number of Republican administrations, has come to her defense.

In a series of motions filed to District Court Judge Peter Cahill, Chauvin's attorney, Eric Nelson, said his client was deprived of a fair trial.

Psychologists believe that Hitler's sexual deviancy comes from the relationship he had with his mother and father, who were also believed to have been cousins.

As part of the collaboration, IAI will convert six 777-300ERs and 777-200LRs starting in 2024. This conversion is estimated to take approximately one year.

The first time the 30-meter long Long March 5B was launched, it nearly landed on US soil.

With 3.45 million active cases, India recorded 357,229 new infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by 3,449 to 222,408.

Afghan security forces fought back a major Taliban offensive in southern Helmand province in the last 24 hours.

The Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, got jammed across the canal on March 23 and remained stuck for six days, stopping traffic in both directions.

The scheme takes visitors to a verdant strip of farmland thick with palm trees that runs south of the Giza pyramids, between the lesser known pyramids of Saqqara and Dahshur and the western bank of the Nile.

The Golden Age of Spanish Jewry saw great poets, authors, astronomers, physicians and religious scholars. In most cases, there is little to see today of this great past.

Violent crimes classified as political in nature rose by nearly 20% year-on-year to 3,365 and included 11 murders and 13 attempted murders, Seehofer said.

Those surveyed have said that it's important to increase staff patrolling the border.

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said on Twitter she was headed towards the scene of the accident.

Reuters could not independently verify the reports and a military spokesman did not answer a phone call seeking comment.

"After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," the two said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Democratic Senator Dick Durbin wrote to FBI director Christopher Wray asking whether the agency had adequately pushed its sources in the extremist group to understand their plans.

The couple have given to the Hebrew Academy, a local Jewish day school, and to Jewish Adoption and Family Care Options, which administers to abused, neglected and at-risk children.

While Chad had cracked down on extremism there is now concern of growing chaos. The burden on Algeria as a center of stability now grows.

The European commission outlined new proposals on Monday which would ease COVID restrictions to let tourists in, starting next month.

Navid’s brothers Vahid and Habib also participated in the demonstrations against the regime in 2018

An American couple has been charged with multiple counts of drug trafficking and illegal firearm ownership after Pennsylvania authorities raided their home.

The former French emperor died on May 5, 1821, aged 51, on the southern Atlantic Ocean island of Saint Helena.

The COVID-19 crisis has hit workers across the world; about 1.7 billion adults globally said they temporarily stopped working at their job or business due to the pandemic.

Emerging research has found smacking has a similar effect on a child’s brain to that of abuse. It is more likely to lead to anti-social and aggressive behaviours, which may lead to partner violence.

Israel finally got 'its day in court,' and in front of the most important judge: Biden.

Araud had been France's ambassador to Israel between 2003 and 2006, ambassador to the US from 2014 to 2019, and France's permanent representative to the United Nations from 2009 to 2014.

"Reports that a prisoner swap deal has been reached are not true," State Department spokesman Ned Price told Reuters

Their return marked the end of the first crew rotation mission to the station by the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Archeologist Sergio Grosjean argues that the hand prints were likely made by children as they entered puberty, due to a analysis of their size, with the colors providing a clue to their meaning.

In contrast to the hatred on Al-Jazeera, where commenters said they were happy to see Israelis die, the message from the UAE, Bahrain and other countries was to express remorse.

The coronavirus pandemic caused spikes in domestic violence around the world, emphasizing the need for solutions for survivors.

However the advisers said while they were flagging the mutations, there was no reason currently to believe they were expanding or could be dangerous.

This is the first time India's daily case count had topped 400,000 after 10 consecutive days over 300,000. Deaths from COVID-19 jumped by 3,523 over the past 24 hours.

Esmé Bianco has sued both Marilyn Manson and his former manager for sexual assault, sexual battery and human trafficking after claiming Manson had used a Nazi-owned whip and knife on her.

Agents seized more than 10 cell phones and computers from Giuliani's Manhattan apartment and office in raids on Wednesday

The 90 victims, all but roughly five of them men, were removed from the house and given food and water

The proclamation said India "accounts for over one-third of new global cases" and added that "proactive measures are required to protect the nation's public health from travelers entering from India"

Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case said prosecutors could arrange for Weinstein's transfer to Los Angeles on May 30.

Chile's vaccination drive is the fastest in Latin America thus far, and among the top five globally in terms of percentage of its population with at least one shot.

Russian-speaking ransomware group named Babuk has claimed responsibility.

The 36-year-old rider has won some 1,560 races and earned nearly $60 million in a career that launched in 2004: His is a story of comeback, from physical injury and mental anguish.

Colombia, one of the world's leading coffee producers, is urging farmers to plant more resistant coffee varieties in an effort to stop the spread of a dangerous fungus.

Following an increased threat of domestic terrorism in the US, Justice Department officials consider tightening federal criminal law, making it easier to prosecute alleged domestic terrorists.

The Amhara and Oromiya regions share a border and attacks between the two ethnic groups in border areas have been rising in recent months.

French President Emmanuel Macron's office said the arrests followed months of discussions between Italy and France, with police targeting those militants guilty of "bloody crimes."

Federal prosecutors have been investigating Giuliani for nearly 1-1/2 years, including a 2019 grand jury subpoena.

Excluding the sale of its IT services business, Northrop earned $6.57 per share in the quarter, up from $5.15 per share, a year earlier, topping analysts' average estimate of $5.48 per share.

Republicans, spurred by the right-wing pro-Israel community, targeted Kahl principally for his role when he was national security adviser to then-Vice President Joe Biden in shaping the Iran deal.

Polling group NOIPolls found that 47% of Nigerians blamed rape on indecent dressing, and fewer than half thought offenders should be punished.

Officers held Mario Gonzalez down for about five minutes, at which point he became unresponsive * WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO *

Wai Moe Naing, a 25-year-old Muslim, has emerged as one of the most high-profile leaders of opposition to the Feb. 1 coup that overhrew an elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi.

Transporting troops, ammunition and guns during Operation Wildente in World War II, the ship was sunk by the British Navy, but it was finally spotted 280 meters below the sea.

Coronavirus sufferers - many struggling for breath - flocked to a Sikh temple on the outskirts of the city, hoping to secure some of the limited supplies of oxygen available there.

Critics, including environmentalist David Attenborough, say seabed mining is untested and has a largely unknown environmental impact.

Born in Germany into a religious Jewish household in 1928, Dr. Ruth Westheimer was sent to Switzerland on the Kindertransport at age 10. Her parents were murdered in the Holocaust.

The Nobel Peace Laureate and Holocaust memoirist may (or may not) be the first Jew to get this honor.

Johnson has a taxpayer-funded 30,000 pound ($42,000) allowance each year for maintaining and furnishing his official residence, but anything above that must be met by the prime minister.

He told Sky News he would be chairing a meeting of G7 transport ministers from the G7 next week to discuss the plan further.

A population drop will add pressure on Beijing to roll out measures to encourage couples to have more children and avert an irreversible decline.

After four women came forward in 2018 with allegations against the Ex Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman's license to practice law will be suspended for the next year.

The updated health advice comes as more than half of all adults in the United States have now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to the US CDC.