US puts sanctions on Russian man, three companies for sanctions evasion scheme
FILE – Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska attends the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in St. Petersburg, June 17, 2022.
2 French prison officers killed, 3 injured in attack on prison van
A forensic worker looks for evidence as police officers patrol the site of an attack on a prison van at a road toll in Incarville, France, on May 14, 2024.
One-time Trump fixer Michael Cohen testifies again against former president
Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court in New York City, May 14, 2024.
UN, South Sudan make progress on tax impasse
FILE: Men carry bags of food while women wait for their rations at a food distribution site in Pibor, South Sudan, June 25, 2012.
Crews conduct controlled demolition on collapsed Baltimore bridge
Explosive charges are detonated to bring down sections of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge resting on the container ship Dali on May 13, 2024, in Baltimore.
Costs would be great if Israel-Hezbollah conflict were to escalate, analysts warn
FILE – A picture taken from from the southern Lebanese village of Tayr Harfa, near the border with Israel, shows smoke from rockets fired by Hezbollah billowing near an Israeli outpost on Dec. 15, 2023.
Chad opposition petitions Constitutional Council to cancel presidential election results
FILE – A poll worker holds a ballot during ballot counting at a polling station during the presidential election in N’Djamena, Chad, May 6, 2024.
Uyghur News Recap: May 6–13, 2024
FILE – Protesters wearing Tibetan flags on their shoulders take part in a demonstration in support of members of the Tibetan and Uyghur community and against the Chinese President’s two-day state visit to France, at Place de la Republique in Paris, May 5, 2024.
Russia advances into eastern Ukraine, expanding war front
A police officer helps a local resident during an evacuation due to Russian shelling, amid Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, in the town of Vovchansk in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, May 13, 2024.