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[ad_1] She had almost forgotten about the petition, a critique of the Chinese government that she had posted online months earlier. The woman, a Chinese citizen living in the United States, had been careful to register on the site anonymously, and the petition drew little notice. Except, that is, from the Chinese government. Early one…
[ad_1] KARACHI — Pakistan’s newly formed parliament elected Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday as prime minister for a second time, three weeks after uncertain national elections caused delays in the formation of a coalition government. He beat Omar Ayub, the candidate backed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who secured 92 votes. Sharif returns to…
[ad_1] Kamala Harris to meet Benny Gantz next week Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with Benny Gantz, a member of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet, on Monday, according to White House officials, as the U.S. continues to push Israel for a cease-fire agreement. President Biden will not be present at the meeting,…
[ad_1] PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A police officer in Pakistan is being hailed as a hero after she protected a woman from a furious mob accusing her of blasphemy over what she was wearing. Sheher Bano, an assistant superintendent of police in the city of Lahore, “put her life in danger” to rescue the woman after…
[ad_1] IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Authorities in Miami Beach launch stricter safety measures to prevent spring break chaos 02:41 Crowd at Duke basketball game cheers on 10-year-old who completed cancer treatments 03:03 L.A. sees spike in car thefts as thieves are using key fob…
[ad_1] TUCSON, Ariz. — First lady Jill Biden spoke for only 14 minutes on the second leg of her “Women for Biden-Harris” tour — but that didn’t stop Pro-Palestinian protesters from interrupting her remarks four separate times. “It’s a genocide, Jill!” yelled one of the four demonstrators in Tucson Saturday morning as he was being…
[ad_1] Iran held its first parliamentary election Friday since mass 2022 protests over mandatory hijab laws following the death of Mahsa Amini, apparently drawing a low turnout amid calls for a boycott. It wasn’t immediately clear if voter apathy or an active desire to send a message to Iran’s theocracy depressed the number of voters coming…
[ad_1] UBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by U.S. first lady Jill Biden has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over his anthem supporting the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. Shervin Hajipour posted on Instagram on Friday, the same day that Iran held its parliamentary election, what…
[ad_1] Death toll in Gaza surges past 30,300 The death toll in Gaza has climbed past 30,300, according to the Health Ministry, with more than 71,000 people wounded. The death toll in the strip is an estimate, as rapidly depleting health, demographic and search and rescue resources make it difficult accurately count the dead. Another…
[ad_1] The boyfriend of a Los Angeles woman detained in Russia was thinking of proposing to her before she was imprisoned on treason charges, he told NBC News on Thursday. Chris Van Heerden, 33, said it was “painful” that the Sverdlovsk Regional Court in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg had denied a request from Ksenia Karelina’s…