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South Korea to Ban Dog Meat by 2027

South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol administration and the ruling People Power Party agreed on Friday to push for a ban on the controversial age-old practice of dog meat consumption later this year, which would come into full effect in 2027 after a three-year grace period to phase out the industry....

Social issues

Colorado Court: Trump to Remain on Ballot

A Colorado court Friday ruled against a suit to bar Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot but criticized the former US president and Republican favorite for the GOP 2024 presidential nominee for his actions around the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots....

Politics

Report: Vietnam Increasing South China Sea Expansion

Washington-based think tank the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said in a report that Vietnam has heavily expanded its acres of land in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea through dredging and landfill efforts....

Politics

Canada, 5 European Countries Join Myanmar Genocide Case

Five European countries — Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK — and Canada have filed a joint declaration of intervention with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning proceedings accusing Myanmar of genocide toward its Rohingya community....

World

Evangelical Leader Says Trump is Beatable in Iowa Caucus

Bob Vander Plaats, a prominent social conservative leader in Iowa, has claimed that former Pres. Donald Trump is beatable in the nation's first primary state and suggested that he will endorse another candidate for the Republican presidential nomination....

Politics

Report: Biden Campaign Considering TikTok Presence

On Friday, Virginia-based news website Axios — citing two anonymous sources — reported that US Pres. Joe Biden's re-election campaign is considering joining the social media platform TikTok in order to appeal more to young voters....

Science & technology

Sweden's NATO Bid Delayed in Turkish Parliament

Turkey's parliamentary foreign affairs committee delayed a vote concerning Sweden's application to NATO on Thursday, with Chairman Fuat Oktay claiming that lawmakers were in need of being 'fully convinced' to approve the matter....

World

David DePape Found Guilty in Paul Pelosi Hammer Attack

San Francisco jurors convicted 43-year-old David DePape of federal crimes for breaking into the home of then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and attacking her husband, Paul, with a hammer in October 2022. Their verdict came after deliberating for roughly eight hours on Thursday....

Crime & justice

Sudan Asks UN to End Political Mission Immediately

Sudan’s government has called on the United Nations (UN) to end its political mission in the country with immediate effect in a letter penned to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday, accusing the mission of ineffectiveness....

World

Spain: Pedro Sánchez Re-Elected as Prime Minister

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is set to form a new minority government with the broad left-wing Sumar alliance, after he secured 179 votes in the 350-seat parliament on Thursday, following a controversial amnesty deal with Catalan separatists....

Politics

US Senate Approves Stopgap Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

The US Senate passed a stopgap continuing resolution, 87 to 11, on Wednesday to fund federal agencies into early next year and prevent a government shutdown, sending the measure to Pres. Joe Biden for signature just ahead of Friday's 11:59 p.m. deadline. The bill was passed by the House on Tuesda...

Politics

Texas Legislature Proposes State Crime for Illegal Immigration

The Texas House of Representatives voted Tuesday night in favor of a bill that would criminalize entering the state illegally. The bill, Senate Bill 4 (SB4), would give local law enforcement the authority to detain and deport unauthorized immigrants....

Politics

George Santos Won’t Seek Reelection Following Ethics Report

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has announced that he will not seek reelection in 2024 following the release of a House Ethics Committee report concluding that the politician had “fraudulently exploit[ed] every aspect of his House candidacy for his own financial profit.”...

Politics

Report: Biden Mishandled Material but Unlikely to be Charged in Docs Case

The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the federal prosecutor investigating Pres. Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents during his time as vice president is preparing a report that will be critical of how Biden and his aides handled the material. But the president is unlikely to ...

Crime & justice

Pentagon Fails Audit for Sixth Year in a Row

The US Department of Defense failed an independent audit of its accounting systems for the sixth year in a row, the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday....

Money

UK: 56 Labour Lawmakers Vote for Gaza Ceasefire

56 members of parliament (MPs) from the Labour Party, including shadow ministers, have backed a motion from the Scottish National Party (SNP) for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, defying party leader Sir Keir Starmer who supported so-called humanitarian pauses....

World

Biden and Xi Meet, Agree to Resume Military Communication

US Pres. Joe Biden and Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping met for the first time in a year on Wednesday, as the two held talks for approximately four hours in California before attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in an attempt to revive relations between both countries....

Military

UK's David Cameron Travels to Meet Zelenskyy in Ukraine

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron, who this week returned to government in a new role as foreign secretary, traveled to Ukraine and met with Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday....

World

Taiwan: Opposition Parties Unite for January Election

Taiwan's two largest opposition parties, the Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP), have agreed to run a joint campaign against the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in January's presidential election....

Politics

Trump's Lawyers Request Mistrial in N.Y. Fraud Case

Former Pres. Donald Trump and his family are requesting a mistrial be declared in his New York civil case, claiming that Judge Arthur Engoron and his clerk are biased against the defendants. Trump's lawyers filed the request for a new trial on Wednesday....

Crime & justice

Haley Clarifies Social Media Name Verification Stance

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who’s currently running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has slightly walked back her proposal that social media platforms forbid anonymous posting....

Politics

In Talks, Cuba Blames US Sanctions for Migrant Exodus

US and Cuban officials held a second round of talks in Havana on Tuesday over the record flood of Cubans fleeing the island's economic crisis. The discussions were an effort to understand how best to stop the exodus of Cubans to the US....

Social issues

Biden Nominates 5 More Judges, 1st Muslim Appellate Court Judge

US Pres. Joe Biden announced five more judicial nominees on Wednesday, adding to the more than 150 already confirmed by the Senate. If confirmed, they would include the first Muslim-American circuit court judge and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals' first openly LGBTQ+ judge....

Politics

US House Passes Stopgap Bill to Prevent Government Shutdown

The US House of Representatives passed Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) short-term, clean continuing resolution, 336 to 95, on Tuesday to keep funding flowing into early next year and prevent a looming government shutdown....

Politics

Ukrainian Lawmaker Arrested on Suspicion of Russia-Linked Treason

A Ukrainian lawmaker was this week formally notified by authorities that he was under suspicion of treason, according to a video posted on his Telegram channel. Filmed as a member of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) stood behind him, Oleksandr Dubinsky said that a Kyiv court had ordered him detai...

Crime & justice