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A combative Donald Trump made a rare live appearance on longtime adversary CNN on Wednesday, repeating his false claims about the 2020 election, hurling insults and mocking a former magazine columnist he was found liable of sexually abusing and defaming. Trump, during a…

Britain’s highest court ruled Wednesday it was too late for people in the Niger Delta region to lodge pollution claims against energy giant Shell after a huge oil spill more than one decade ago. The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom said in…

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan appeared in a special court at the capital’s police headquarters Wednesday to answer graft charges, local media reported, a day after his arrest prompted violent nationwide protests. Some local media, citing unnamed sources, said prosecutors had asked…

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday asked the Republican megadonor who has come under scrutiny for providing lavish trips and gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to identify the full extent of what he has given to him and any other justices. The move that comes…

A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House. The verdict was split: Jurors rejected Carroll’s…

World’s largest social media platform for professionals, LinkedIn, has disclosed plans to cut 716 positions across the globe. The company further disclosed that it would shut down its jobs app in mainland China. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Ryan Roslansky, explained that despite…

A Texas therapist faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty on Monday to supplying performance-enhancing drugs to Olympic athletes including banned Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare, US authorities said. Eric Lira, a “naturopathic” therapist based in the city of El Paso,…

At least 22 people died when a tourist boat capsized in India, officials said Monday, with many of those on board thought to be children. It was not clear why the double-decker boat carrying at least 30 people tipped over in the southern…

The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus has declared COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). He made the declaration on Friday after a review of current evidence that shows there is high…