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A Cuban man who staged a rare protest over the detention of a dissident rapper has been slapped with a five-year prison term for disobedience and “enemy propaganda,” according to a sentencing document seen by AFP on Wednesday night. In

Prosecutors ask that pediatric gastroenterologist Arie Levine be barred from working; suspect is accused of assault under the guise of medical tests, treatments

Panel notifies chief Katy Perry, her deputy, northern district commander, and prison warden they may face reprimand over incident last year, in which 6 security prisoners escaped

A rising TikTok star from a Mennonite community in Mexico that once shunned rubber tires and electricity is embracing technology to give a glimpse of her life through social media. A century after her ancestors arrived, Marcela Enns, 30, shares

If Carl von Clausewitz’s famous maxim that war is the continuation of politics by other means holds some truth, then the border zone between the two — the pathway into war, or the way around it — is where the

US correspondent Jacob Magid discusses president’s phone call with PM, plus more on the Negev Summit, and environmental reporter Sue Surkes reviews her visit to the UAE

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having a “deadly” impact and threatening security in the Arab world, particularly through spiraling wheat prices, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Algiers Wednesday. He was speaking on the final leg of a

The wine was too warm for Kristina Kvien, the top U.S. envoy to Ukraine, so she stood up to get some ice cubes from a waiter at the bar. It was close to midnight in eastern Poland, the 11th night

In the West, ski resorts are banking on a Spring Break surge after a rough winter of prolonged drought, labor and housing shortages and frustrated customers. (Image credit: Kirk Siegler/NPR)

With deadlock on many major issues, a proposal to provide relief to motorists has picked up steam.