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There was one winning ticket in the draw, and it was bought in Illinois. The jackpot was the nation’s third-largest lottery prize. (Image credit: Paul Sancya/AP)

BEIJING (Reuters) – A prominent Chinese commentator said on Saturday he deleted a tweet warning of military retaliation should U.S. fighter jets escort House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on any visit to Taiwan, after Twitter blocked his account. Pelosi, number three

French President Emmanuel Macron, whose provocative style often angered his opponents, lost his commanding majority in June and now needs to negotiate with opposition lawmakers to advance individual bills through a divided legislature.

Russian energy giant Gazprom Saturday suspended gas supplies to Latvia following tensions between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine and sweeping European and US sanctions against Russia. The declaration came a day after Moscow and Kyiv accused

Scientists are warning this week that the prolonged and above-average temperatures gripping the Mediterranean Sea are causing a “marine wildfire” that could permanently alter the ecosystem and cause species extinction. David Diaz of the Spanish oceanographic institute told Le Monde

Even relatively inexpensive drones can provide valuable intelligence to units on the battlefield. “This is our task,” a Ukrainian drone surveillance unit member says. “We sit the whole day and watch.” (Image credit: Jason Beaubien/NPR)

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday outlined a draft referendum question in a bid to change the constitution to set up a representative Indigenous body in parliament. Australia’s constitution currently does not recognize Indigenous peoples, and the move to

President Joe Biden’s administration tried Friday to defuse heated Chinese warnings against a possible trip to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as Beijing announced live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait. Pelosi is reportedly about to leave on

Friendships across racial lines are common among children until around the age of 10. But then something changes. Children begin to self-segregate by race in classrooms and cafeterias, even in diverse and integrated schools. They begin to mirror the racial

Like many casual followers of sports in the U.K., I was only faintly aware that England was due to host the Women’s Euro Cup—the main soccer tournament held between European nations every four years—this summer. Soccer was always an appealing