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A New York appellate court on Monday upheld the decision requiring former U.S. President Donald Trump to pay $83.3 million to author E. Jean Carroll for defamation, following her accusations of sexual assault dating back to the 1990s. In January 2024, a jury found Trump liable in a civil case for defaming......

Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on Monday afternoon in northeastern Lebanon, targeting areas in the Anti-Lebanon mountains near the Syrian border. According to the Israeli army, the raids struck training camps belonging to Hezbollah’s elite al-Radwan unit. The strikes caused......

India is aiming to strengthen its position as an emerging arms exporter after showcasing its latest military equipment during the May clashes with Pakistan. The four-day confrontation, marked by missile launches and drone raids, was the most intense military exchange between the two neighbors in two......

In early August, artist and mycologist Sam Shoemaker made history by paddling 26.4 miles from Catalina Island to San Pedro, California, in a kayak made entirely from mushrooms. The journey, which took 12 hours, represents one of the longest open-water trips completed in a mycelium-based vessel. Shoemaker’s......

A tragic hunting accident occurred on July 21 in Illinois, Midwest United States, when 34-year-old David Schultheis aimed at a hawk inside a brick building and accidentally shot his 14-year-old daughter, Emma. She was taken to a hospital in St. Louis but did not survive the injury. According to authorities,......

Donald Trump once again threatened military intervention in Chicago on Saturday, the third-largest city in the United States, while Democratic leaders denounced him as a “dictator in the making.” On his Truth Social account, Trump posted a message stating, “Chicago will understand......

A total of 88 countries have either fully or partially suspended their postal services to the United States, causing a drop of over 80% in mail traffic to the country following the imposition of new tariffs by Washington, the United Nations postal agency announced on Saturday. The Universal Postal Union......

The South Korean government reported on Saturday that more than 300 of the 475 people arrested Thursday in a U.S. automobile battery factory are South Korean nationals, expressing “deep concern” over the incident. “Over 300 are likely our citizens,” said South Korean Foreign......

Lebanon’s State Security announced on Saturday that it had seized fiscal stamps on the black market in Dekouané, Mount Lebanon, and sealed the offices involved with red wax. “As part of its ongoing efforts to combat financial crimes and protect public funds, and following reports......

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to establish a blacklist of countries where Americans are allegedly held unjustly. The measure, inspired by the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, carries severe sanctions for responsible officials. No countries have been officially......

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will host the 2026 G20 summit at his family-owned golf resort, Trump National Doral Miami, in Florida. Trump insisted that the venue is “the best location” and claimed, “We will not make any money from this.” The president also confirmed......

Australia would need as much as $530 billion in capital investment to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 70% by 2035, according to new modelling commissioned by the Business Council of Australia. The analysis, carried out by consultancy firm McKinsey, examined three possible scenarios for......

The Houthis in Yemen have accused recently detained United Nations employees of spying for the United States and Israel, according to a senior official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The statement comes after the UN confirmed that at least eleven of its staff were arrested in Houthi-controlled......