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Beijing has proposed an initiative which is aimed at boosting regional connectivity Beijing has proposed an economic corridor which would link China and Bangladesh as well as Myanmar.Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman discussed the regional connectivity project during the latter’s first official visit to Beijing, on Friday.A Chinese Foreign Ministry communique on Xi’s meeting with Rahman said China “stands ready to work with Bangladesh to carry out high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.”It added that Beijing is ready to cooperate to “advance the development of the China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor for greater regional connectivity.”Reuters reported that the…

“A few members of Congress” were reportedly told that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will finish its safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone by September.  A lawmaker who requested to remain anonymous told the Daily Signal of the development, as conservatives and pro-life advocates push the agency to undo a Biden-era regulation that allows abortion pills to be sent via mail without an in-person appointment.  The FDA first approved mifepristone in 2000 by classifying pregnancy as an “illness.” At the time, guardrails for the drugs — called Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) — required that only…

The fatally stabbed UK student was treated as the suspect after his murderer misled police Newly released police footage shows the man convicted of murdering British student Henry Nowak repeatedly telling officers he had been the victim of a racist attack – claims a judge later ruled were entirely false. The recording comes weeks after bodycam video showing police handcuffing the dying 18-year-old sparked nationwide outrage over the officers’ response. Nowak was stabbed to death in Southampton last December after being confronted by Vickrum Singh Digwa, a 23-year-old Sikh from the city. Digwa was convicted of murder last month and sentenced…

On May 12, entrepreneur Sarah Wells was delighted to suddenly see nearly $10,000 appear in her bank account as if by magic. But it wasn’t sorcery; it was the first of two tariff refunds arriving from Customs and Border Protection. Wells had applied for—and eventually got—a total of $15,741 back from the government, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in February which found that the “Liberation Day” levies from the Trump administration last year were illegal.Wells’ business, which sells breast pumps, pump bags and apparel to breastfeeding moms across the nation, not only has had to pay thousands of dollars…

A Saudi Arabian asylum seeker activist has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering six people and injuring hundreds more at a Christmas market in Germany in 2024. This week, the Magdeburg Regional Court handed down the maximum sentence to Taleb Al Abdulmohsen over an attack on the town’s Christmas market in which he used a rental car to plough into pedestrians, killing six, including a nine-year-old boy and five women. Over 300 more were left injured in the frenzied attack. According to broadcaster NTV, over 200 victims attended the trial, forcing regional authorities in Saxony-Anhalt to build a temporary courthouse…

Friday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Sunny Hostin said President Donald Trump has caused the United States “standing in the world” to drop. During the panel discussion about comedian Larry David saying the UFC Freedom 250 event held on the White House lawn in mid-June made him “embarrassed to be an American,” co-host Sara Haines said, “The only thing I hear is when he says I’m embarrassed, I say, don’t give Trump that power. Because Trump is here for eight years out of 250, that’s a blip in time. And I refuse to hand over my patriotism. My pride of…

A California court has ordered a new sentence hearing for former film producer Harvey Weinstein amid a years-long legal battle A California appeals court has ordered a new sentencing hearing for former US film producer Harvey Weinstein while upholding his convictions for raping and sexually assaulting Russian-born model-actress Evgeniya Chernyshova. The original 16-year term was based “solely on an aggravating factor that no longer exists,” the court stated in a ruling on Friday.The disgraced Hollywood movie mogul, who was accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of women, was sentenced in 2023 for “forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by a foreign…

Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger announced the launch of a new political action committee aimed at supporting Democrats willing to challenge Republicans he accuses of putting “loyalty to President Donald Trump ahead of loyalty to America.” Kinzinger, who served as one of two Republicans on the now-defunct January 6 Select Committee, endorsed former President Joe Biden and later former Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election. In an ad announcing the launch of Back the Bold PAC, he said, “Washington has failed to hold itself accountable to the American people.” “Trust me, I lived it,” Kinzinger says in…

The chain of earthquakes that shook the planet this week was violent and tragic, but can be explained A string of powerful earthquakes struck different parts of the world on Wednesday, prompting speculation over whether the events could be connected. While seismologists say they were not, the unusual cluster has raised questions about how earthquakes are linked, why some occur in pairs, and what terms such as “seismic doublet” and “earthquake swarm” actually mean. What happened?The week’s most devastating seismic event struck Venezuela, where two powerful earthquakes measuring magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 hit just 39 seconds apart near the country’s…

A dog who suffered abuse and abandonment in the past has become a hero in Venezuela thanks to his work helping find survivors among the ruins of collapsed buildings following this week’s deadly earthquakes. International outlets have described the dog, a border collie named Tsunami, as a symbol of hope in the aftermath of Wednesday’s deadly doublet earthquake that caused widespread devastation in Venezuela. Tsunami’s hard work has so far reportedly resulted in the successful rescue of over 12 survivors of Wednesday’s earthquakes in Venezuela as of Thursday. The Colombian magazine Semana detailed that Tsunami is part of a local search and…