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A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday intended to bar the American government from recognizing Bashar al-Assad as Syria's president and to enhance Washington's ability to impose sanctions - a warning to other countries normalizing relations with Assad.

(This May 11 story has been corrected  to remove reference to more weight in paragraph 1)

Expiry of contentious US policy will bring little relief to asylum seekers facing many other border curbs, experts say.

Steven Adams was involved in a fly-tipping incident near Stanley and has been given a suspended prison sentence

Vladimir Putin, of all people, was the first world leader to grasp what a big deal artificial intelligence was for geopolitics. “Whoever becomes the leader,” he warned a group of schoolchildren more than five years ago, “will become the ruler of the world.” What, back then, seemed even to cutting-edge…

The Kremlin on Thursday criticised a decision by the United States to transfer to Ukraine the forfeited assets of conservative Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeyev, saying it was illegal and would backfire on Washington.

The Biden administration’s position on the killing has shifted over time despite repeated US calls for ‘accountability’.

One year after Al Jazeera journalist was killed, rights advocates say Biden administration is shielding Israeli abuses.

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

An Idaho man who traveled to Washington in a car loaded with weapons and was photographed dangling from the Senate balcony during the Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison

"Just to be able to play alongside all the LPGA players I‘ve looked up to is going to be such an amazing experience.”