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The Kremlin said on Wednesday that “in-depth dialogue” was the way to reduce rising tensions between Russia and the West, including in the nuclear sphere, but that “the collective West” was refusing to engage despite the potential dangers. Russia’s war in Ukraine has seen East-West ties hit their most dangerous moment since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis and Russia’s defense …

Silhouettes of 80 soldiers were etched on sand on a beach in the town of Broadstairs in southern Britain on Wednesday, May 22, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Pete Gower, a 72-year-old veteran, remembered his father who fought with the Sussex Regiment in Normandy, saying “it must have been horrific for him”. D-DAY: EVERYTHING YOU NEED …

Hundreds of Palestinians swarmed and looted an aid convoy in Gaza this weekend, one of the latest incidents revealing the disorganized distribution of aid in the region. The U.S. has spent $350 million constructing a pier in the Mediterranean Sea to facilitate the delivery of aid into Gaza. The U.S. has used the pier to transfer roughly 569 metric tons …

Greatness recognizes greatness, and LeBron James recognizes the talent that WNBA first overall pick Caitlin Clark has. He also knows what impact it will have on the league’s potential growth. The Los Angeles Lakers star didn’t miss a beat in addressing Clark’s critics, as the former Hawkeyes star has been under heavy scrutiny as the Indiana Fever’s season got off …

UNDER THE MICROSCOPE – Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg said the police officers who arrested Scottie Scheffler will be investigated for whether they followed proper protocol. Continue reading… BEST FOR LAST – Scottie Scheffler had his best round on the final day of the PGA Championship, just days after he was arrested outside Valhalla Golf Club on multiple charges. Continue reading… …

Extreme weather attributed to the El Niño phenomenon is causing a surge in hunger in several countries, including Zambia and Afghanistan, the UN’s World Food Programme said Wednesday, and called on donors for much-needed help. El Niño is a natural, temporary and occasional warming of part of the Pacific that shifts global weather patterns, and studies say that as the …

Coco Gauff is encouraging young people and her peers to vote, as she is upset with the “current state” of the Florida government. The reigning U.S. Open champion resides in the Sunshine State and pushed back against Gov. Ron DeSantis regarding book bans. “We aren’t happy with the current state of our government in Florida, especially everything with the books …

Mourners chanted “Death to America” at the funeral service for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday in the nation’s capital of Tehran. President Raisi, Iran’s foreign minister and others were killed Sunday in a helicopter crash. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei presided over the service at Tehran University, where caskets of the dead draped in Iranian flags were seen …

Russia’s top arms control diplomat on Wednesday dismissed as fake news an assertion by the United States that Russia had launched a weapon into low-Earth orbit that was capable of inspecting and attacking other satellites. The Kremlin has flatly denied assertions by U.S. officials that Moscow is developing a space-based anti-satellite nuclear weapon. But on Tuesday, U.S. Space Command said …

Indira Gandhi, a prominent Indian politician and the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s inaugural prime minister, was tragically assassinated by her own bodyguards on Oct. 31, 1984. Born Nov. 19, 1917, she emerged as a central figure in her country’s political landscape, eventually becoming prime minister in her father’s footsteps. The trust she placed in her favorite Sikh security guard, …