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The Georgian parliament on Tuesday overrode a presidential veto of the “foreign agents” legislation that has fueled Western concerns and sparked massive protests for weeks. The legislature, controlled by the ruling Georgian Dream party, dismissed President Salome Zourabichvili’s veto of the legislation that she and other critics say will restrict media freedom and obstruct Georgia’s chances of joining the European …

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te thanked fighter pilots who had scrambled against China last week during its war games around the island, as he was briefed on the events at a frontline air base on Tuesday. China, which claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, started two days of drills last Thursday in what it called “punishment” for Lai’s inauguration speech …

Western countries led by the United States, France and Germany pushed for a deal to bolster pandemic response rules at a major World Health Organization meeting on Tuesday after states failed to finalize a pandemic treaty. No agreement was reached on the treaty last week in time for this week’s World Health Assembly, with deep divisions and occasional acrimony between …

Russia and Uzbekistan signed an accord Monday for Moscow to build a small nuclear power plant in the Central Asian country, as Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Uzbek capital with Uzbekistan leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Mirziyoyev hailed the project as “vital” in remarks after the talks, noting that Uzbekistan has “its own large reserves of uranium.” Putin, in …

Scouts have not been kind to Bronny James in the pre-draft process, and his latest move doesn’t seem to be reversing many stances. The son of the NBA’s all-time leading scorer declared for next month’s NBA Draft despite averaging less than five points per game in his lone college season at USC (he also entered the transfer portal and could …

Tua Tagovailoa threw for 4,624 yards last season and earned his first career Pro Bowl nod. The Miami Dolphins held offseason workouts Tuesday, and Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel took notice of the quarterback’s progress, saying he’s confident the upcoming season will be Tagovailoa’s best yet. “[Tagovailoa] had two practices last week, and we saw some growth and development within …

The Buffalo Bills front office faced multiple tough decisions this offseason. Early last month, the team’s key decision-makers coordinated a high-profile trade that involved star wide receiver Stefon Diggs. The four-time Pro Bowler agreed to a four-year, $96 million contract extension with the Bills in 2022. But Bills general manager Brandon Beane suggested that moving forward with Diggs’ contract on …

U.N. human rights experts have appealed to Belarusian authorities to help a political prisoner who has been diagnosed with an advanced form of cancer. The experts expressed the “utmost concern” about the denial of medical assistance to Pavel Kuchynski, 29, who was detained in 2022 and sentenced to four years and nine months in prison on charges on insulting the …

Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels and is seeking to have economic sanctions imposed over the Islamic nation’s controversial nuclear program lifted in exchange for slowing the program down, according to a United Nations’ nuclear watchdog. A report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) obtained by the Associated Press said that as …

A date night down the Jersey Shore didn’t go as planned for Jason and Kylie Kelce. Video circulating on social media showed an altercation between Kylie and a woman in a parking lot Memorial Day Weekend. The “Word to the Wise” podcast, which is a Philadelphia-based program, posted a video to its Instagram account, briefly showing Kylie and the woman …