Large Military Airplane Crashes in Russia, Moscow Says

Large Military Airplane Crashes in Russia, Moscow Says

A large Russian military transport plane crashed on Wednesday in the Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine, state news agencies said, citing a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry. The ministry said that the plane carried 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were being transferred to the region to be exchanged for Russian service…

British Court Answers an Eternal Question: How Much Potato Does a Crisp Contain?

British Court Answers an Eternal Question: How Much Potato Does a Crisp Contain?

No profit grows, Shakespeare once wrote, where no pleasure is taken. And so in the tedious march of life, we find joy in small things: The rising of the sun. A fine glass of wine. The greasy snap of a well-dressed potato crisp. But soft! Not so fast. Life affords no simple pleasures, and even…

Pita Limjaroenrat Found Not Guilty of Violating Election Law

Pita Limjaroenrat Found Not Guilty of Violating Election Law

Pita Limjaroenrat, the popular politician who was blocked from becoming Thailand’s prime minister, cleared a legal hurdle on Wednesday after the country’s Constitutional Court found that he was not guilty of violating election law, allowing him to be reinstated as a lawmaker. But Mr. Pita’s legal troubles are far from over — he and his…

Man Arrested on 76 Counts of Murder in Johannesburg Building Fire

Man Arrested on 76 Counts of Murder in Johannesburg Building Fire

The police in South Africa said on Wednesday that they had arrested a man who confessed to starting a fire in a derelict Johannesburg building last August that killed dozens of people, some of whom leaped to their deaths or were trapped behind locked security gates. The 29-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on 76…

Israeli Soldiers Clearing Buffer Zone in Gaza Die in Blast

Israeli Soldiers Clearing Buffer Zone in Gaza Die in Blast

“There is simply no provision in the Geneva Conventions for what Israel is doing along the border, which is kind of a pre-emptive clearing of property,” said Professor Rajagopal, an expert in law and development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “On a particular property-by-property basis, Israel can take action, but not on a widespread…

For People Fleeing War, U.S. Immigration Fight Has Real-Life Consequences

For People Fleeing War, U.S. Immigration Fight Has Real-Life Consequences

Artem Marchuk needed to escape Ukraine or die. He didn’t see any other options. He and his wife and children had been living in Bakhmut, the site of the war’s deadliest battle. Even when they made it out of the city, nothing in Ukraine felt safe. “My kids were very hungry,” Artem’s wife, Yana, said…

Court Finds Trudeau Overreached by Using Emergency Law to End Blockade

Court Finds Trudeau Overreached by Using Emergency Law to End Blockade

A Canadian court found that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s use of the country’s Emergencies Act to end a truck convoy protest that had paralyzed the capital, Ottawa, two years ago was an unjustified infringement of civil rights, including the protection against unreasonable search and seizure, and, in some instances, the freedom of expression as well….

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