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Georgia abortion law: Brain-dead woman gives birth in US; life support continued due to strict legal rules

This is a representative AI image (TIL Denny) In a rare case, a brain-dead woman in Georgia gave birth to a premature baby boy through a C-section while being kept on life support, her family said. Doctors kept the mother, Adriana Smith, on life support in line with the US state of Georgia’s abortion laws.The […]

‘Due to increased regional tensions…’: US Embassy in Israel restricts employees’ travel

US embassy in Israel issues security alert to its employees amid rising tension in the region. The US Embassy in Jerusalem Thursday issued a fresh security alert restricting its employees from traveling amid heightening tensions in the region between Israel and Iran. “Due to the increased regional tensions, U.S. government employees and their family members […]

French artist imprisoned in Azerbaijan due to graffiti is freed after 14 months | World News

PARIS: A French street artist who had been sentenced to three years in prison in Azerbaijan for painting a graffiti in the metro has been pardoned and freed, French authorities said Tuesday. Theo Clerc has returned to France following 422 days in detention after he was pardoned by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, France’s Foreign Minister […]

German woman due in court after mass stabbing in Hamburg

Emergency services at the scene of a stabbing at Hamburg Central Station in Hamburg, Germany (AP) BERLIN: A German woman accused of a mass stabbing attack at a train station in Hamburg was to appear before a judge Saturday, while the number of victims wounded rose to 18, police said.The suspect, a 39-year-old woman, was […]

Republic Airways flight aborts takeoff to avoid collision at LaGuardia airport due to apparent miscommunication between controllers

Watch: Republic Airways flight aborts takeoff to avoid collision at LaGuardia airport due to apparent miscommunication between controllers (Video credit: ABC) A close call occurred at LaGuardia airport when two planes had a recent near-miss following an apparent miscommunication between controllers.On May 6 at 12:35 am, American Eagle flight AA4736, operated by Republic Airways, had […]

Verdict due Tuesday in Depardieu sexual assault trial | World News

Verdict due Tuesday in Depardieu sexual assault trial (Photo: AP) A court in Paris on Tuesday is set to hand down a verdict in the sexual assault trial of French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu, a case that gripped the country for weeks.As the ruling will coincide with the start of the Cannes Film Festival, it […]

Myanmar post-earthquake truce due to lapse

YANGON: A Myanmar ceasefire declared after last month’s devastating earthquake was due to expire on Tuesday, after aid groups and international mediators called for an extension to ease relief efforts.The junta, which seized power in a 2021 coup sparking a many-sided civil war, said it would cease attacking its myriad armed opponents following the magnitude-7.7 […]