Hans Modrow, who as the last Communist prime minister of East Germany oversaw democratic reforms that opened the way to German reunification, has died at age 95, Germany’s hard-left Die Linke party said on Saturday.
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Two German aid organizations suspended rescue operations in quake-hit Turkey on Saturday, citing security problems and reports of clashes between groups of people and gunfire.
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U.S. officials said Friday that military jets had downed an as-yet-unidentified object that was flying at a low altitude in American airspace.
Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across France on Saturday seeking to keep up pressure on the government over its pension reform plans, including a move to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62.
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The battle between liberals and conservatives over pediatric gender transitioning continues throughout the states as Connecticut Democrats push to allow children to transition in school settings without parental notifications even as Missouri Republicans launch an investigation into the abuse of ‘trans kids’ at a St. Louis hospital.
The Islamic Republic marked the 44th anniversary of the Iranian revolution on Saturday with state-organized rallies, as anti-government hackers briefly interrupted a televised speech by President Ebrahim Raisi.
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the shutdown of the last independent local news organization in the country on Sunday night, saying it had attacked him and his son and hurt the country.
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The IRS announced yesterday that the majority of state-issued inflation relief checks from last year will not count as taxable income.
Rescuers pulled some survivors from rubble on Saturday, five days after Turkey’s most devastating earthquake since 1939 that also killed thousands of people in Syria, but hopes were fading for many more to be found.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is a league MVP, Super Bowl Champion, and widely regarded as the best current quarterback in the NFL. He is expected to win his second NFL MVP award for the 2022 season after throwing for 5,250 yards and 41 touchdowns.