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Iraqi Shiite politicians accuse Ahmed al-Sharaa of ordering attacks on their co-religionists during his prior affiliation with al-Qaeda. Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa at a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on Feb. 4, 2025. Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa at a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on Feb. 4, 2025. Anadolu Agency/Reuters Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s interim president, will not attend an upcoming Arab League Summit in Baghdad, according to reports in Syrian state media. In his stead, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani will lead the Syrian delegation at the May 17 summit, Syria’s...

A man in Oregon has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for trying to kill a man who asked him to stop harassing peacocks. The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office announced that Dylan Levi Rhoads has been sentenced to 90 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Christopher Marshall handed down the sentencing on May 8. In addition to pleading guilty, Rhoads resolved eight other cases against him while he was in court. Deputy District Attorney Eric Palmer...

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down for personal reasons and the nation's largest health insurer suspended its full-year financial outlook due to higher-than-expected medical costs. Chairman Stephen Hemsley will become CEO, effective immediately, the Minnesota company said. Hemsley was UnitedHealth Group CEO from 2006 to 2017. He will remain chairman of the company’s board. Witty will serve as a senior adviser to Hemsley.

Aleksandar Vucic said his decision to attend Putin’s Victory Day parade was part of efforts to maintain ’traditional friendships.’ Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday said that his country remains committed to its plan to join the European Union and wants to speed up its membership bid, after his recent trip to Russia raised eyebrows in Brussels. Vucic visited Moscow on May 8 and May 9 to attend the “Victory Day” parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. While there, he met with Russian President...

Honda employees work along the vehicle assembly line before an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, Ont., on April 25, 2024. Honda employees work along the vehicle assembly line before an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, Ont., on April 25, 2024. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette Honda Canada is delaying a $15 billion investment project in electric vehicles in Ontario, including a planned EV battery manufacturing facility and an upgraded vehicle assembly plant. Honda Canada spokesman Ken Chiu...

Long lost Nazi party membership booklets and propaganda material dating back to 1941 were found in crates. A person holds Nazi-related material recently discovered by chance in the archives of the Supreme Court of Argentina, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, dated May 11, 2025. A person holds Nazi-related material recently discovered by chance in the archives of the Supreme Court of Argentina, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, dated May 11, 2025. Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Republica Argentina/Handout via Reuters In a chance discovery, Argentina’s top court has found dozens of...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre arrives on Parliament Hill for a meeting of the Conservative caucus following the federal election, in Ottawa on May 6, 2025. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre arrives on Parliament Hill for a meeting of the Conservative caucus following the federal election, in Ottawa on May 6, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will continue to live in the residence of the official Opposition leader pending his bid to secure a Parliamentary seat in an upcoming Alberta byelection.

TIRANA, Albania — Preliminary results on Tuesday give a clear victory to the ruling Socialist Party which attracted voters supporting the country’s uphill effort to join the European Union and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s bid for a fourth term. With about 96% of the votes counted, Rama’s left-wing Socialists got 52.09% of the votes, or 82 seats in the 140-seat Assembly, or Parliament, followed by the opposition center-right Democratic Party-led coalition of Sali Berisha with 34.44%, or 52 seats. Three other small parties will take the rest. The Central Election...