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KYIV, Ukraine—Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday in a visit aimed at signaling Washington’s support amid a slow-going counteroffensive and grumbling among some Republicans about the level of U.S. assistance for the country. Blinken is expected to announce more than $1 billion in additional aid for the country and to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the capital, a senior State Department official said.

(Reuters) — A Washington-based ethics watchdog filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to try to block Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in Colorado next year if he wins the Republican presidential nomination, arguing that his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, disqualify him from office.

Vladimir Putin. In March 2023, the International Criminal Court had issued an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin accusing him of the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. Russia has repeatedly denied its forces have engaged in war crimes, or forcibly taken Ukrainian children.

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World Cup squad and the Asian Cricket Council confirmed that the Asia Cup would stick to its original schedule. The Super Four stage would be played in Colombo after logistical problems made moving to Hambantota at short notice too much of a challenge. In addition to this, at least one team was reluctant to make the move. With the Indian team there were no surprises. The fifteen were picked from the group involved in the Asia Cup, with the exception of Prasidh Krishna, Tilak Varma and reserve wicketkeeper Sanju Samson. At the press conference announcing the team, both captain Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar stressed that the guiding principle in this selection was balance. The team actively looked at multifaceted cricketers, led by Hardik Pandya, named vice-captain, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur. The batting picked itself, with all first-choice players being fit and available for selection. If there was one talking point, it was that India had only one slow bowler who took the ball away from left-handed batsmen, in Kuldeep Yadav.

Huawei Technologies' breakthrough in making an advanced chip underscores China's determination and capacity for fighting back against US sanctions, but the efforts are likely very costly and could prompt Washington to tighten curbs, analysts said. Huawei unexpectedly unveiled the latest Mate 60 Pro smartphone last week during US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's visit in China, as the government readies a new $40-billion investment fund to bolster its developing chip sector.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell's two episodes of freezing up while speaking in public appear not to be the result of a stroke or seizure disorder, Congress's doctor said in a statement on Tuesday that did not explain what caused the incidents.

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Associated Press, Hollywood’s summer movie season will surpass $4 billion in ticket sales for the first time since the pandemic, thanks to “Barbie" and “Oppenheimer", which are still netting records even after seven weeks in theaters. This weekend, Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie" officially became the biggest movie of 2023 with over $1.36 billion globally in ticket sales, surpassing “The Super Mario Bros.

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Marilyn Lovell, known for her courage during the Apollo 13 accident, passed away at 93 on August 27 in Lake Forest, Illinois. Her husband, Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, was by her side. During Apollo 8's moon flight in 1968, her husband named a small moon mountain after her, calling it Mount Marilyn. Marilyn Lillie Lovell was born on July 11, 1930, in Milwaukee, WI, as the youngest of five siblings. She graduated from Juneau High School in Milwaukee, where she met her future husband, James A Lovell, Jr. She attended George Washington University in Washington DC to be closer to him while he attended the U.S. Naval Academy. They married right after his graduation in Annapolis, MD. Marilyn was an active member of the original «Astronaut's Wives Club,» supporting her husband's NASA career. She is survived by her husband, Captain James A Lovell, Jr; four children Barbara Harrison (Ken), James Lovell III (Darice), Susan Lovell, Jeffrey Lovell (Annie); Eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service is scheduled for Friday, September 8, at 11 AM at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, IL. Instead of flowers, donations in memory of Marilyn Lovell can be made to Northwestern Memorial Foundation to support Lake Forest Hospital APP Critical Care Fellowship at foundation.nm.org.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Friday said House Republicans would be to blame if lawmakers are unable to reach a deal to keep the government funded past Sept. 30, triggering the fourth partial shutdown of federal agencies in a decade.

Denzel Washington as Robert McCall in 'The Equalizer 3,' the final chapter of the popular movie franchise. The series, inspired by the 1980s TV show, follows McCall as he seeks justice in his own way. In the latest installment, he takes on the mafia to protect his friends in southern Italy. Returning as screenwriter and director are Richard Wenk and Antoine Fuqua, known for their work on the previous films and 'The Magnificent Seven.' Looking to watch 'The Equalizer 3' online? Let us see how and where you can find the movie.

In China’s current economic travails, US and other Group of Seven nations increasingly see evidence of deep-seated structural problems that ultimately will strengthen the West’s hand against a weakening geopolitical competitor. The view emerging from officials in Washington, Rome, Tokyo and other capitals, who spoke with Bloomberg News mostly on condition of anonymity in recent days, is that the dominant economic narrative that has guided the flows of capital around the globe for decades is flipping fast.

From the 2003 Telgi story that shocked India to Denzel Washington as Robert McCall in 'The Equalizer 3', the month has many titles released on the OTT and theatres. There will be action, romance, fantasy, crime, thriller, comedy drama and many more. If you have access to multiple OTT platforms, it will be an exciting weekend.

Mitch McConnell's health has come under scrutiny once again following a second instance of him freezing up during a media event. The 81-year-old Kentucky senator, who has held significant political positions since 1984, faced a similar episode in July while addressing reporters in Washington. The latest occurrence, observed in Covington, Kentucky, raises questions about McConnell's ability to fulfill his congressional duties and leadership role amidst concerns about his well-being.

airport toward waters off its east coast. The missiles flew about 360 kilometers (225 miles). The North's army said the missiles were fired late Wednesday in a "tactical nuclear strike drill simulating scorched earth strikes at major command centers and operational airfields" across the border in South Korea.

crisis hotline for the first time sent a message between the world's superpowers. Communicated by Washington to Moscow, the message dated August 30, 1963 was more about testing every letter of the English keyboard than about addressing immediate conflict: «THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG'S BACK 1234567890.» But since then, the famed hotline has worked to manage tensions — or to send warnings — between Washington and Moscow, whose relations have plunged to new lows over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The hotline became reality in the wake of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, with president John F. Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agreeing that the world came too close to nuclear war. Never a literal telephone as depicted in movies, the hotline was originally a clunky telegraph machine with cables under the Atlantic and Europe that each side would test every hour. The Pentagon, which managed US communications, would often send trivia such as baseball scores while the Kremlin preferred excerpts from classic Russian literature, Howard Patrick, a linguist who helped operate the first machine, said in a 2014 interview with the Pioneer Press in Minnesota. He said there was shock when the hotline was first put to actual use — a message from the United States to officially inform the Soviets that Kennedy had been assassinated in Dallas. The tool's first use to avert conflict took place in 1967 during the Six-Day War in the Middle East.