U.K. man sentenced for fatally poisoning couple, rewriting their will
Police described the sentence as "among the most significant sentences ever secured" after an investigation by their officers.
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Man given death sentence in poisoning of Netflix producer
Xu Yao poisoned the food of company founder Lin Qi in 2020 because of a dispute over the running of the business, the court said.
For the first time, Russia admits it's "in a state of war" with Ukraine
The admission marks an escalation in official language used to describe the conflict, which the Kremlin initially referred to as a "special military operation."
Ex-Filipino lawmaker accused in 9 murders arrested at golf range
Governor Roel Degamo's widow posted drone video of Arnolfo Teves being apprehended at the golf range.
Russia and China veto U.N. cease-fire resolution; Blinken in Israel for talks
"There is a better way to deal with the threat, the ongoing threat posed by Hamas," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said ahead of his arrival in Tel Aviv.
Viral ad campaign challenges perceptions of people with Down syndrome
The online campaign, launched ahead of World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, challenges negative assumptions that people with Down syndrome can face: "Assume that I can, so maybe I will."
Shopkeeper hatches charitable solution to a chocolate egg-buying blunder
Dan ap Dafydd accidentally ordered 720 chocolate Easter eggs for his store on a Scottish Island, where the entire population is only about 500.
Grassley releases whistleblower documents, multi-agency probe into American cartel gunrunning
Internal government documents leaked to a team of Senate investigators offer new details about the secret intelligence project.
Alarm in Europe over synthetic opioid 10 times stronger than fentanyl
As authorities clamp down on fentanyl distribution and the amount of heroin produced in Afghanistan decreases under the Taliban, criminal enterprises have turned to a deadly alternative option.
Metal detectorist looking for World War II relics finds medieval papal artifact
A Polish museum said that much about the relic will remain an "unsolved mystery."
Russia launches huge missile attack on Kyiv for first time in 6 weeks
Ukraine's capital Kyiv was targeted with a huge missile attack, wounding 13 people, after Putin vowed to retaliate for strikes inside Russia.
Iceland's latest volcanic eruption could impact Russia
Sulfur dioxide from Iceland's fourth volcanic eruption since December has already reached the U.K. and Ireland.
5 bodies found in SUV in Mexico, 7 others found near U.S. border
Mexican drug cartels frequently use bulletproof vehicles, as well as military-grade weapons.
Taps run dry in South Africa's biggest city amid spiraling water crisis
In some parts of South Africa's capital taps have run dry for weeks, with no end in sight to an unprecedented water crisis.
Colombia to recover iconic shipwreck holding billions in treasure
The "holy grail" of shipwrecks has been controversial since it was discovered, because it is both an archaeological and economic treasure.
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Johnson says he intends to stay on as GOP leader if Republicans lose majority
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Saudi airport stays shut as Houthi attacks kill 20 people in a week
Some Israeli settlers use sheep to push Palestinians from West Bank homes
Trump administration ordered to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads
One killed after Riyadh airport hit again, day after deadly strike killed 13
Trump announces Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" after criticizing Zelenskyy
Drone swarms are a problem Secret Service says they have not solved yet
Nobel Prize in economics goes to 2 Americans
