By Agence France-Presse With tears of gratitude, exhausted residents grabbed their pets and whatever else they could carry and fled after being liberated from two months of terror under Russian occupiers. Some had endured weeks in cellars without electricity, water or being able to replenish food supplies; others described their fear of the Russian soldiers […]
By Agence France-Presse Alexanda Kotey, part of the Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the “Beatles,” was sentenced to life in prison Friday, with relatives of victims addressing him and another member directly in the US court.Kotey, a 38-year-old former British national, pleaded guilty in September, admitting his role in the deaths of four American […]
By Agence France-Presse US President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador warned of “unprecedented” pressure from migration in a call Friday that highlighted a major political headache for the White House ahead of November elections. “In view of the unprecedented flows of migrants from throughout the hemisphere to our two countries, […]