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 Jair Bolsonaro clapped back Friday after US actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio urged Brazilian youth to register to vote in the country’s October elections — implying they should vote against the far-right president. The Hollywood star had posted a message on Twitter Thursday saying that “Brazil is home to the Amazon and […]