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Jury sides with Johnny Depp in libel case, awards him $10M

Thursday, 2 June 2022, 07:30 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

A jury sided Wednesday with Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, awarding the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor more than $10 million and vindicating his...

Live updates: Russian missile hits western Lviv; 5 injured

Thursday, 2 June 2022, 06:30 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

LVIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile hit rail lines in the western Lviv region, a key conduit for supplies of Western weapons and other supplies, officials said. Lviv region Gov. Maksym...

US and Germany agree to supply advanced weapons to Ukraine

Thursday, 2 June 2022, 06:27 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The U.S. and Germany pledged Wednesday to equip Ukraine with some of the advanced weapons it has long desired for shooting down aircraft and knocking out artillery, as Russian forces closed in on...

Deutsche Bank subsidiary CEO resigns after greenwashing raid

Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 13:47 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Deutsche Bank subsidiary DWS said Wednesday that its chief executive is resigning, hours after authorities raided its offices as part of a probe into claims that the company exaggerated the...

UK to hold days-long bash to celebrate queen's 70-year reign

Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 09:02 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Britain is getting ready for a party featuring mounted troops, solemn prayers — and a pack of dancing mechanical corgis. The nation will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the...

Live updates: Biden explains providing Ukraine with rockets

Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 06:01 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said in a guest essay Tuesday evening in The New York Times that he’s decided to provide the Ukrainians with more advanced rocket systems and munitions...

Eurozone inflation hits record 8.1% amid rising energy costs

Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 05:52 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Eurozone inflation hit a record 8.1% in May amid surging energy and food costs fueled in part by Russia's war in Ukraine. Annual inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro currency...

Live updates: Zelenskyy says Russia hopes for famine crisis

Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 06:34 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraineian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the Russian blockade of Ukrainian sea ports prevents Kyiv from exporting 22 million tons of grain. In his nightly address Monday,...

Russians, Ukrainians fight block by block in eastern city

Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 06:31 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Russian troops pushed deeper into a key eastern Ukrainian city Monday, fighting street by street with Kyiv's forces in a battle that has left Sievierodonetsk in ruins. In a bid to pressure Moscow to...

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