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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said on Tuesday that two Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russian forces had been taken as prisoners of war.Mr. Zelensky said that the two Chinese citizens had been captured while fighting in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. He added that Kyiv had information that “there are many more such Chinese citizens in the enemy’s units,” without providing evidence. The claims could not be independently verified, and there was no immediate comment from the Chinese or Russian governments.The announcement came at a fraught moment for Ukraine as the Trump administration has seemingly drawn closer to Russia…

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk sparred on social media Tuesday with White House Senior Counselor Peter Navarro, after Navarro said in an interview Monday that Tesla was a car “assembler” rather than a manufacturer. “Tesla has the most American-made cars. Navarro is dumber than a sack of bricks,” Musk said in an X post on Tuesday. “Navarro is truly a moron,” Musk said in a separate post. “What he says here is demonstrably false.” Both Navarro and Musk are two of Trump’s closest advisors, and Navarro previously served in Trump’s first administration as the director of the White House National Trade Council…

A California youth soccer coach is charged with murdering a 13-year-old boy who was found on the side of a road in Ventura County after being reported missing by his family, prosecutors say. Mario Edgardo Garcia-Aquino, 43, allegedly killed his player Oscar “Omar” Hernandez in Lancaster on March 28, according to Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman. “On that day, Omar Hernandez went up to Lancaster to see Mr. Garcia-Aquino. Two days later he was reported missing. And on April 2, 2025 last week, his body was found in Oxnard off a road near Leo Carillo State Beach,” Hochman said at…

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 8, 2025 10:32 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A national legal group has apologized and begun an internal review after facing widespread criticism for cancelling a keynote speech by a prominent Syrian refugee. The Advocates’ Society last month rescinded an invitation to Tareq Hadhad, owner of the Nova Scotia confectioner Peace by Chocolate to speak at an event in June after some members expressed concern with the refugee-turned-entrepreneur’s posts about the ongoing Middle East conflict.A May 27, 2024, post by Hadhad on the social media…

By Grant Brisbee, Chad Jennings and Levi WeaverEvery week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​ writers​ — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results.Two surprising weekends can make a big difference in football, but small samples mean less in baseball. Keep that in mind as you browse our Power Rankings a week and a half into the season.Some of our opinions have changed, but perhaps not as much as each team’s record would suggest. The one-win Atlanta Braves are still far ahead of the middle-of-the-pack Miami Marlins, and the…

Greens leader Adam Bandt says he will reform negative gearing and end capital gains tax on investment properties if his hard-left party wins big at the election.

Rutte was due to meet Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday. The visit came as US President Donald Trump pressures other members of the mainly European NATO alliance to increase their military spending. At the same time Trump wants Asia-Pacific allies to beef up their militaries to help confront China and contain North Korea. “The US wants NATO to be more involved (in the region). Not in an Article 5 sense, but in a sense of projecting power, having each other’s back within NATO,” Rutte said in the Japan Times interview. NATO’s Article 5 provides that if a member nation…

In SummaryWastewater treatment remains an area of growth, with a few pioneering nations already achieving over 70% coverage, showing that high performance is attainable and setting the standard for others to follow.High AIDI scores highlight a country’s long-term dedication to infrastructure development, even when recent data may be limited. These scores reflect strategic vision and consistent investment over time.Countries like Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria demonstrate how strong national planning can drive real, measurable progress, proving that when infrastructure is prioritized, tangible improvements follow.Small island nations such as Seychelles show how focused governance and well-managed populations can lead to high-impact results…

Indictment comes amid an uptick in targeted attacks on Ukrainian officials and public figures.Ukraine has arrested and indicted a man accused of assassinations and blowing up buildings on orders from Russia. The Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office said on Tuesday in a statement that the suspect is accused of murdering a Ukrainian soldier and plotting the assassination of officials. The arrest comes amid an apparent uptick in targeted attacks on Ukrainian officials and public figures, including a local lawmaker who was killed by a car bomb on Friday in the city of Dnipro. The prosecutor general’s office said under the orders…

Christopher Julian’s opioid journey is familiar to many Americans. He was prescribed painkillers as a teenager for a series of sports injuries. He said the doctor never warned him they could be addictive. Julian didn’t learn that fact until years later, when he was cut off and began suffering withdrawal symptoms. At that point, he started siphoning pills from family members and buying them from others in his southern Maine community. After his brother died of brain cancer in 2011, Julian used opioids to cope with more than physical pain. He stole to support his addiction, cycled in and out…