The Proud Boys are back. Four years after the failed effort to overturn Trump’s 2020 electoral defeat, the violent all-male extremist group that led the storming of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, is rebuilding and regaining strength.
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Just over a year after taking office as Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg took a career-defining gamble: charging a former U.S. president with crimes using an untested legal theory.
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In the wake of Donald Trump's historic hush-money conviction, Democrats are wrestling with how central Trump's felonies should be to President Joe Biden's reelection campaign.
The Israeli military said another four Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 had died in captivity and that their bodies are being held by the Palestinian Islamist group.
Pictures of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, are seen next to an Israeli flag on a building under construction, in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo - World
A group of United Nations experts called on Monday for all countries to recognise a Palestinian state to ensure peace in the Middle East.
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Palestinian authorities have filed an application with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to join South Africa as a party in its Gaza genocide case against Israel, the court said on Monday.
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Mexico Election
Claudia Sheinbaum basked in the glow of a thumping presidential win late Sunday, thanking supporters who gathered at the capital's iconic Zocalo plaza shortly after 1 a.m. to applaud Mexico's first female president.
Presidential candidate of the ruling Morena party Claudia Sheinbaum, reacts while addressing her supporters after winning the presidential election, at Zocalo Square in Mexico City, Mexico June 3. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini - World
Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and protege of Mexico's popular outgoing president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, won a landslide to become the country's first female leader, though the scale of her victory sparked jitters in the markets.
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The ruling coalition was also on track for a possible two-thirds super majority in both houses of Congress, which would allow the coalition to pass constitutional reforms without opposition support.
Hunter Biden Trial
Jury selection kicked off in a criminal case against Hunter Biden, a historic prosecution that could further influence the 2024 presidential election four days after Joe Biden's rivalDonald Trump became the first former U.S. president to be convicted.
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, walks at the federal court during the opening day of his trial on criminal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - Legal
Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, is scheduled to go on trial on June 3 in Delaware on charges he violated federal gun laws in 2018 when he purchased a firearm.
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Hunter Biden is going on trial Monday over criminal gun-related charges. Below is a look at the key moments leading up to the trial, the first for a child of a sitting president.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to win a record-equalling third consecutive term in office on Tuesday when the 642 million votes cast in the world's largest election are counted.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters during a roadshow, ahead of the general elections, in Ghaziabad, India, April 6, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo - World
India is expected to have a new government by the middle of this month after officials finish counting votes from a six-week election on Tuesday. Exit polls show Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are on course to win a third straight term.
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India's Election Commission said on Monday a record-breaking 642 million voters cast their ballots in the general election that concluded on June 1 and dismissed opposition concerns over how the votes would be counted.
President Emmanuel Macron has undertaken a crackdown on what he calls Islamist separatism and radical Islam in France following deadly jihadist attacks in recent years by foreign and homegrown militants
Defending champion Novak Djokovic produced a superhuman effort to subdue Argentine Francisco Cerundolo 6-1 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 on Monday and reach the quarter-finals of the French Open, as the top seed shrugged off a knee issue for a milestone win.
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 3, 2024 Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts after falling during his fourth round match against Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo REUTERS/Yves Herman - Sports
France forward Kylian Mbappe has joined Real Madrid as a free agent on a five-year contract, the LaLiga club said on Monday, ending a transfer saga that rumbled on for years before the European champions captured their newest "Galactico".
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Alex de Minaur broke a 20-year Australian hoodoo at the French Open on Monday as the 11th seed battled from a set down to stun fifth seed Daniil Medvedev 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-3 and advance to his first Roland Garros quarter-final.
Talking Points
As the local climate has heated up over decades, rivers and lakes have also shrunk.
