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Washington (AFP) – The US Supreme Court opened the door to the expansion of religion in public schools Monday when conservative justices backed a Christian high school football coach who lost his job after leading his team in post-game prayers on the f…

Brussels (AFP) – NATO allies will boost high readiness forces to “well over 300,000” troops as they strengthen their defences in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday.  Leaders from the US-led military allianc…

Moscow (AFP) – US basketball star Brittney Griner, who is in detention in Russia on drug charges, will go on trial in Russia on July 1, a court said on Monday. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion, was detained at Moscow airport …

New York (AFP) – Jailed former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been placed on suicide watch — despite not being suicidal — according to her lawyers, who said they would move to postpone her sentencing for sex trafficking if she remained in isolation….

Washington (AFP) – As conservative US states rush to enact abortion bans following the Supreme Court’s bombshell decision, the fight over reproductive rights in America is poised to shift to a new battleground: abortion-inducing pills. With little othe…

Washington (AFP) – A series of blockbuster congressional hearings that have shocked Americans with eye-popping allegations of a plot by Donald Trump to steal the 2020 election went on a break this week as investigators began taking stock of new evidenc…

Washington (AFP) – A chilling portrait of a US president who knew he’d lost an election but tried to steal it anyway has emerged in testimony on the Capitol assault, posing a perilous question: should prosecutors indict Donald Trump? In their comments …

Los Angeles (AFP) – Wales captain Gareth Bale confirmed his move to Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles FC on Saturday following his departure from Spanish giants Real Madrid. Bale confirmed his plans to join LAFC in a post on Twitter following widesprea…

Santa Teresa (United States) (AFP) – When 30-year-old “F” learned that she was pregnant for the eighth time, she just wanted to cry. A homemaker dependent on her husband’s income, she agonized for three weeks about what to do, but always came to the sa…

Santa Teresa (United States) (AFP) – A few months after they began dating, 17-year-old “M” discovered she and her 19-year-old boyfriend were pregnant. There was never any doubt about what they needed to do: “We didn’t want a child,” she said. With a gr…