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'Gritty' Philadelphia pitches itself as low-cost US World Cup choice

'Gritty' Philadelphia pitches itself as low-cost US World Cup choice

Philadelphia is presenting itself as the US World Cup host city offering fans the best value for money, with affordable transport, accommodation and food while other venues are pilloried for gouging supporters. Fan groups have panned plans to charge $150 per person for a short roundtrip to the New Jersey

'Looming' risk of nuclear arms race, UN proliferation meeting hears

'Looming' risk of nuclear arms race, UN proliferation meeting hears

Signatories of the landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty began a meeting Monday at the United Nations as fears of a renewed arms race escalate, with atomic powers again at loggerheads over safeguards. In 2022, during the last review of the treaty considered the cornerstone of non-proliferation, UN Secretary-General

Harvey Weinstein rape retrial begins in New York

Harvey Weinstein rape retrial begins in New York

The retrial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on a rape charge on which a jury was previously deadlocked started Tuesday, although he will remain imprisoned for other offenses regardless of the verdict. Weinstein is accused of the third-degree rape of Jessica Mann, who starred in the 2015 romantic

Ousted Venezuela president to return to New York court

Ousted Venezuela president to return to New York court

Lawyers for the ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro are expected to push for the dismissal of his drug trafficking charges when he appears in a New York court Thursday. The Manhattan hearing comes as Washington cautiously warms ties with Caracas, with the question of who will pay the legal fees

NY police say device thrown near anti-Islam protest was homemade bomb

NY police say device thrown near anti-Islam protest was homemade bomb

An improvised explosive thrown near anti-Islam protesters outside the New York mayor's residence was a viable device "that could have caused serious injury or death," police said Sunday. Two suspicious devices were thrown by a man identified by police as Emir Balat near the protest

'Thank you, madam president': Melania Trump leads UN Security Council as Iran war rages

'Thank you, madam president': Melania Trump leads UN Security Council as Iran war rages

First Lady Melania Trump pressed the cause of children caught in conflict as she chaired a UN Security Council meeting Monday as the US-Israeli war against Iran raged. Ambassadors from all of the Security Council's members, including Washington's rivals Russia and China, lined up to

Ex-US Treasury chief Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties

Ex-US Treasury chief Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties

Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday. Summers, who ran the US Treasury under former president Bill Clinton, was revealed in the Epstein files released by the