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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A former employee of Amazon.com’s Ring doorbell camera unit spied for months on female customers in 2017 with cameras placed in bedrooms and bathrooms, the Federal Trade Commission said in a court filing on Wednesday when it announced a $5.8 million settlement with the company over privacy violations.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – He’s “a pioneer”, “Brother Ma” and some want him to be U.S.

CLIVE, Iowa,  (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stepped up his attacks on Republican rival Donald Trump yesterday as he kicked off his first campaign swing as a presidential candidate in Iowa.

SEOUL/TOKYO, (Reuters) – A North Korean satellite launch last night ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea, North Korean state media said, and the South’s military said it had recovered parts of the launch vehicle.

MOSCOW/KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones struck wealthy districts of Moscow yesterday, Russia said in what one politician called the most dangerous attack on the capital since World War Two, while Kyiv was also hit from the air for the third time in 24 hours.

MOSCOW/KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones struck wealthy districts of Moscow today, Russia said in what one politician called the most dangerous attack since World War Two, while Kyiv was also hit by air for the third time in 24 hours.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – Top artificial intelligence executives including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman today joined experts and professors in raising the “risk of extinction from AI”, which they urged policymakers to equate at par with risks posed by pandemics and nuclear war.

EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) – Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party (UCP) won the Alberta provincial election yesterday, securing another four years in power in Canada’s largest oil-producing region, and immediately fired a warning shot at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over climate change.

KAMPALA,  (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”, drawing Western condemnation and risking sanctions from aid donors.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Sudan’s warring military factions agreed yesterday to a five-day extension of a ceasefire agreement, after renewed heavy clashes and air strikes in the capital threw fresh doubts on the effectiveness of a truce designed to ease a humanitarian crisis.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russia launched another wave of attacks on Kyiv in the early hours of today and the city’s air defence systems were shooting down incoming missiles, while air raid sirens blared in several other regions.

HALIFAX,  (Reuters) – A wildfire in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax led to mandatory evacuation orders for thousands of homes, and officials said residents will not be not allowed to return until advised by municipal authorities.

KAMPALA,  (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”, in defiance of Western condemnations and potential sanctions from aid donors.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan extended his two decades in power in elections on Sunday, winning a mandate to pursue increasingly authoritarian policies which have polarised Turkey and strengthened its position as a regional military power.

KYIV (Reuters) – Russia unleashed waves of air strikes on Kyiv overnight in what officials said appeared to be the largest drone attack on the city since the start of the war, as the Ukrainian capital prepared to celebrate the anniversary of its founding on Sunday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Repeatedly targeted, beaten and terrorised by bandits, armed with guns or cutlasses, farmers are buckling under pressure.

(Reuters) – The Texas Senate on Sunday was set to begin deliberations to permanently remove from office Attorney General Ken Paxton, a conservative firebrand and ally of former President Donald Trump, who was impeached by the House this weekend over accusations by fellow Republicans of abuse of office.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy predicted on Sunday that a majority of his fellow Republicans would support the deal to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling that he negotiated at the weekend with President Joe Biden.

DUBAI  (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and the United States called on Sunday for the extension of a ceasefire deal that has brought some let-up in a six-week war between military factions, but said both sides had impeded aid efforts and were posturing for further escalation.

TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) – A biker was charged with murder after a shootout between rival motorbike gangs at a motorcycle rally in Red River, northern New Mexico, on Saturday in which three gang members were killed and five wounded, police said.