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US & Canada · ChicagoMulti-platinum R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday. He was convicted of sex trafficking last year for exploiting his stardom and wealth. Kelly used his wealth to lure women and underage girls for sex, prosecutors said. He is separately facing trial in Chicago on child sex images and obstruction charges. Kelly was himself the victim of child sex abuse, and detailed in his autobiography how he was raped by a female family member when he was eight.See the Story
R. Kelly receives 30-year prison sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking
52% Center coverage: 237 sources
Europe · UkraineBiden says $6.5 billion in security assistance that Congress approved last month as part of a $13.6 billion package for Ukraine could soon be exhausted. New military package includes heavy artillery, 144,000 rounds of ammunition and drones for the escalating battle in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.See the Story
Biden: U.S. to announce $800 million more weapons aid to Ukraine
48% Center coverage: 125 sources
Europe · KyivRussia withdraws forces from island off Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa. Russian Defense Ministry says it is a "goodwill gesture" Russian President Vladimir Putin says his goals in Ukraine haven't changed. Funerals to be held Thursday for some of the 18 people confirmed killed by Russian missile strike.See the Story
Russian forces withdraw from Black Sea's strategic Snake Island
41% Center coverage: 94 sources
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Europe · BerlinUnder the planned law, adults would be able to change their first name and legal gender at registry offices without further formalities. The existing law, which took effect in 1981, requires individuals to obtain assessments from two experts and then a court decision. Germany's top court struck down other provisions that required transgender people to get divorced and sterilized.See the Story
Germany presents plan to make changing gender easier
50% Center coverage: 22 sources
Europe · BrusselsEU negotiators signed a provisional agreement late Wednesday for the 27-nation bloc's first rules on tracing transfers of crypto assets like bitcoin. When a crypto asset changes hands, information on both the source and the beneficiary would have to be stored on both sides of the transfer. The EU institutions are working out the technical details before the rules receive final approval.See the Story
EU seeks deal on ground-breaking rules to regulate crypto
55% Center coverage: 18 sources
Europe · MoscowThree men wanted on suspicion of committing war crimes during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. Russia invaded Georgia after violence broke out between separatist groups and Georgian forces. The three wanted men served in the governments of the Russian-backed self-declared republic of South Ossetia. ICC is a court of last resort that takes on cases when national authorities are unwilling or unable to launch prosecutions.See the Story
ICC seeks arrest of three war crimes suspects in 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict
50% Center coverage: 14 sources
Europe · KyivIndonesian President Joko Widodo offered on Wednesday to deliver a message from Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Jokowi is the chair of the Group of 20 nations and one of six leaders the United Nations has appointed as "champions" of a Global Crisis Response Group.See the Story
Indonesian president offers to take message from Ukraine's leader to Putin
57% Right coverage: 7 sources
Business · WashingtonU.S. President Joe Biden said he would see Saudi Arabia's king and crown prince during a visit to the country next month. Biden said the purpose of his trip was not to press them to increase oil output. He said he had indicated all the Gulf states should be increasing oil production generically, not Saudi Arabia particularly.See the Story
Biden says will see Saudi crown prince, won't push directly on oil
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Europe · LondonTwo Britons face the death penalty in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic. The two men had been fighting with the Ukrainian armed forces since 2018. They were sentenced to death in early June by a Donetsk court, which is not internationally recognized. U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss slammed the decision as a sham judgment with no legitimacy.See the Story
European court tells Russia to ensure two Britons do not face death penalty
45% Center coverage: 9 sources
Europe · MoscowRussia abandons Snake Island in strategic victory for Ukraine. Spain urges NATO leaders to agree bigger role in North Africa, Sahel. Mexico's migrant town faces lure and lore of the American dream. China's President Xi Jinping says Hong Kong has 'risen from the ashes'See the Story
Russia open to dialog on nuclear non-proliferation, Putin says
67% Right coverage: 6 sources
FIFA lifts suspension on Pakistan Football Federation
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