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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Sergei Shoigu, former Russian defense minister, and Russian general Valery Gerasimov, in connection with alleged crimes committed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This brings the total number of arrest warrants for high-ranking Russian suspects to eight since Russian troops were sent to Ukraine in February 2022. Among those targeted is Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is accused of deporting Ukrainian children in Russia. While the move was welcomed by Kiev, Moscow dismissed it as legally meaningless. The ICC declared Shoigu and Gerasimov suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity…

General view of the Bank of England building in London. LONDON – The Bank of England announced its decision to keep interest rates steady at its June meeting, but described the move as “finely balanced” following the UK’s achievement of its 2% inflation target. Money market prices pointed to a near 50% chance of a rate cut in August as investors interpreted a subtly dovish message. The central bank's reference rate is 5.25%, the highest level in the last 16 years, maintained since August. Seven members of the monetary policy committee voted in favor of maintaining the rate, while two…

Weddings, anniversaries, holidays – the family reunion is a dramatic gift that keeps on giving both on screen and stage. Crystal Finn's new play, “Find Me Here,” at the Wild Project, falls into a subcategory of the funeral subgenre: the opening of a will. In this case, a patriarch's last wishes are discovered by his three daughters and their families. Truths and conflicts emerge cautiously, almost tentatively, because Finn is less interested in confrontation than in gentle nudges and nudges. Unfortunately, “Find Me Here,” the third and final installment of Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks 2024, isn’t willing to commit to any…

Violence erupted in Kenya on Tuesday, as protesters clashed with police in the streets and stormed the nation's parliament after lawmakers passed a bill to raise taxes. Thick smoke billowed from the parliament complex. Protesters furious over the budget tax hike threw stones and blocked roads. Protests have paralyzed Kenya's capital, Nairobi, and images of protesters storming parliament and entering the complex have shocked the nation. According to several civic groups, more than 30 protesters were injured and at least five killed. Protests have spread across the country, in Nakuru, Mombasa, Eldoret and other urban areas. Kenya is deeply in…

Christopher Bell achieved weekend success by winning both the Xfinity and Cup races Saturday and Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was the first time this season that a driver won multiple times in NASCAR National Series races on the same weekend. The move moved Bell from third to second in the standings, and this analysis seemed like a good time to take a look at whether these drivers in the standings have ever won a Cup race and another NASCAR National Series race in a weekend and how many times they won. . I did double duty this…