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Proud Boys chapter leader pleads guilty in US Capitol attack

On Friday, leader of the North Carolina chapter of Proud Boys Charles Donohoe pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to obstruct the US Congress and assault of an officer of the law on January 6, 2021.

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Gunman kills three, wounds several others in Tel Aviv, Israel

On Thursday evening, a gunman shot dead three people and wounded at least nine others in an entertainment district of Tel Aviv, Israel, before being located and killed in a shootout with security forces early Friday.

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US Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court

On Thursday, the US Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as an associate justice of the Supreme Court, becoming the first African American woman to sit on the Court.

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy accuses Russia of war crimes in address to UN

On Tuesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of committing war crimes against civilians during the ongoing invasion to the UN Security Council.

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Mass protests prompt Sri Lankan cabinet to resign

On Monday, the Sri Lankan cabinet resigned except for the President and PM as the government faced backlash from the public over the ongoing economic crisis.

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