Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh accept ceasefire after Azerbaijan offensive

Armenian forces have accepted Russian-brokered ceasefire terms a day hours after Azerbaijan’s military launched an invasion of the contested enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. The ceasefire terms call for the complete disarmament of Nagorno-Karabakh troops. Notably, Nagorno-Karabakh is home to approximately 120,000 ethnic Armenians and is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan recovered control of territories in and surrounding Karabakh three […]

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Ukraines Zelensky thrust into icy face-off with Russia at UN meeting

The two countries faced off at a special UN Security Council meeting on the war – but there was no prospect of any peace talks. It had been unclear if Mr Zelensky would stay seated at the 15-member body’s horseshoe-shaped table if Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, decided to speak. It had been rumoured that Russian Foreign Minister […]

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Elijah McClain: Opening statements due in first Aurora police trial

AURORA — Attorneys are expected to give opening statements Wednesday in the jury trial for the first two Aurora police officers criminally charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Aurora officer Randy Roedema, 41, and former officer Jason Rosenblatt, 34, each are charged with reckless manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and assault in connection with McClain’s death. They are the […]

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Fury over busty Oktoberfest revellers in excessively low-cut, Chinese outfits

A Bavarian Prince has hit out at Oktoberfest revellers who are wearing "excessively low cut, Chinese plastic" outfits. Cheap attire and a "cultural appropriation" of the country has left a 72-year-old Royal Family member foaming at the mouth. Prince of Bavaria, Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich says the cheap costumes are dressing down the historic event. He blasted the "carnival" atmosphere Oktoberfest […]

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This easy vegetarian pasta is full of brilliant hacks

By Melissa Clark, The New York Times What is it about pasta salad that makes it such a divisive dish? Is it that the many bad versions out there — soggy noodles swathed in bottled dressing and tossed with wan vegetables — make good ones hard to imagine? Or maybe since the dish reached peak popularity in the 1980s, the […]

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GABF adds diversity in National Black Brewers Association Pavilion

Despite being a longtime beer drinker and brewery owner, Celeste Beatty has only attended the Great American Beer Festival once in its 40-plus-year history. In 2001, she founded Harlem Brewing Co. and began contracting with other beer makers to bring her original recipes to market. Beer has been Beatty’s way of connecting with her heritage and community. As a Black […]

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