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NEW YORK (AP) — Lashing out after his arraignment on federal charges last week, Donald Trump took aim at President Joe Biden and Democrats with language that seemed to evoke another era: He was being persecuted, he said, by “Marxists” and “communists.”

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 18 (APP):  The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has called on everyone to work together to build a more respectful and civil world, and for effective action to end hate speech.

NEW YORK, Jun 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Crude oil futures prices posted solid growth yesterday, thanks to hopes for strong oil demand and the plunge of the U.S. dollar.

The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for July delivery, gained 2.35 U.S. dollars, or 3.44 percent, to settle at 70.62 U.S. dollars a barrel, on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for Aug delivery added 2.47 U.S. dollars, or 3.37 percent, to settle at 75.67 U.S. dollars a barrel, on the London ICE Futures Exchange.

NEW YORK, Jun 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Crude oil futures prices posted solid growth yesterday, thanks to hopes for strong oil demand and the plunge of the U.S. dollar.

The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for July delivery, gained 2.35 U.S. dollars, or 3.44 percent, to settle at 70.62 U.S. dollars a barrel, on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for Aug delivery added 2.47 U.S. dollars, or 3.37 percent, to settle at 75.67 U.S. dollars a barrel, on the London ICE Futures Exchange.

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 15 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday called on countries to phase out coal and other fossil fuels to avert climate “catastrophe”, saying the world’s response to deal with the impending disaster was “inadequate”.

“We are hurtling towards disaster, eyes wide open”, he said. “It’s time to wake up and step up.”

UNITED NATIONS, June 14 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the international community to condemn hate speech, racism and acts of extremism.

The Security Council says that hate speech, racism, xenophobia, intolerance, gender discrimination and extremism can lead to conflict. Resolution 2686 was adopted to address the issue, calling on member states to publicly denounce such acts.

NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged with manslaughter for putting an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold has been indicted by a grand jury, an expected procedural step that will allow the criminal case to continue.

Daniel Penny was charged by Manhattan prosecutors last month in the May 1 death of Jordan Neely, a former Michael Jackson impersonator who struggled in recent years with homelessness and mental illness.

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 14 (APP): Urgent action is needed to end gender-based bias in public and political life against women which remain deeply entrenched around the world, Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said on Wednesday.

“Patriarchy must be a thing of the past. Our future depends on women and girls being at the table everywhere when decisions are made,” he said.

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 14 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday that faith leaders were vital allies in the quest for global peace, amid rising hatred worldwide, both on and offline.

NEW YORK, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Drawing on the experience of the global war on terror, defense hawks in the U.S. Congress have figured out an accounting gimmick to protect increases in military spending, according to an article published by The Hill on Tuesday.

After weeks of partisan debate, the United States avoided a default thanks to a deal that limits some federal spending in exchange for eliminating the debt ceiling for two years. Defense spending emerged largely unscathed, however, and is set to rise to nearly 900 billion U.S. dollars in fiscal year 2025.