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China allocates millions in new disaster relief after deadly storms and a landslide

BEIJING (AP) — China allocated millions of dollars in additional relief funding for disaster-hit areas...

UN officials urge Western nations to engage with Afghanistan to prevent it sliding into instability

It is crucial for Western nations to engage with Afghanistan to prevent the country from sliding...

English court to rule on final challenge to Trinidad's gay sex ban

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A nearly 10-year battle for gay rights in Trinidad and Tobago is in th...

Members of a sexual predator network on Telegram tried to hide their crimes with code words

BERLIN (AP) — They called themselves the “German driving school for experts,” but prosecutors say the...

Death toll of landslide in northwestern China rises to 21 as rescue operations conclude

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from a landslide in northwestern China rose to 21, state media reported...

Kazakhstan's top court rules that President Tokayev can seek another term

Kazakhstan's top court ruled Tuesday that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev can seek another seven years...

Reform UK’s Farage says he’ll quit as lawmaker and seek reelection amid donation allegations

LONDON (AP) — Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced Tuesday that he will quit his seat in Parliament...

Woman suspected of Monaco bombing is found dead in Ukraine, authorities say

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The woman suspected of trying to kill a Ukrainian business tycoon in a bombing...

Explosions rock Syria's capital as French President Macron visits

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Explosions rocked Syria's capital on Tuesday and injured at least 18 people...

Le Pen says she'll run for French presidency next year despite court-ordered monitor

PARIS (AP) — Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she’ll run for the French presidency next year despite...

Yacht owners and public housing residents once shared Venezuela's coast. Now they share its ruin

CARABALLEDA, Venezuela (AP) — The rich and poor shared paradise in Caraballeda on Venezuela's Caribbean...

NATO unveils billions in arms deals to prove its firepower as Trump again demands Greenland

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that the United States should be...

Judge dismisses Prince Harry's privacy invasion lawsuit against publisher of Daily Mail

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry's final lawsuit aimed at taming the British tabloids ended in defeat Tuesday...

Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as its fuel reserve dwindles and aging grid crumbles

HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — An islandwide blackout hit Cuba on Monday as the country's fuel reserves dwindle...

US launches new strikes on Iran, revokes oil sales permit after 3 ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military attacked Iran early Wednesday after it said Tehran...

Former city official sentenced to death in China for taking $325 million in bribes over 3 decades

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former economic development official in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing was...

Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Hamas militant group said Monday it had dissolved its government...

Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 500 people have died out of over 1,500 confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola...

Clashes in Sri Lankan prison leave at least 25 dead, mostly inmates

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Clashes broke out inside a prison in the outskirts of Sri Lanka’s capital,...

China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns

BANGKOK (AP) — China’s navy test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from one of its nuclear-powered...

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