Thailand dissolves Parliament ahead of May elections
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Parliament has been dissolved to set the stage for a May general election that poses an…
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Australia won’t promise to side with US in Taiwan conflict
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says his country made no promises to the…
Continue ReadingTop Afghan Taliban leader issues decree against nepotism
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The supreme leader of the Taliban has issued a decree against nepotism, barring officials in Afghanistan’s Taliban…
Continue ReadingHawaii to remove grounded boat resting feet from sacred Hauola Stone
By Michelle Watson and David Williams, CNN Officials in Hawaii seized a motorboat that had been floating just feet away from a sacred site on Maui…
Continue ReadingEU’s top diplomat hails deal on artillery shells for Ukraine
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat says the 27-nation bloc and Norway have endorsed a…
Continue ReadingFormer Australian soldier arrested for alleged war crime in Afghanistan
By Helen Regan, CNN A former soldier has become the first serving Australian serviceman or veteran charged with the war crime of murder for allegedly…
Continue ReadingUkraine: Volunteer specialist doctors run clinics near front
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KHRESTYSHCHE, Ukraine (AP) — A team of volunteer specialist doctors has set up a mobile clinic in a cramped…
Continue ReadingUkraine: Volunteer specialist doctors run clinics near front
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KHRESTYSHCHE, Ukraine (AP) — A team of volunteer specialist doctors has set up a mobile clinic in a cramped…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand’s foreign minister to visit counterpart in China
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Foreign Minister will visit her counterpart in Beijing this week in…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand’s foreign minister to visit counterpart in China
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Foreign Minister will visit her counterpart in Beijing this week in…
Continue ReadingAt least 2 people died in avalanches in Colorado over the weekend
By Sara Smart, CNN At least two people died and four others were caught in two different avalanches in Colorado over the weekend, authorities said.…
Continue ReadingMillions of rotting fish to be removed from Outback river
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Authorities in Australia say they’re arranging for the removal of millions of rotting fish from an Outback river.…
Continue ReadingWorld on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning
By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Humanity still has a chance, close to the last one, to prevent the worst of…
Continue ReadingTheir world was the oyster: Oldest pearl town found in UAE
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Archaeologists said Monday they have found the oldest pearling town in…
Continue ReadingJapan PM Kishida announces new Indo-Pacific plan in India
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has invited his Indian counterpart…
Continue ReadingIndia cuts internet to 27 million as Punjab police hunt Sikh separatist
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Indian authorities have blocked internet access for about 27 million people in the state of Punjab for a fourth straight day…
Continue ReadingSpring equinox 2023: Ancient traditions of renewal echo into the modern world
By Forrest Brown, CNN Thomas Nashe, the 16th-century British poet and dramatist, certainly looked forward to spring in his own colorful, singsong…
Continue ReadingOfficials ask for public’s help as search continues for missing Indiana teen who may be in ‘extreme danger’
By Isa Kaufman-Geballe and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Police are asking for the public’s help as the search continues for a missing Indiana teenager…
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New Redmond firearms training facility offers virtual reality
Liberation Firearms Training opened its new facility in Redmond last week, including virtual reality safety…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse-UBS deal offers hope, but bank doubts persist
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Credit Suisse shares have plunged after Swiss authorities cut a deal with its bigger rival UBS to…
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