Taiwan adds minelaying to defenses against China
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has commissioned new navy minelayers to add to its defenses against giant rival China. President Tsai Ing-wen…
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Strong quake shakes Indonesia’s capital; no tsunami alert
By NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia’s main island…
Continue ReadingTurkish, Armenian envoys meet in bid to end chilly relations
By ULIANA PAVLOVA and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Turkish and Armenian envoys have met in Moscow to try to end decades of…
Continue ReadingHong Kong bans transit flights from over 150 countries
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong International Airport is banning transit passengers from 150 countries and territories…
Continue ReadingChina dismisses British accusation of political interference
BEIJING (AP) — China is dismissing a warning from Britain’s domestic intelligence service to lawmakers that a London-based lawyer is trying to…
Continue ReadingFire at Kuwait refinery kills 2 and critically injures 5
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire  that erupted during maintenance work at a major oil refinery in Kuwait has killed two workers and…
Continue ReadingAnti-coronavirus measures tightened across China
BEIJING (AP) — China is tightening its anti-pandemic measures in Beijing and across the country as scattered outbreaks continue ahead of the…
Continue ReadingRussia demands US, NATO response next week on Ukraine
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has strongly repeated its demand that NATO doesn’t expand eastward despite the…
Continue ReadingIsrael says 500K have received 4th vaccine dose
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Health Ministry says more than 500,000 people have received a 4th vaccine dose. The country began administering second…
Continue ReadingSwedes step up military contingency over Russian activity
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A top military chief in Sweden said Friday that they are seeing increased Russian activity in the Baltic Sea which “deviate from…
Continue ReadingDjokovic ruling fits with Australia’s tough immigration line
By NICK PERRY and STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The treatment of tennis star Novak Djokovic by Australian…
Continue ReadingUkraine hacks add to worries of cyber conflict with Russia
By YURAS KARMANAU, FRANK BAJAK, ERIC TUCKER and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hackers have temporarily shut down dozens of…
Continue ReadingUK leader’s office apologizes for party before royal funeral
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson’s office has apologized to the royal family for a lockdown-breaching staff parties…
Continue ReadingSenior official in southern China under corruption probe
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party says a top official in the southern region of Guangxi is under investigation for corruption.…
Continue ReadingTIMELINE: Novak Djokovic’s bid to compete at Australian Open
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Novak Djokovic’s attempt to stave off deportation and be allowed to play in the Australian Open despite not…
Continue ReadingMinister cites ‘public interest’ in revoking Djokovic’s visa
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government minister who decided to cancel Novak Djokovic’s visa to enter the country says he did…
Continue ReadingElephants dying from eating plastic waste in Sri Lankan dump
By ACHALA PUSSALLA Associated Press PALLAKKADU, Sri Lanka (AP) — Conservationists and veterinarians are warning that plastic waste in an open…
Continue ReadingKings trainer becomes first female staffer on bench in NHL
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aisha Visram became the first woman to work on the bench of an NHL regular-season game in any…
Continue ReadingThousands gather at Hindu festival in India as virus surges
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Tens of thousands of devout Hindus are taking a holy dip into the frigid waters of the…
Continue ReadingIn shadow of pandemic, Danish queen marks 50 years on throne
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s popular monarch Queen Margrethe is marking 50 years on the throne with…
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