Taiwan’s election battle shaken up by billionaire’s second attempt at presidency
By Wayne Chang and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — A self-made, septuagenarian billionaire with limited political experience has thrown his hat into…
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Thailand’s king reduces former Prime Minister Thaksin’s 8-year prison term to a single year
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s king on Friday reduced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s eight-year…
Continue ReadingIsraeli forces raid a West Bank town, sparking a firefight that kills a Palestinian teacher
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say that the Israeli military has raided a Palestinian town in the…
Continue ReadingUltra-nationalist military blogger arrested in Moscow
By Tim Lister, Anna Chernova and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A Russian military blogger who has written critically of Russia’s conduct in…
Continue ReadingA 98-year-old German man is charged as an accessory to murder at a Nazi concentration camp
BERLIN (AP) — A 98-year-old man has been charged in Germany with being an accessory to murder as a guard at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen…
Continue ReadingThe Red Cross says 43 bodies have been collected in a week from clashes in a disputed Somali city
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross says 43 bodies have been collected in the past…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Putin and Turkey’s Erdogan set to meet amid efforts to repair Ukraine grain deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks next week, the Kremlin announced Friday, just over six weeks…
Continue ReadingAnger in Sweden as Nobel Prize organizers invite Russia and Belarus to the award ceremonies
By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Several Swedish lawmakers say they will boycott this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street edges higher following data that shows the labor market is cooling
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer A choppy day of trading on Wall Street ended Friday with slight gains for stocks, as the market notched its second…
Continue ReadingJapan sanctions 3 groups and 4 individuals for supporting North Korea’s missile program
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government is imposing sanctions against three groups and four individuals for supporting…
Continue ReadingNew Delhi doesn’t want its monkeys to ruin G20. But it has a plan
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in India are determined to keep a lid on any monkey business ahead of world leaders jetting in next…
Continue ReadingRecovery efforts are focused on power restoration in Florida communities as sweltering heat moves in after Hurricane Idalia
CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — As many communities along Florida’s west coast face oppressive heat Friday without air conditioning or…
Continue ReadingJapan marks 100 years since the devastating Great Kanto Quake, with disaster drills nationwide
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister has staged a televised a disaster drill in which he declared a…
Continue ReadingMurder, torture, sexual violence among thousands of Russian crimes against children, Ukraine says
By Mariya Knight and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has opened more than 3,000 criminal cases over Russia’s alleged crimes against children…
Continue ReadingRainbows, drag shows, movies: Lebanon’s leaders go after perceived symbols of the LGBTQ+ community
By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — In recent weeks, Lebanon’s sharply divided political and religious leaders…
Continue ReadingCar bomb explosions and hostage-taking inside prisons underscore Ecuador’s fragile security
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s fragile security situation was underscored Thursday by a series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of…
Continue ReadingCoach who lost his job for praying on field kneels again in first game after years of legal battles
By ED KOMENDA Associated Press BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — An assistant high school football coach in Washington state who lost his job during a…
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Federal judge rejects Arnold Irrigation canal-piping foes’ bid for injunction to block imminent project
A federal judge has denied a request for a preliminary injunction to block the Arnold Irrigation District’s 12-mile canal-piping project, set to…
Continue ReadingSmugglers are steering migrants into the remote Arizona desert, posing new Border Patrol challenges
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. (AP) — Border Patrol agents ordered the young Senegalese men to wait in…
Continue ReadingTa’Kiya Young’s family urges officer’s arrest after video shows him killing the pregnant Black woman
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio authorities on Friday released bodycam video showing a…
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