Taiwan steps up alertness after detecting test-firing by China’s missile unit
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says it’s monitoring waves of test-firing by China’s missile unit in a region more than…
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Iran’s new president vows balance with all countries but warns US his country won’t be pressured
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s newly elected president says his government will create “balance in relations with all…
Continue Reading A Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Khan but supporters’ hopes of his release are dashed
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has overturned the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran…
Continue Reading North Korea threatens to boost nuke capability in reaction to US-South Korea deterrence guidelines
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has threatened to boost its nuclear fighting capability and make the United States and South…
Continue Reading French sports minister takes a dip in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has taken a symbolic dip in the Seine in a bid to ease concerns about…
Continue Reading Israeli strike targets the Hamas military commander and kills at least 90 in southern Gaza
Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the…
Continue Reading Things to know about heat deaths as a dangerously hot summer shapes up in the western US
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerously hot summer is shaping up in the U.S. West, with heat suspected in dozens of recent deaths, including…
Continue Reading An Indian billionaire’s son is married after lavish celebrations that spotlight his global clout
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have…
Continue Reading Princess of Wales set to attend Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday in rare public appearance
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales is set to attend the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday in a rare public appearance after her…
Continue Reading A man is arrested in the UK over human remains found in dumped suitcases
LONDON (AP) — British police say they have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of two men whose remains were found in two suitcases in…
Continue Reading Shelling kills 4 in Ukraine as a drone attack sparks fire at an oil depot in Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling of Ukraine killed four people on Saturday, officials said, as the two countries exchanged drone attacks, one…
Continue Reading Barbora Krejcikova wins Wimbledon by beating Jasmine Paolini for her second Grand Slam trophy
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — At age 18, a decade before Barbora Krejcikova won Wimbledon on Saturday, she was done with junior tennis and…
Continue Reading The UN condemns increasing gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti that is undermining peace
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution condemning “in the strongest terms” the…
Continue Reading Inside the courtroom as case dismissed against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A nearly three-year legal saga for Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer ended Friday…
Continue Reading UN chief urges funds for Palestinians, saying Israel is forcing Gazans ‘to move like human pinballs’
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief appealed for funding Friday for the beleaguered U.N. agency helping Palestinian…
Continue Reading Rescuers recover first body from 2 buses that were hit by landslide and fell into a river in Nepal
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal recovered Saturday the first body after a landslide swept away two buses, pushing them…
Continue Reading Who is the Buddhist nun who built a global charity from a tiny apartment in rural Taiwan?
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The Buddhist teacher who founded what is now a global charity and religion with a $283 million operating…
Continue Reading The son of Asia’s richest man gets married in the year’s most extravagant wedding
Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his longtime girlfriend early Saturday in…
Continue Reading Houston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat storms
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The deafening hum of a generator was a welcome noise Thursday evening at a Houston independent living center where…
Continue Reading A Taiwan-based Buddhist charity attempts to take the founding nun’s message of compassion global
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s…
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