China Sends 71 Warplanes, 7 Ships Toward Taiwan In 24 Hours
China's military harassment of Taiwan, which it claims is its own territory, has intensified in recent years.
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Israeli Doctors Reject Netanyahu Allies' Anti-LGBTQ Remarks
Allies of Benjamin Netanyahu are calling for a law to allow discrimination against LGBTQ people in hospitals and businesses.
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S. Korea Military Apologizes For Failing To Down North's Drones
South Korea's military scrambled warplanes and attack helicopters on Monday, but they failed to bring down any of the North Korean drones.
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Foreign Firms: China 'Turns Corner' By Ending Quarantine
China's government downgraded the official seriousness of COVID-19 and dropped a requirement for people with the virus to be quarantined.
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U.S. To Let MLB Stars Play For Cuba In World Baseball Classic
MLB stars such as José Abreu, Yordan Alvarez, Randy Arozarena, Yoán Moncada and Luis Robert can now decide to play for Cuba in the WBC in March.
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S. Korea Launches Jets, Fires Shots After North Flies Drones
South Korea’s military detected five drones from North Korea crossing the border on Monday.
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Prosecutors: Paris Shooting Suspect Wanted To Kill Migrants
The shooting in a bustling Parisian neighborhood shook and angered the Kurdish community, and stirred up concerns about hate crimes.
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Putin Claims Moscow Ready For Ukraine Talks As Attacks Go On
A country-wide air raid alert was announced twice on Sunday and three missiles in the afternoon hit the city of Kramatorsk.
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Packed ICUs, Crowded Crematoriums: COVID Roils Chinese Towns
As China grapples with its first-ever national COVID-19 wave, emergency wards in small cities and towns southwest of Beijing are overwhelmed.
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Taliban Ban Women From Working For Domestic, Foreign NGOs
The ban was the latest restrictive move by Afghanistan's new rulers against women's rights and freedoms.
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Shells Pummel Ukraine's Kherson; 10 Dead, 55 Wounded
Shelling has been especially intense in Kherson since Russian forces withdrew and Ukraine's army reclaimed the southern city in November.
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Zelenskyy Back In Kyiv After U.S. Visit; Russia Keeps Up Attacks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded another defiant note on his return to his nation's capital following his wartime visit to the U.S.
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'A Very Hard Road Ahead' For China As COVID-19 Cases Spiral
An abrupt reopening on Dec. 7 caught China under-vaccinated and short on hospital capacity.
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3 Dead, 3 Wounded In Paris Shooting; Suspect Arrested
The Paris prosecutor said the suspect had a prior police record and that investigators are considering a possible racist motive for the shooting.
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles After U.S.-South Korea Drills
South Korea's military detected the two missile launches from North Korea's capital region at around 4:32 p.m. Friday.
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U.S. To Provide Ukraine With Most Advanced Air Defense System Yet
What is the Patriot air defense system, and how would it benefit Ukraine?
Zelenskyy Tells Biden: 'No Compromises' In Path To Peace
This is Zelenskyy's first known trip outside Ukraine since Russia's invasion began in February.
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Taliban Bar Women From University Education In Afghanistan
Private and public universities are being asked to implement the ban as soon as possible and to inform the ministry once the ban is in place.
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U.S. To Send $1.8 Billion In Additional Military Aid To Ukraine
The aid comes as Congress is poised to approve another $44.9 billion in assistance for Ukraine as part of a massive spending bill.
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Survivor Found From Thai Navy Ship That Sank Sunday
76 people have now been rescued, five have been found dead and 24 others are still unaccounted for, according to Thai Navy officials.
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Nighttime Drone Attack Rocks Kyiv As Putin Heads To Belarus
The drone strikes come as Russian President Putin is believed to be seeking some kind of Belarusian military support for his war in Ukraine.
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5 People Killed In Canadian Condo Shooting; Gunman Dead
Mass shootings are rare in Canada, and Toronto has long prided itself as being one of the world's safest big cities.
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Thai Navy Searching For 31 Missing Sailors After Ship Sank
The HTMS Sukhothai corvette sank in the Gulf of Thailand after strong winds blew seawater on board and knocked out the ship's electrical system.
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North Korea Says Latest Launches Tested Country's First Spy Satellite
The North's state media said Monday the test was done to assess the satellite's photography and data transmission systems.
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North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles Capable Of Reaching Japan
The launches came after the North claimed to have performed a test to build a more powerful ballistic missile designed to strike the U.S. mainland.
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Peru's Accidental President Fails To Quell Violent Protests
Protesters are demanding ousted leader Castillo’s freedom, Boluarte’s resignation, and the immediate scheduling of elections to pick a new president.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Iran Authorities Arrest Actress Of Oscar-Winning Movie
Reports also said several other Iranian celebrities had also ″been summoned by the judiciary body over publishing provocative content.″
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Malaysia Landslide Death Toll Rises To 24, 9 More Missing
Rescuers worked in teams Saturday to comb through debris as deep as 26 feet.
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Dead Boy Pulled From Rubble Of Latest Russian Hit On Ukraine
A number of Russian missiles were fired part of Moscow's strategy to leave Ukrainian civilians and soldiers in the dark and cold this winter.
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U.S. Puts 3 Dozen More Chinese Companies On Trade Blacklist
The U.S. Department of Commerce is adding 36 Chinese companies to an export controls blacklist, citing concerns over national security.
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