China’s top diplomat blasts US arms sale to Taiwan as military drills around the island unfold
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister on Tuesday slammed a record U.S. arms sale to Taiwan as Beijing conducted the […]
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Young Africans find hope in farming as urban life becomes too expensive
TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal (AP) — On a blazing afternoon in Senegal, 33-year-old farmer Filly Mangassa heaved peanut plants onto a horse-drawn
North Korea says it tested long-range cruise missiles
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday it fired long-range strategic cruise missiles into the sea to test
Hundreds mourn in Syria’s Homs after deadly mosque bombing
HOMS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday despite rain and cold outside of a mosque in the Syrian
A massive crash on a highway in Japan kills 1 person and injures 26 as the holiday season starts
TOKYO (AP) — A massive crash in snowy weather killed one person and injured 26 on an expressway in Japan
Nigerian villagers are rattled by US airstrikes that made their homes shake and the sky glow red
JABO, Sokoto (AP) — Sanusi Madabo, a 40-year-old farmer in the Nigerian village of Jabo, was preparing for bed Thursday
South Korea vows to end foreign adoptions as UN presses Seoul to address past abuses
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government said it plans to end its waning foreign adoptions of Korean children,
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Dec. 19 – 25, 2025 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Leslie Mazoch, highlights some of the most compelling
Son of former Bangladesh prime minister returns after 17 years in exile with a chance to lead
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The son of a former prime minister of Bangladesh returned home Thursday after more than 17
STORY REMOVED: US–Trump-Epstein | The Seattle Times
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