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Nepal to give priority to relations with India, China

Nepal to give priority to relations with India, China

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's new government, led by a communist prime minister, will give priority to enhancing relations with both of its giant neighbors, India and China, but won't use them against each other for its own benefit, the newly appoi
Minnesota Legislature considering 2 gun control proposals

Minnesota Legislature considering 2 gun control proposals

ST. PAUL, Minn.
Poland: prosecutors open probe into opposition leader Tusk

Poland: prosecutors open probe into opposition leader Tusk

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged abuse of power by opposition leader Donald Tusk when he was prime minister a decade ago, a step that critics of the ruling authorities are describing as politically mo

Russia expelling 10 Norwegian diplomats in tit for tat move

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Ten Norwegian diplomats in Moscow were ordered to leave Russia Wednesday, in what Oslo said was “an act of revenge” for its move this month to expel 15 Russian diplomatic staff for alleged spying.
Dutch court bars return of African migrants to Italy

Dutch court bars return of African migrants to Italy

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands' top administrative court ruled Wednesday that immigration authorities can't send migrants back to Italy, because they face possible human rights violations there — a decision that will likely put further
China says it will send peace envoy to Ukraine

China says it will send peace envoy to Ukraine

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone call on Wednesday that his government will send a peace envoy to Ukraine and other nations, state media said, after Beijing said it wants to act as media

Germany steps up surveillance of far-right party affiliates

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's domestic intelligence agency BfV said Wednesday it had concluded that three organizations linked to the country's biggest far-right party had “extremist” goals that were in breach of the German constitution.
Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport

Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport

WASHINGTON (AP) — A ground assault by the Taliban killed the Islamic State militant who spearheaded the August 2021 suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. troops and about 170 Afghans dead during the chaotic U.S.
US, Filipino forces show firepower at sea amid China tension

US, Filipino forces show firepower at sea amid China tension

SAN ANTONIO, Philippines (AP) — American and Filipino forces sank a ship with a barrage of high-precision rockets, airstrikes and artillery fire in their largest war drills on Wednesday in Philippine waters facing the disputed South China Sea which a
Sri Lanka seeks $17 billion debt reduction by restructuring

Sri Lanka seeks $17 billion debt reduction by restructuring

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president urged lawmakers Wednesday to approve a four-year International Monetary Fund program to reduce the country's debt by $17 billion through restructuring.
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