North Korea’s trash rains down onto South Korea, balloon by balloon. Here’s what it means
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — Manure. Cigarette butts. Scraps of cloth. Waste batteries. Even, reportedly, diapers. This week, North...
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Haiti’s new prime minister vows to seek unity after he is selected by transitional council
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (news agencies) — Haiti’s newly chosen Prime Minister Garry Conille vowed to seek unity Wednesday in...
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Police dismantle pro-Palestinian camp at Wayne State University in Detroit
DETROIT (news agencies) — Police dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment Thursday at Wayne State University in Detroit, two days after the...
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Foreign governments and activists criticize Hong Kong security law verdicts. China defends them
HONG KONG (news agencies) — The conviction of 14 pro-democracy activists Thursday in Hong Kong drew condemnation from human rights...
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French MP says waving Palestinian flag was protest at ‘massacre’ in Gaza
PARIS: A hard-left French lawmaker sanctioned for raising a Palestinian flag in parliament on Tuesday said he would “rather be...
Read moreSpain’s parliament to give final approval to amnesty law for Catalonia’s separatists
MADRID (news agencies) — Spain’s Parliament is expected to give the final approval Thursday to a controversial amnesty law for...
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Jury deliberations begin in trial of Idaho man charged in triple-murder case
BOISE, Idaho (news agencies) — Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the case of an Idaho man charged with murdering his...
Read moreElections are not wasted on the young in EU. Some nations allow 16-year-olds to decide in June polls
BRUSSELS (news agencies) — Youth leader Rareș Voicu remembers like it was yesterday when he went to the polls five...
Read moreIndia’s onion farmers cry foul at politicians’ price recipe
NASHIK: Almost every Indian meal requires an onion – one of the cooking essentials along with sugar and lentils that...
Read moreA violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls to choose between 2 women presidential candidates
MEXICO CITY (news agencies) — Mexico goes into Sunday’s election deeply divided: friends and relatives no longer talk politics for...
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