China sanctions Boeing, two U.S. defense contractors for Taiwan arms sales
BEIJING (news agencies) — China’s Ministry of Commerce announced sanctions against Boeing and two other defense companies Monday for arms ...
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Official says rescuers see helicopter that was carrying Iran’s president, others at a distance
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, ...
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Lai Ching-te inaugurated as Taiwan’s president in a transition likely to bolster island’s US ties
TAIPEI, Taiwan (news agencies) — Taiwan inaugurated Lai Ching-te as its new president Monday, installing a relative moderate who will ...
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The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest
BERKELEY, Calif. (news agencies) — Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Stephen Hawking on the Big Bang. Millions of students for ...
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2 dead and 5 missing after a boat collision on the Danube River in Hungary
BUDnews agenciesEST, Hungary (news agencies) — Police say two people have died and five are missing following a boat collision ...
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Congolese army says it has foiled a coup attempt. Self-exiled opposition figure threatens president
KINSHASA, Congo (news agencies) — Congo’s army said it foiled a coup attempt early Sunday and arrested the perpetrators, including ...
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Helicopter crash could reverberate across the Middle East, where Iran’s influence runs wide and deep
JERUSALEM (news agencies) — The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and ...
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What do we know so far about the mysterious crash of the helicopter carrying Iran’s president?
BEIRUT (news agencies) — The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iran’s president and foreign minister on Sunday sent shock ...
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Slovak prime minister’s condition remains serious but prognosis positive after assassination bid
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (news agencies) — Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remained in serious condition on Sunday but has ...
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Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says without further details
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, ...
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