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Biden administration is sending $1 billion more in weapons, ammo to Israel, congressional aides say
The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a more than $1 billion in additional arms and ammunition to Israel More »
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Blinken in Kyiv tries to rally sagging Ukrainian spirits as Russia makes new military gains
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is seeking to rally the spirits of glum Ukrainians facing a fierce new Russian offensive More »
A wildfire has forced out hundreds of residents in Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray
Hundreds of residents in four neighborhoods in the southern end of Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta have been ordered out More »
Wong will be sworn in as Singapore's prime minister, as Lee Hsien Loong bows out after 20 years
Singapore’s deputy leader Lawrence Wong is set to be sworn in as the nation’s fourth prime minister in a carefully planned political succession to ensure continuity and stability in the Asian financial hub More »
Filipino activists and fishermen sail in 100-boat flotilla to disputed shoal guarded by China
A flotilla of about 100 fishing boats led by Filipino activists has sailed to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, where Beijing’s coast guard and suspected militia ships have used powerful water cannons to ward off what they regard as intruders More »
EU agrees on a new migration pact. Mainstream parties hope it will deprive the far right of votes
European Union nations have officially endorsed a major overhaul of the bloc’s failed asylum system More »
Argentina reports its first single-digit inflation in 6 months as markets swoon and costs hit home
Government data in Argentina says the country’s monthly inflation rate has eased sharply to a single-digit rate in April for the first time in half a year More »
YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city
YouTube has blocked access to videos of a protest song in Hong Kong to comply with a removal order, days after a court approved an injunction to ban the song in the city More »
Protesters throng streets of Georgia's capital after parliament passes so-called 'Russian law'
Huge throngs of protesters blocked streets in the capital of Georgia and milled angrily outside the parliament building after lawmakers on Tuesday approved a “foreign influence” bill that critics call a Russian-style threat to free speech and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union More »
A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after a monthslong hunger strike
A young Thai activist who went on a hunger strike after being jailed for advocating reform of the country’s monarchy system has died in a prison hospital More »
