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Women can be drafted into the Danish military as Russian aggression and military investment grows
After nearly four months of military training, the young soldier and the rest of her unit spent early June completing their ...
Asian shares are mixed after US stocks hit an all-time high
Asian shares have started the week mixed after U.S. stocks closed at an all-time high after recovering from their earlier plunge due to the Trump administration's trade policies.
Israel’s strike on Iran’s Evin prison sparks fear for political prisoners
Rights activists in Iran fear intensified crackdowns following Israel's air campaign targeting Iran's nuclear program.
Chinese factory activity improves slightly with delay on tariffs, but still lags
Monthly surveys of Chinese factory managers showed manufacturing improving somewhat in June after President Donald Trump ...
Photos of cockfighting in Afghan capital show a bloody pastime thriving in the shadows
When a cockfight begins in Kabul, the noise is immediate. Roars of “Hit!” and “Kill!” erupt among spectators as two birds ...
Hong Kong’s security net extends beyond arrests as small businesses pressured
HONG KONG (AP) — It’s been years since mass arrests all but silenced pro-democracy activism in Hong Kong. But a crackdown on ...
China lifts a nearly 2-year ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater
China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Nations are meeting to drum up trillions to combat poverty — but the US isn’t going
The world’s nations are gathering in Spain for a high-level conference to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor countries and drum up the trillions of dollars needed to close it.
Jury due to begin deliberating in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors are set to start deliberating Monday in Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ sex trafficking case, weighing charges ...
What to Stream: Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners,’ a Kesha album, ‘SharkFest’ and John Cena with Idris Elba
Kesha enjoying her freedom on her first new album since she left her old label and Ryan Coogler’s guts-spilling vampire film “Sinners,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to ...
A week into the fragile Israel-Iran peace agreement, here’s what we still don’t know
It’s been a week since the U.S. pressed Israel and Iran into a truce, ending a bloody, 12-day conflict that had set the ...
A jury is deciding the fate of an Australian woman accused of 3 murders by mushroom poisoning
A jury in Australia began deliberations Monday in the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson, accused of killing her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for ...