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By David Brunnstrom and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday urged China and members of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN to put pressure on Myanmar’s …

By Tim Kelly NARA, Japan -The man arrested for Shinzo Abe’s killing believed the former Japanese leader was linked to a religious group he blamed for his mother’s financial ruin …

By Ju-min Park and Daniel Leussink TOKYO – The man suspected of killing former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe with a hand-made gun on Friday could have made the weapon in …

CAPE MAY, NJ – If you look up in the sky over South Jersey, you’ve probably seen strange helicopters. Sightings have been reported across the state, but this week, they …

By Alistair Smout LONDON -The contest to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gathered pace on Sunday as five more candidates declared their intention to run, with many pledging lower …

COLOMBO – Leaders of the protest movement in Sri Lanka who have forced the president and prime minister out of their official residences said on Sunday they will occupy the …

Sri Lankan Prime Minister To Resign After Protests Over Collapsed Economy Micaela Burrow on July 9, 2022 Sri Lanka’s prime minister has agreed to step down after mass protests over …

Biden Admin Funnels Taxpayer Dollars Into ‘Programming Curriculum’ For Transgender Inmates Reagan Reese on July 9, 2022 The Department of Justice invested almost $1.5 million of taxpayer dollars into a …

SHEFFIELD: The Left Wants To Inject Wokeness Into Another Key Institution Carrie Sheffield on July 10, 2022 The Federal Reserve already has too much power over the economic lives of …

ANTONI: Democrats Could Make A Recession Even Worse E.J. Antoni on July 9, 2022 Economic data has been pointing to a recession for months and alarm bells should be ringing …

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s economic crisis looks to have finally toppled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa has not commented directly but he plans to step …

SHANGHAI – The government of Shanghai has called on citizens to share “heart-warming” photographs, videos and stories about a punishing two-month lockdown imposed in April by the authorities to curb …

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV -Ukrainian defenders battled on Saturday to contain Russian forces along several fronts, officials said, as the United States urged China to align itself with the West …

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Saturday defended his decision to travel to Saudi Arabia saying human rights would be on his agenda as he gave a …

By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES – Argentine President Alberto Fernandez called for unity on Saturday as protesters marched in the capital to the gates of the presidential palace, lambasting his …

KYIV -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that he had dismissed several of Kyiv’s senior envoys abroad, including the country’s outspoken ambassador to Germany. Zelenskiy announced the sacking of …

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO -Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to step down, the country’s parliamentary speaker said on Saturday, bowing to intense pressure after a violent day of protests …

(Reuters) – Oprah Winfrey’s father, Vernon, has died, the doyenne of daytime talk said on her Instagram account on Saturday, just days after she said the family was able to …

By Kylie MacLellan LONDON -Four further candidates have joined the increasingly crowded field of Conservatives vying to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister, as the committee overseeing the contest …

By Sudipto Ganguly LONDON -In a year when Russian players were banned from Wimbledon, Moscow-born Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to defeat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 …

By Brad Brooks ANADARKO, Okla. – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Saturday met with elderly survivors of Native American boarding schools, her first stop on a year-long tour to …

By Gul Yousefzai QUETTA, Pakistan – Intense floods killed dozens of people and left hundreds homeless in Pakistan, officials said on Saturday, as heavy monsoon rains battered the country. In …

By David Brunnstrom and Stanley Widianto NUSA DUA, Indonesia – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he had discussed Russian aggression in Ukraine during more than five …

By David Morgan WASHINGTON – A member of the Oath Keepers extremist group brought explosives to the Washington, D.C., area ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. …