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Thailand returns 2 wounded soldiers to Cambodia but continues to hold 18 of their comrades
Cambodia on Friday welcomed the return of two wounded soldiers who had been captured by the Thai army after the two sides had ...
Trump calls on Federal Reserve board to wrest full control of central bank from Fed Chair Powell
President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome ...
Budapest mayor questioned by police for organizing banned LGBTQ+ Pride event
The liberal mayor of Hungary’s capital was questioned by police Friday over accusations of helping organize an LGBTQ+ Pride ...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Detroit’s mayoral primary
Detroit voters will take a key step toward choosing a new mayor in the municipal primary on Tuesday, when nine candidates ...
Trump administration weighs fate of $9M stockpile of contraceptives feared earmarked for destruction
President Donald Trump’s administration says it is weighing what to do with family planning supplies stockpiled in Europe ...
Relief on the horizon: Cooler weekend ahead after a steamy start to August
Good Friday morning! We’re off to a somewhat seasonal start under partly cloudy skies, with some areas waking up to patchy ...
Appeals court in Bosnia confirms sentence for Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik
An appeals court in Bosnia confirmed Friday an earlier court ruling that sentenced the pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president, ...
South Korea’s jailed ex-leader Yoon resists questioning by taking off prison uniform
South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol again refused to attend questioning by investigators Friday, using a new ...
Japanese game maker Nintendo reports robust profits on strong Switch 2 sales
Nintendo, the Japanese video game maker behind the Super Mario and Pokemon franchises, reported an 18.6% surge in net profit ...
Beloved children’s author Allan Ahlberg dies at 87
British writer Allan Ahlberg, author of more than 150 children’s books including classics like “Eat Peach Pear Plum” and “The ...
Prosecutors seek substantial prison term for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as they oppose bail
Prosecutors are urging a judge to reject this week’s renewed request for bail for hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, saying ...
Pakistan’s rights group demands withdrawal of terror charges against a 7-year-old boy in Balochistan
Pakistan’s independent human rights commission on Friday called on authorities to drop terrorism charges against a 7-year-old boy, a day after police in the southwestern ...