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U.S. Military Slams Chinese Flights Over South China Sea But Says They Posed No Threat
The U.S. military said on Friday that Chinese military flights in the past week in the South China Sea fit a pattern of destabilizing and aggressive behavior by Beijing but posed no threat to a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group in the region.
Nation's First Second Gentleman Makes First Solo Outing
Doug Emhoff, America's first second gentleman, highlighted food insecurity on his first solo public outing Thursday, saying it's something everyone needs to be concerned about.
Thais Seek To Restore Fortunes With Mock Funerals
In a temple on the outskirts of Bangkok, participants at a daily ritual clutch a bunch of flowers and lie down in a coffin with a sheet pulled over them as monks chant.
Kansas To Shut Down Unemployment System To Deal With Fraud
Thousands of fraudulent unemployment claims are prompting Kansas to shut down its processing system this weekend, meaning some jobless workers will have payments delayed as the state installs new antifraud protections, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday...
Pirelli, Penske, Mercedes Help Rev Up America's Cup Teams
Theres going to be a showdown between Pirelli and Penske on New Zealands Hauraki Gulf, with the winner taking on Mercedes GP.
Biden, Japan PM Discuss China Action Near Senkaku Islands
President Joe Biden spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday and offered his administration's commitment to protecting the Senkaku Islands, a group of uninhabited islets administered by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, the White House sai...
AP PHOTOS: Protesting Farmers Storm India's Red Fort
Tens of thousands of protesting farmers have marched, rode horses and drove long lines of tractors into Indias capital, breaking through police barricades to storm the historic Red Fort.
White House Begins Talks With Lawmakers On COVID-19 Relief
Top aides to President Joe Biden on Sunday began talks with a group of moderate Senate Republicans and Democrats on a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package as Biden faces increasing headwinds in his effort to win bipartisan backing for the initial legi...
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli Expelled from Ruling Party by Prachanda Faction, May Revive CPN-UML
Oli, who is also the chairperson of a faction of the NCP, said he was forced to dissolve the House after knowing that the Prachanda-led faction was planning to file a no-confidence motion against him and introduce an impeachment motion against President B...
Taiwan to Put 5,000 Into Home Quarantine Over Hospital Covid-19 Cluster
Taiwan will more than double the number of people who have to quarantine at home to more than 5,000 as it seeks to contain a rare domestic cluster of COVID19 connected to a hospital, the health minister said on Sunday.
Distraught Families Of Sriwijaya Air Victims Visit Java Sea Crash Site
Relatives of those killed in the Sriwijaya Air plane crash on Jan. 9 wept and threw red and white petals into the ocean on Friday after an Indonesian navy vessel took them to the site in the Java Sea where their loved ones perished.
US President Joe Biden Wants to Avoid Obama Era's Biggest Economic Mistake, Congress May Not Let Him
Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan shows that he's determined to avoid repeating the mistakes of the Great Recession if Congress lets him.
Kamala Harris as US Vice President Further Cements India-US Relationship: White House
President Joe Biden, who was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States a day earlier, respects the long bipartisan successful relationship between the two countries, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conferen...
Trump Hires South Carolina Lawyer Bowers For Impeachment Defense
Former President Donald Trump has hired South Carolinabased lawyer Butch Bowers to represent him in his Senate impeachment trial over a charge that he incited insurrection, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
A Devout Catholic, Biden Wears His Faith on His Sleeve
Just the second Catholic president in US history -- John F. Kennedy was the first -- Biden wears his faith on his sleeve.
Russia Rounds Up Allies Of Kremlin Foe Navalny In Protest Warning
Police in Moscow on Thursday detained the spokeswoman of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and several other of his allies for making calls online to join unauthorised street protests to demand his release.