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Trump Happy to Endorse One-Nation Solution in Israel-Palestine Conflict

WASHINGTON — Charting a striking new course for the Middle East, President Donald Trump on Wednesday withheld clear support for an independent Palestine and declared he could endorse a one-nation solution to the long and deep dispute between Palestinians and Israel.

North Korea Fires 4 Ballistic Missiles Into Ocean

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), with three of them landing in Japan's exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal.
Cambodian-American lawyer Theary Seng, center, dressed in the Lady Liberty, is escorted by local police officers outside Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Photo: Heng Sinith / AP

Cambodian Court Convicts Lawyer, Dozens of Others of Treason

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian American lawyer and dozens of members of a now-dissolved opposition party were convicted of treason Tuesday in a trial that was the latest move to tame all opposition to the long-running rule of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
A person clears snow as a winter storm rolls through Western New York Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, in Amherst N.Y. Photo: Jeffrey T. Barnes / AP

Frigid Monster Storm Across Us Claims at Least 34 Lives

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 34 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses.

Indonesia Burns Marijuana Plantation That Was Discovered By Drones

TEUPIN REUSEUP, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities on Wednesday burned a marijuana plantation in the northern province of Aceh after it was discovered by...

Spanish Soccer President Refuses To Resign Despite Kissing a Player on the Lips at...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Facing his possible removal from office, the president of the Spanish soccer federation refused to resign Friday despite an uproar...

Rohingya Survivors: Myanmar’s Army Slaughtered Men, Children

UKHIA, Bangladesh — For six hours he hid in an upstairs room, listening to the crackle of gunfire and the screams of people being slaughtered outside his Myanmar home.

US Marches for Women’s Rights Slam Trump, Encourage Voting

LOS ANGELES — Demonstrators from Los Angeles to New York marched in support of female empowerment and denounced President Donald Trump's views on immigration, abortion, LGBT rights and women's rights on Saturday, the anniversary of his inauguration.
People watch a Malindo Air passenger plane after it skidded to the grassy area at the end of runway in Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday. Photo: Niranjan Shrestha / Associated Press

Nepal Airport Reopens After Plane Skids Off Runway

KATHMANDU — Nepal's only international airport reopened Friday after a passenger plane attempting to take off skidded off the runway, forcing a halt to all flights.
Pastor Stefan Gierung, at left, stands in a cage atop of a fire service ladder in front of bride Nicole Backhaus, center, and groom Jens Knorr, right, both sitting in a swing dangling under a motorcycle with artist Falko Traber, top, during the wedding ceremony atop a tightrope Saturday in Stassfurt, Germany. Photo: Peter Gercke/ DPA

Vows in the Air? German Couple Marries in Tightrope Act

BERLIN — A couple in eastern Germany have gotten married in a swing dangling from a motorcycle atop a tightrope, 14 meters above the ground.

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