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This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test of "high-thrust solid-fuel motor" at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in North Korea Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Photo: Korean Central News Agency / Korea News Service via AP

North Korea Performs Key Test To Build More Agile ICBM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor” for a new strategic weapon, state media reported Friday, a development that could allow him to possess a more mobile, harder-to-detect arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach the mainland U.S.
FILE - A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Photo: Jeff Chiu / AP File

Twitter Changes Rules Over Account Tracking Elon Musk’s Jet

Twitter on Wednesday suspended an account that used publicly available flight data to track Elon Musk's private jet, despite a pledge by the social media platform's new owner to keep it up because of his free speech principles.
European Union heads of state and counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations pose for a group photo during an EU-ASEAN summit in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Photo: Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP

Europe Hosts Southeast Asian Leaders as Own Crises Mount

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and southeast Asian countries commemorated 45 years of diplomatic ties Wednesday at a summit overshadowed by political distractions in Europe, ranging from the war in Ukraine to a bribery scandal.
A man walks down stairs during a special session on lobbying Monday, Dec. 12, 2022 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. Photo: Jean-Francois Badias / AP

Police Raid More EU Parliament Offices in Corruption Probe

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police conducted more raids at European Parliament offices Monday as the legislature's president pledged to launch an internal investigation into corruption allegations and the bloc's top official called for the creation of an EU-wide independent ethics body.
FILE - The FTX Arena logo is seen where the Miami Heat basketball team plays on Nov. 12, 2022, in Miami. Photo: Marta Lavandier / AP File

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in the Bahamas

NEW YORK (AP) — The former CEO of failed cryptocurrency firm FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, has been arrested in the Bahamas at the request of the U.S. government, U.S. and Bahamian authorities said Monday.

Ways to build a rehabilitation facility “Wat Tham Krabok Model.”

Permanent Secretary for Interior discusses ways to build a rehabilitation facility, raising the model of Wat Tham Krabok, Saraburi province and expanding the treatment...
A woman has her routine COVID-19 throat swab at a testing site despite authorities starting to ease some of the anti-virus controls in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Photo: Andy Wong / AP

China Begins Implementing Relaxed Anti-COVID-19 Measures

BEIJING (AP) — China began implementing a more relaxed version of its strict “zero COVID” policy on Thursday amid steps to restore normal life, but also trepidation over a possible broader outbreak once controls are eased.
FILE - Brittney Griner (15) runs up court during women's basketball gold medal game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Aug. 8, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. Photo: Charlie Neibergall / AP File

WNBA Star Swapped for Russian Arms Dealer, Heads Home

WASHINGTON (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner headed home Thursday night, freed from Russian prison in exchange for the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in the culmination of an eight-month saga of high diplomacy and dashed hopes.
Tesla electric vehicles are displayed during a public launching event Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Tassanee Vejpongsa / AP

Tesla Launches in Thailand, Vying To Compete With China EVs

BANGKOK (AP) — Tesla has launched sales in Thailand, offering its popular Model 3 and Model Y at prices aimed at competing with rivals like China’s BYD.
Masked police officers lead Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, center, to a police vehicle during a raid against so-called 'Reich citizens' in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Photo: Boris Roessler / dpa via AP

Suspected German Coup Plot Spawns Dozens of Arrests

BERLIN (AP) — German police rounded up dozens of people including a self-styled prince, a retired paratrooper and a former judge Wednesday, accusing the suspects of discussing the violent overthrow of the government but leaving unclear how concrete the plans were.

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