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Women can be drafted into the Danish military as Russian aggression and military investment grows
Under new rules passed by Denmark’s parliament earlier in June, Danish women who turn 18 after Tuesday will be entered into the lottery system, on equal footing with their male compatriots. The change ...
A violent ambush leaves 2 firefighters dead and another injured. What to know about the Idaho attack
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say two firefighters were killed and another was badly injured after they were ambushed and shot while responding to a wildfire near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday ...
Asian shares are mixed after US stocks hit an all-time high
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares started the week with gains after U.S. stocks closed at an all-time high following their recovery from the shocks of the Trump administration’s trade policies. You can ...
Chinese factory activity improves slightly with delay on tariffs, but still lags
BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese factory activity improved somewhat in June after President Donald Trump agreed to delay imposing higher tariffs on imports from China for 90 days, but overall activity was still ...
This Ukrainian woman beat cancer. But her fight to free her captive husband isn't over
That’s what Olha Kurtmalaieva told herself as she lay in intensive care, her body shutting down after emergency chemotherapy. Her cancer had progressed to Stage 4, meaning it had spread to other parts ...
Hong Kong's security net extends beyond arrests as small businesses pressured
HONG KONG (AP) — It’s been years since mass arrests all but silenced pro-democracy activism in Hong Kong. But a crackdown on dissent in the semiautonomous Chinese city is still expanding, hitting ...
China lifts a nearly 2-year ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater
BEIJING (AP) — China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power ...
Pennsylvania judge considers if witnesses must testify in trial over Idaho students' stabbings
Monday’s hearing in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, concerns requests by Kohberger’s lawyers that a Monroe County judge order seven people to testify, although it’s not clear how the potential witnesses ...
Nations are meeting to drum up trillions to combat poverty - but the US isn't going
The United Nations and Spain, the conference co-hosts, believe it is an opportunity to reverse the downward spiral, close the staggering $4 trillion annual financing gap to promote development, bring ...
Jury due to begin deliberating in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors are set to start deliberating Monday in Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ sex trafficking case, weighing charges that could put the hip-hop mogul in prison for life.
Chilean communist scores surprise win in primary vote as battle with far-right looms
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean Communist Jeannette Jara, the country’s former labor minister, won the primary election for left-wing parties Sunday with surprising ease, beating out a more moderate ...
2 killed in sniper ambush as Idaho firefighters come under siege from rifle fire
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two firefighters were killed Sunday when they were ambushed by sniper fire while responding to a blaze in a northern Idaho mountain community, as crews endured a barrage of gunfire ...