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China expresses support for Serbia in renewed Kosovo clashes involving NATO troops
BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday expressed its support for Serbia’s efforts to “safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity” following renewed violence between ethnic Serbs and NATO peacekeeping troops in Kosovo. China’s ruling Communist Party has long been a critic...
Iran supreme leader says he'd 'welcome' full diplomatic ties with Egypt; presidency websites hacked
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader said Monday he'd “welcome” the restoration of full diplomatic ties between Egypt and the Islamic Republic, raising the prospect of Cairo and Tehran normalizing relations after decades of strain. The comments by Ayatollah...
Today in History: May 27, Queen Mary's maiden voyage
Today in History Today is Saturday, May 27, the 147th day of 2023. There are 218 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 27, 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, unanimously struck down the...
Belgium, Iran conduct prisoner swap in Oman, freeing aid worker and diplomat convicted in bomb plot
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Belgium and Iran exchanged prisoners on Friday in a controversial move that saw an Iranian diplomat convicted of attempting to bomb exiles in France returning to Tehran bedecked in flowers while a visibly gaunt aid worker headed back to Brussels. ...
Unexploded WWII bomb forces evacuation of 2,500 residents in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A large unexploded bomb from World War II discovered in the Polish city of Wroclaw forcing the evacuation of 2,500 residents on Friday. The bomb weighing 250 kilograms (550 pounds) was found near a railway overpass in the city in southwestern Poland during...
Humanitarian group blasts Greece over treatment of asylum-seekers on eastern island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A prominent humanitarian group on Thursday blasted Greece over its treatment of asylum-seekers on the island of Lesbos, repeating allegations of illegal deportations back to Turkey and claiming authorities are using hunger as a weapon against some migrants. ...
Hong Kong man sentenced to almost 6 years in prison in alleged plot to bomb court buildings
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong man was sentenced Thursday to almost six years in prison for alleged involvement in a foiled plot mostly by high school students to bomb court buildings following 2019 anti-government protests. Three other defendants younger than 21 were sentenced to rehabilitation,...
Israeli national security chief: New Iranian nuclear facility not immune from attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government’s national security adviser on Tuesday said a new nuclear facility being built by Iran would not be immune from attack, despite assessments by experts it will be beyond the reach of last-ditch U.S. bunker-busting bombs. Tzachi Hanegbi made...
Grenade kills man, injures 2 teens as family looked at relative's belongings in Indiana
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS, Ind. (AP) — A hand grenade exploded as a family went through a grandfather's belongings in Indiana, killing a man and wounding his two teenage children, police said. The explosion occurred Saturday in a garage area at a home in Lakes of the Four Seasons,...
An Iranian nuclear facility is so deep underground that US airstrikes likely couldn’t reach it
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, workers are building a nuclear facility so deep in the earth that it is likely beyond the range of a last-ditch U.S. weapon designed to destroy such sites, according to experts and satellite imagery analyzed...
