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Chinese national charged with acting as Beijing's agent in local California election
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Chinese national was arrested Thursday on charges of acting as an illegal agent for Beijing when serving as the campaign manager for an unnamed politician elected to a city council in Southern California two years ago. The arrest of Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 64,...
An ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured a major regional army headquarters
BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claimed Friday to have scored a major victory in the war against the ruling military, even as neighboring nations at a meeting in Thailand were discussing efforts to end the conflict peacefully. The capture by the...
Student protests continue to challenge Serbia's populist government after a deadly canopy collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Serbian students and others briefly blocked traffic throughout the country Friday as political tensions continue to simmer following last month’s collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people. The 15-minute traffic blockades have been...
Malaysia agrees to resume 'no find, no fee' hunt for flight MH370, 10 years after plane disappeared
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's government has agreed in principle to accept a second “no find, no fee” proposal from a U.S. company to renew the hunt for flight MH370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean more than 10 years ago, Transport Minister Anthony...
China's Xi swears in new leader of casino hub Macao, telling the city to diversify economy
MACAO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the casino hub of Macao to diversify its economy as he swore in the former Portuguese colony's new government on Friday at an event marking the 25th anniversary of its handover to China. New Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai — Macao’s...
Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia announced on Friday it will pay for more police in Solomon Islands and create a police training center in the South Pacific island nation’s capital Honiara, where Chinese law enforcement instructors are already based under a bilateral security pact with...
Number of dead and missing still unclear as first aid arrives in quake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Amid the havoc wrought by a violent earthquake two days earlier, Ivan Oswald and his staff prepared for lunchtime service Thursday at Nambawan Cafe, on an idyllic stretch of Vanuatu’s waterfront. The menu for the usual lunchtime rush was replaced...
Swedish police to go aboard Chinese ship that was seen near Baltic cable ruptures
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police said Thursday they would participate as observers as Chinese authorities conduct investigations aboard a China-flagged ship in the Baltic Sea that was seen in an area where two undersea data cables were damaged last month. Sweden's prime minister...
Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China's power
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion while also stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for...
Macao's casino boom brings wealth but at a cost, 25 years since China's takeover
MACAO (AP) — When Portugal returned its colony Macao to China in 1999, coffee shop owner Daniel Chao was a first grader living in a different world. Since then his sleepy hometown has transformed into a bustling gaming hub lined with glittering casinos. Its once quiet streets are...
