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Israel successfully tests naval air defense system
Middle East
February 21, 2022
Israel successfully tests naval air defense system
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday said it successfully tested a new naval air defense system, intercepting a series of…
F-5 fighter plane crash kills 3 in Iran’s northwest
Middle East
February 21, 2022
F-5 fighter plane crash kills 3 in Iran’s northwest
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A fighter jet crashed onto a soccer pitch in a city in northwest Iran, the country’s…
50 years after Nixon visit, US-China ties as fraught as ever
World
February 21, 2022
50 years after Nixon visit, US-China ties as fraught as ever
BEIJING (AP) — At the height of the Cold War, US President Richard Nixon flew into communist China’s center of…
UN court to open hearings in Rohingya genocide case
World
February 21, 2022
UN court to open hearings in Rohingya genocide case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Myanmar’s shadow civilian administration called on the United Nations’ top court Monday not to allow…
US virus cases, hospitalizations continue steady decline
World
February 21, 2022
US virus cases, hospitalizations continue steady decline
Average daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to fall in the US, an indicator that the omicron variant’s hold…
Biden-Putin meeting discussed as Ukraine war fears loom
World
February 21, 2022
Biden-Putin meeting discussed as Ukraine war fears loom
MOSCOW (AP) — The US and Russian presidents have tentatively agreed to meet in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to stave…
Israeli PM: Iran nuke deal will bring ‘more violent’ Mideast
Middle East
February 21, 2022
Israeli PM: Iran nuke deal will bring ‘more violent’ Mideast
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister on Sunday criticized an emerging deal over Iran’s nuclear program, saying it would be…
As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women’s rights
Middle East
February 21, 2022
As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women’s rights
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — It all started over yoga. When an instructor in Kuwait this month advertised a desert wellness…
Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost.
World
February 21, 2022
Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — When three-time Olympian Gus Kenworthy took the remarkable, perhaps even brave decision to speak out against…
US says Russia closer to invading Ukraine, agrees to meeting
World
February 21, 2022
US says Russia closer to invading Ukraine, agrees to meeting
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Sunday rescinded earlier pledges to pull tens of thousands of its troops back from…