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South Korea bans flights as 500,000 take crucial university admission test

South Korea bans flights as 500,000 take crucial university admission test

Seoul Reuters  —  More than half a million people in South Korea sat for the country’s grueling university entrance exam…
Russia’s security service claims to have foiled Ukrainian assassination attempt against a high-ranking official

Russia’s security service claims to have foiled Ukrainian assassination attempt against a high-ranking official

Russia’s security service has claimed it foiled a plot by Ukraine to assassinate a high-ranking Kremlin official inside Russia as…
Two blasts a day apart in India and Pakistan’s capitals fray regional nerves in an already tense year

Two blasts a day apart in India and Pakistan’s capitals fray regional nerves in an already tense year

In a bustling Delhi neighborhood, forensics teams combed through the charred skeleton of a car. Less than 24 hours later,…
Trump’s Thailand-Cambodia peace agreement is falling apart after Cambodian villager killed in fresh clashes

Trump’s Thailand-Cambodia peace agreement is falling apart after Cambodian villager killed in fresh clashes

US President Donald Trump’s much-heralded peace declaration between Thailand and Cambodia is falling apart after the two countries accused each…
Trump is getting pulled deeper and deeper into the Epstein drama

Trump is getting pulled deeper and deeper into the Epstein drama

The Jeffrey Epstein saga has a dastardly quality: The more anyone drawn into the morass tries to dig themselves out,…
‘Things are pretty crappy.’ 1 in 4 US households are living paycheck to paycheck

‘Things are pretty crappy.’ 1 in 4 US households are living paycheck to paycheck

New York  —  Austin H. can’t wait to buy a house and start a family. But right now, the 34-year-old…
Pakistan parliament approves more powers for army chief, curbs top court

Pakistan parliament approves more powers for army chief, curbs top court

Karachi, Pakistan Reuters  —  Pakistan’s parliament approved a constitutional amendment on Wednesday to expand the powers of the army chief…
President Trump signs bill to reopen government, ending longest shutdown in US history

President Trump signs bill to reopen government, ending longest shutdown in US history

President Donald Trump late Wednesday signed a funding package to reopen the federal government, officially bringing a close to the…
Why is Trump threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion?

Why is Trump threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion?

London  —  Donald Trump’s assault on the media went global this week, as he threatened to sue the BBC for…
A rare sight in Washington: The House of Representatives is getting down to work

A rare sight in Washington: The House of Representatives is getting down to work

Welcome back, members of the US House of Representatives. The world has changed since you’ve been gone. Since the House…
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