Danish military says it staying close to Chinese ship after data cable breaches
The Danish military said Wednesday that it was staying close to a Chinese ship currently sitting idle in Danish waters, days after two fiber-optic data telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea were severed. Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 was anchored in the Kattegat strait between Denmark and Sweden on Wednesday, with a Danish navy patrol ship More...
Japanese manicurist turns sea trash into eco-conscious nail art
Before global leaders take the problem of plastic pollution into their hands this month, Japanese manicurist Naomi Arimoto is putting it into her fingernails. At the beach near her home south of Tokyo, Arimoto More...
U.S. shuts Kyiv embassy over ‘significant air attack’ threat
The United States said Wednesday that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, had closed after receiving “specific information of a potential significant air attack.” “Out of an abundance More...
Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai begins to testify in his national security trial
HONG KONG — Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai began testifying Wednesday in his landmark national security trial that is widely seen as a measure of press freedom and judicial independence in the Chinese More...
New details emerge about Netanyahu aide accused of leaking Hamas documents to the press
TEL AVIV — Israeli prosecutors have accused one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s aides of illegally leaking classified intelligence in an attempt to blunt widespread criticism of the prime minister’s handling of More...
Large crowds wait for bread outside Gaza bakery as flour shortage worsens
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Putin issues new nuclear doctrine; Ukraine hits Russia with ATACMS for first time
Russian President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for his country’s use of nuclear weapons Tuesday, days after the United States allowed Ukraine to strike inside Russia using American missiles. The More...
Archaeologists raise red flags over destruction of historical sites in Lebanon
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45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are sentenced to jail in city’s biggest national security trial
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court sentenced dozens of leading pro-democracy figures to up to 10 years prison on Tuesday in the single largest trial under a national security law that critics say has been used More...
Death of 19-year-old employee found in Walmart walk-in oven was not foul play, police say
No foul play is suspected in the death of the 19-year-old Walmart employee whose body was found in the store’s walk-in oven in Canada last month, police said Monday. Halifax Regional Police had responded More...
