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Month: May 2024

First Syrian jet in over a decade transports Muslim worshippers to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage

By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — For the first time in over a decade, 270 Syrians have traveled on a direct flight from Damascus to Saudi Arabia for the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage, according to the Syrian Transportation Ministry. Tuesday’s development marks an ongoing thaw in relations between Damascus and Riyadh, which

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The Latest | Trump’s hush money trial enters its final leg with closing arguments set to begin

NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial are set to begin, giving prosecutors and defense lawyers one final opportunity to convince the jury of their respective cases before deliberations begin. Arguments are expected to last all day Tuesday with jury deliberations starting as early as Wednesday. Prosecutors say the

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Hong Kong police arrest 6 people accused of violating the city’s new national security law

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested six people, including a former organizer of the city’s decades-long annual vigil that commemorated China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, for allegedly publishing seditious social media posts. They were the first publicly known arrests under the city’s new national security law. Secretary

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Taiwan’s legislature passes changes seen as favoring China, reducing president’s power

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature has passed changes that are seen as favoring China and diminishing the power of the island’s president. The changes pushed by the opposition Nationalist Party and its allies on Tuesday would give the body greater power to control budgets, including defense spending that the party has blocked in

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Spain, Ireland and Norway recognize a Palestinian state. Why does that matter?

By The Associated Press Spain, Ireland and Norway have formally recognized a Palestinian state. It’s a step toward a long-held Palestinian aspiration that was fueled by international outrage over the civilian deaths and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip following Israel’s offensive. The joint decision by the two European Union countries, as well as Norway,

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Typhoon leaves at least seven people dead and thousands displaced in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon has finally moved away from the Philippines, leaving at least seven people dead, mostly due to floods or toppled trees. Typhoon Ewiniar also forced the closures of several seaports, stranding thousands of passengers, officials said Tuesday. The typhoon crept by the country’s eastern coast late Friday night and lingered

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Los Boston Celtics completan la barrida de cuatro juegos sobre los Indiana Pacers y avanzan a las finales de la NBA

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Los Boston Celtics prevalecieron en un reñido enfrentamiento contra los Indiana Pacers para ganar 105-102 y completar la barrida de cuatro juegos para avanzar a las finales de la NBA este lunes por la noche en Indianápolis, Indiana. La estrella de los Celtics, Jaylen Brown, anotó 29 puntos y seis rebotes

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