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By DAKE KANG and MARIA CHENG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions and paralyzed the world for months. The Chinese government

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off the North’s east coast. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch occurred Monday but gave no further details, such as how far the missile flew. The launch is the latest in a series of missile tests by

By NG HAN GUAN and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press QINGDAO, China (AP) — One of China’s top military leaders has taken a harsh line on regional territorial disputes. He told an international naval gathering that China would strike back with force if its interests came under threat. The 19th biennial meeting of the Western Pacific

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Voters at a handful polling places in a northeastern Indian state went back to the polls amid tight security on Monday after violence disrupted the vote last week. Indian election authorities voided the results at 11 of Manipur state’s nearly 3,000 polling stations after armed men damaged election machines during the

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to make his first official visit to Iraq in more than a decade. Turkey is seeking greater cooperation from Baghdad in its fight against a Kurdish militant group that has a foothold in northern Iraq. Other issues

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associatd Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense ministry says an initial analysis of flight data recorders recovered from the crash of two Japanese navy helicopters showed no sign of mechanical problems, indicating likely human error. One of the eight crew members died and a search is continuing Monday for the seven others.

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Masked men stopped a vehicle carrying Mexico’s leading presidential candidate while she was traveling between campaign stops to ask that she address the violence in the southern state of Chiapas if she wins the June 2 election. Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, the governing

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider Monday whether banning homeless people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. The case is considered the most significant to come before the high court in decades on homelessness, which is reaching record levels in

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. Brightline West, whose sister company already operates a fast train between Miami

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian commander Oleksiy Tarasenko witnessed a frightening shift last month in Russia’s efforts to punch through Kyiv’s defense of the industrial region known as the Donbas. Standing against Russia’s unyielding advance in the strategic front-line town of Chasiv Yar, he noticed that, instead of making typical

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The group gathered inside the conference room, mostly women, fell silent as the audio recording began to play. The male voice, clearly agitated, railed against what he thought had been fraud that cost former President Donald Trump reelection four years ago. “You’re gonna pay

By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell hit romantic comedy “Anyone But You” hitting Netflix, two teen ghost detectives who appear in DC comic books star in their own series called “Dead Boy Detectives” and a documentary detailing Bon Jovi’s rise to fame, breakups and