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A Singapore minister is charged with corruption, accused of taking tickets to F1 races and musicals

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singaporean Transport Minister S. Iswaran was charged Thursday in the first ministerial corruption case ever seen in the Asian financial hub known for squeaky clean government. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau said in a statement Thursday that Iswaran, 61, faced a total of 27 charges.

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Stock market today: Global shares trade mixed after Wall Street dips amid dimming rate cut hopes

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares traded mixed Thursday as pessimism spread among investors about any imminent interest rate cut in the United States. France’s CAC 40 added 0.2% to 7,334.46 in early trading. Germany’s DAX was little changed, declining less than 0.1% to 16,431.08. Britain’s FTSE 100 declined nearly

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Texas authorities have begun arresting migrants at a public park near the US-Mexico border, official says

By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt, Aya Elamroussi and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — As the migrant crisis continues at the US-Mexico border and beyond, tensions between Texas and federal officials remain high. Here are the latest developments: Texas authorities arrested migrants at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, late Wednesday evening and

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Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes in Iran after an earlier attack by Tehran, killing 9 people

By MUNIR AHMED and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s air force has launched retaliatory airstrikes in Iran allegedly targeting militant positions. The attack early Thursday killed at least nine people and further raised tensions between the neighboring nations. The strikes in Sistan and Baluchestan province follow Iran’s attack Tuesday on Pakistani soil

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A Singaporean minister charged with corruption took tickets to F1 races and musicals, police say

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singaporean Transport Minister S. Iswaran was charged Thursday in the first ministerial corruption case ever seen in the Asian financial hub known for squeaky clean government. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau said in a statement Thursday that Iswaran, 61, faced a total of 27 charges.

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Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes in Iran after Tehran attack, killing at least 7 people

By MUNIR AHMED and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s air force has launched retaliatory airstrikes in Iran allegedly targeting militant positions. The attack early Thursday killed at least seven people and further raised tensions between the neighboring nations. The strikes in Sistan and Baluchestan province follow Iran’s attack Tuesday on Pakistani soil

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Why are Iran and Pakistan striking each other’s territory – and what does it have to do with the Middle East?

By Sophia Saifi, Adam Pourahmadi, Azaz Syed and Jessie Yeung, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan and Iran have both conducted strikes on each other’s territories in an unprecedented escalation of hostilities between the neighbors, at a time when tensions have risen sharply across the Middle East and beyond. The two countries share a volatile

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Singaporean minister charged for corruption, as police say he took tickets to F1 races as bribes

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singaporean Transport Minister S. Iswaran was charged Thursday in the first ministerial corruption case ever seen in the Asian financial hub known for squeaky clean government. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau said in a statement Thursday that Iswaran, 61, faced a total of 27 charges.

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Remains of fireworks explosion victims taken to Thai temple where families give DNA to identify them

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press MUEANG SUPHAN BURI, Thailand (AP) — Rescue workers are carrying out the grim task of recovering the remains of the 23 apparent victims of a fireworks factory explosion in central Thailand. Only part of the building frame stood at the site of the devastated factory in an otherwise-empty rice field

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Ann Arbor Public Schools approves Mideast cease-fire resolution that had stoked controversy

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A public school district in Michigan approved a resolution calling for a bilateral cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war while also encouraging its teachers to discuss the conflict in its classrooms following an emotionally charged meeting Wednesday. The resolution approved by the Ann Arbor Public Schools

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Trump escalates attacks on Haley as he seeks New Hampshire knockout

CNN, POOL, GETTY IMAGES, CHRISTINE CORNELL, TRUTH SOCIAL @REALDONALDTRUMP By Eric Bradner and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is seeking to deliver a knockout blow to Nikki Haley in New Hampshire’s Republican primary, deploying racist dog whistles against the onetime South Carolina governor as the former president ramps up his campaign schedule and hammers his rival on the airwaves.

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