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South Korea is suspending a military deal with North Korea after tensions over North’s balloons
By The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s government has approved the suspension of a contentious military agreement with North Korea, a step that would allow it to take tougher responses to North Korean provocations. The development came as animosities between the rival Koreas rose sharply recently after North Korea launched trash-carrying balloons across the border ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India begins counting votes in marathon election expected to bring Prime Minister Modi a third term
By Krutika Pathi And Sheikh Saaliq, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – India on Tuesday began counting more than 640 million votes in the world’s largest democratic exercise, which was widely expected to return Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a third term after a decade in power. The 6-week-long election was seen as a referendum on Modi. If the 73-year-old wins, it will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China’s spacecraft carrying rocks from the far side of the moon leaves the lunar surface
By The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
BEIJING (AP) – China says a spacecraft carrying rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon has lifted off from the lunar surface to start its journey back to Earth. The ascender of the Chang’e-6 probe lifted off Tuesday morning Beijing time and entered a preset orbit around the moon, the China ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India’s marathon election enters final stage of vote counting with Modi widely tipped for third term
By Krutika Pathi And Sheikh Saaliq, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – India’s marathon election enters its final phase on Tuesday with the counting of more than 640 million votes in the world’s largest democratic exercise, which was widely expected to return Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a third term after a decade in power. The 6-week-long election was seen as a referendum ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to seek independent reelection bid amid federal corruption trial
By Mike Catalini, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who is on trial on federal bribery charges in New York, has filed to run as an independent candidate for reelection. Menendez, 70, had said this year that he would not seek the Democratic nomination to pursue a fourth term, and on Monday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury is chosen in Hunter Biden’s federal firearms case and opening statements are set for Tuesday
By Claudia Lauer, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long And Randall Chase, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – A jury was seated Monday in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, after prospective jurors were questioned about their thoughts on gun rights and drug addiction while the first lady watched from the front row of the courtroom. Opening statements were set to begin Tuesday after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A jury has been seated in Hunter Biden’s federal firearms case
By Claudia Lauer, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long And Randall Chase, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – A jury was seated Monday in a federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, after prospective candidates were questioned on their thoughts about gun rights and drug addiction while the first lady watched from the front row of the courtroom in a show of support for her son. Opening ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Market jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum
By MarÃa Verza And Mark Stevenson, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Hours after declaring victory, Mexico’s newly elected president, the first woman to win the job, faced a market meltdown Monday and a tough path toward reconciling a country deeply divided by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Claudia Sheinbaum has promised to continue the political course set by her populist predecessor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police detain pro-Palestinian demonstrators inside San Francisco building housing Israeli Consulate
By Olga R. Rodriguez And Haven Daley, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Police on Monday detained pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied the lobby of a San Francisco building that houses the Israeli Consulate. It was not immediately clear how many people were detained but an Associated Press journalist saw police zip-tie the hands of at least a dozen people. Officers then put them in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids
By Sara Cline, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A person found guilty of a sex crime against a child in Louisiana could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration, in addition to prison time. Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to a bill Monday that would allow judges the option to sentence someone to surgical castration after the person ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police arrest pro-Palestinian demonstrators inside San Francisco building housing Israeli Consulate
By The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – San Francisco police were arresting pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a building that houses the Israeli Consulate for several hours Monday. It was not immediately clear how many arrests were made but an Associated Press journalists saw police arresting two people. Consul General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest Marco Sermoneta said ... Read More »
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