Beijing bans 4 New Zealand lawmakers from entering China because they visited Taiwan
admin New Zealand's government plans to express concern to Beijing after four lawmakers were banned from visiting China for a year.…
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Police warn families of Tiananmen crackdown dead not to visit graves on 37th anniversary
Chinese authorities are intensifying efforts to erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Police have told victims' families…
North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has visited a new facility to produce nuclear materials and announced plans to…
Ahead of papal visit, Spain pushes forward with reparations for church sex abuse victims
Spain is addressing sexual abuse within the Catholic Church with a new reparations program. Victims like Paula Alonso-Pimentel, who was…
11 years after one teen’s death sparked massive Argentine protests, a new case shakes the nation
The killing this month of a 14-year-old girl in central Argentina has shocked the country, triggering a groundswell of outrage…
Portugal and Austria defeat Germany for seats on the UN Security Council
Portugal and Austria have defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided U.N. Security Council in a hotly…
Poland and Lithuania confirm exploring a bigger role in nuclear deterrence
Poland and Lithuania confirm they are in talks about their role in NATO's nuclear deterrence efforts, which are centered on…
‘We’re still behind’ in Congo’s Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO says
The World Health Organization says Congo's Ebola outbreak had a head start, but testing is improving. Since mid-May, 344 cases…
Women say they were raped and ransomed by fighters in Sudan’s ongoing war
Women in Sudan have shared their accounts of being abducted, raped and held for ransom by the paramilitary Rapid Support…
Israel strikes just south of Beirut ahead of second day of critical ceasefire talks
An Israeli strike has hit a car on a busy highway just south of Beirut. The strike in Khaldeh came…