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US missile defense shield criticized by China, Russia in Beijing
US missile defense shield criticized by China, Russia in Beijing

BEIJING, China: A week after President Xi Jinping hosted Trump in Beijing, China and Russia, at a summit on May 20, condemned U.S....

Bank accounts of former Mexican officials accused by US frozen
Bank accounts of former Mexican officials accused by US frozen

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Mexico has frozen the bank accounts of some former officials accused by the United States of having links to the...

Maldivian rescuers find bodies of 4 Italian divers who went missing
Maldivian rescuers find bodies of 4 Italian divers who went missing

MALE, Maldives: Italy's Foreign Ministry said this week that rescuers have found the bodies of the four Italian divers who went missing...

UK Foreign Office says deputy ambassador in Washington has quit
UK Foreign Office says deputy ambassador in Washington has quit

LONDON, U.K.: Britain's second most senior diplomat in Washington, James Roscoe, has left his post, the British Foreign Office said...

Malaysia tells Norway to pay $252 million for scrapping defense deal
Malaysia tells Norway to pay $252 million for scrapping defense deal

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia's defense minister said on May 19 that the country has sent a notice to Norway asking for more than...

Trump says US may need to attack Iran again
Trump says US may need to attack Iran again

WASHINGTON/DUBAI: U.S. President Donald Trump said on May 19 that the United States might need to carry out another strike on Iran....

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Amazon phases out support for Kindles released in 2012 and earlier
Amazon phases out support for Kindles released in 2012 and earlier

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Amazon is ending support for Kindle e-readers released in 2012 and earlier, prompting frustration among...

NextEra-Dominion merger targets soaring AI-driven power demand
NextEra-Dominion merger targets soaring AI-driven power demand

NEW YORK CITY, New York: NextEra Energy has agreed to acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal valued at about US$66.8 billion,...

Cuba's Raul Castro to be indicted by US for 1996 attack on aircraft
Cuba's Raul Castro to be indicted by US for 1996 attack on aircraft

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Cuba's Raul Castro may be indicted by the United States, a U.S. Department of ​Justice official said late on May...

Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. leaves game with pain in thumb
Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. leaves game with pain in thumb

(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images) The Atlanta Braves pulled right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. in the sixth inning of their Thursday...

Giants give GM Joe Schoen multiyear extension
Giants give GM Joe Schoen multiyear extension

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) The New York Giants signed general manager Joe Schoen to a multiyear contract extension on...

White Sox ace Davis Martin gets to face struggling Giants
White Sox ace Davis Martin gets to face struggling Giants

(Photo credit: Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images) Two teams headed in opposite directions go head-to-head when the Chicago White Sox visit...