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5 Chinese nationals charged with covering up midnight visit to Michigan military site
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were confronted in the dark near a remote Michigan military site where thousands of people had gathered for summer drills.
Friday Briefing: Israel Expands Evacuation Orders in Lebanon
The Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for 20 more towns and villages in southern Lebanon, signaling a potential expansion of its assault on Hezbollah. The areas covered in the evacuation order lie above the upper boundary of a buffer zone that the U.N. established after Israel and Hezbollah fought a monthlong war in 2006.
Nepalese grapple with loss after floods kill over 200 people
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Bishworaj Khadka, a cook in Lalitpur, could hear the Nakhu River becoming louder and louder as he sat with his wife and daughter-in-law in their house situated at the river’s edge. It hadn’t stopped raining for about 12 hours and the swollen river was getting dangerously close.
The woman fighting to save the Philippines’ last rainforests
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China, Asean aim to clinch free-trade deal upgrade led by EVs, e-commerce
More e-commerce and tighter supply chain connections are expected after China and a key 10-nation bloc of Southeast Asian countries said they were pushing to finish talks toward upgrading a landmark free-trade deal, analysts said.
Crew of Vietnamese fishing boat injured in an attack in the South China Sea, state media say
HANOI (AP) — A Vietnamese fishing boat was attacked in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, claimed by both China and Vietnam, and 10 crew members were injured, Vietnamese state media said Monday.
Landslide triggered by rain leaves 12 dead and 2 missing at an illegal gold mine in Indonesia
SUNGAI ABU, Indonesia (AP) — Mud, rugged terrain and lack of telecommunications hampered rescue efforts Saturday after a landslide set off by torrential rains smashed down into an unauthorized gold mining operation on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, killing at least 12 people.