- ABCNews 04:15July 1, 2022AP Week in Pictures: AsiaJune 24-30, 2022 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and Pacific. The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo. Follow AP visual journalism: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews AP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP—Images AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com
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- Business Insider 02:00July 1, 2022With a new carrier and rumors of more bases, a vision of China's global presence is getting clearerBeijing is increasingly looking for facilities to support an overseas presence, and the US is worried about how China will use its growing influence.
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- Business Insider 01:49July 1, 2022As Sweden's and Finland's NATO bids move forward, the alliance is already eyeing their fighter jetsSweden and Finland will bring "quite a bit of capability and capacity to the alliance from Day One," the US's top general in Europe said this spring.
< Military & Defense, International, Nordic, Sweden, Finland, F/A-18, F/A-18 Hornet, JAS 39, Gripen, fighter jet, NATO, News Contributor, Mildef freelance >

- ABCNews 01:42July 1, 2022Puerto Rico board approves budget as legislators quibbleThe federal control board that oversees the finances of Puerto Rico’s government has approved a $12.4 billion budget for the U.S. territory after legislators failed to approve one amid bickering
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- ABCNews 00:39July 1, 2022UK's Johnson to host New Zealand's Ardern in LondonBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in London on Friday for talks on security and boosting bilateral ties
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- Business Insider 23:58June 30, 2022NATO chief says Finland and Sweden being on the cusp of joining alliance shows Putin made a 'huge mistake' by invading UkraineFinland shares an 830-mile border with Russia, making it a particularly significant addition to NATO.
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- New York Times 23:16June 30, 2022Biden Vows to Back Ukraine ‘as Long as It Takes’ Despite Economic TollNATO leaders concluded a summit with new commitments to a united front against Russian aggression, but they face the challenge of persuading their own people that it’s worth the cost.
< Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), United States International Relations, Politics and Government, Economic Conditions and Trends, International Relations, Defense and Military Forces, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Putin, Vladimir V, Ukraine, United States, Russia >

- ABCNews 22:59June 30, 2022Ecuador: Agreement ends 18 days of strikesEcuador’s government and the country’s main Indigenous group have reached an agreement to end 18 days of often-violent strikes that had virtually paralyzed the country
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- ABCNews 22:43June 30, 2022Killing of Mexican reporter may be linked to local politicsMexico's president says the killing of a reporter in the northern border state of Tamaulipas may be linked to local politics
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- ABCNews 22:26June 30, 2022UN rep in South Sudan urges authorities to prepare for pollsThe head of the United Nations mission in South Sudan has urged the East African country’s transitional government to set a date for elections as time passes
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- ABCNews 22:15June 30, 2022Italy's Draghi brushes off concerns his coalition could foldItalian Premier Mario Draghi insists his government won't collapse despite rising political tensions among coalition allies
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- ABCNews 22:11June 30, 2022Puerto Rico accuses bank of money laundering, tax evasionAuthorities say they have suspended the operations of Puerto Rico-based Euro Pacific International Bank after accusing it of money laundering and offshore tax evasion
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- ABCNews 21:35June 30, 2022Greece formally requests to buy F-35 fighter jets from USGreece's prime minister says his country has sent a letter of request to the United States to buy a squadron of F-35 fighter jets
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- ABCNews 20:34June 30, 2022France's Macron urges world leaders to better protect oceansFrench President Emmanuel Macron is urging other world leaders to better protect the planet’s oceans by adopting an international agreement modeled on the legally binding Paris climate accords
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- ABCNews 20:32June 30, 2022Tear gas or pepper spray used at nightclub when teens died, eyewitness saysTear gas or pepper spray was used on patrons at a nightclub in South Africa when more than a dozen teenagers mysteriously died there, an eyewitness told ABC News.
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- The Hill 20:02June 30, 2022Russian assets invested in U.S. companies are frozen in DelawareA billion-dollar fund belonging to a Russian government official and invested in U.S. public companies has been frozen by the Treasury department after an investigation going back more than a year. The Treasury Department issued a blocked property notice to Heritage Trust, a Delaware-based fund that the department says belongs to Suleiman Kerimov, a member...
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- The Hill 19:46June 30, 2022Meghan bullying claims: Review findings to stay private, Buckingham Palace saysLONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace has investigated how staff handled allegations of bullying made against Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex — but the findings will remain private. Palace officials told reporters Wednesday that the details of the independent review were not being released to protect the confidentiality of those who took part. Current and former...
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- ABCNews 19:33June 30, 2022European court bumps youths' climate case to top-tier panelThe European Court of Human Rights says a complaint against 33 countries filed by six young climate activists will be examined by the tribunal’s top panel of judges
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- ABCNews 19:31June 30, 2022Erdogan: Nordic NATO bid could still be nixed if vows unkeptJust two days after agreeing to lift deal-breaking objections to Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession, Turkey’s leader has threatened that Ankara could still block the process if the two countries fail to fully meet his expectations
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- ABCNews 19:17June 30, 2022Top Russian economic expert faces embezzlement chargesA leading economic expert in Russia has been detained on embezzlement charges
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- Business Insider 19:13June 30, 2022Shocking video reconstructs the moment a Russian missile struck a Ukrainian mall from closed-circuit camerasNew footage shows the moment a missile struck the shopping mall on Monday, unleashing a fireball and throwing people to the ground.
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- ABCNews 19:05June 30, 2022Four Chinese nationals abducted in deadly Nigeria attackFour Chinese nationals were among people kidnapped on Wednesday in an attack in northcentral Nigeria that left “many security personnel” dead, authorities said on Thursday
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- Business Insider 18:51June 30, 2022Putin says Western leaders would look 'disgusting' with their shirts off after the Russia leader was mocked over bare-chested picsThe Russian leader said his Western counterparts needed to stop abusing alcohol and play sports in order to look good.
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- ABCNews 18:47June 30, 2022Qatar donates $60 million to Lebanon's army during crisisQatar's state news agency says the Gulf Arab sheikhdom has donated $60 million to the Lebanese army, which is hard hit by the country's economic meltdown
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- ABCNews 18:41June 30, 2022UN: Libya rival officials fail to agree on election criteriaThe U.N. envoy to Libya says two officials from the country's rival camps failed to reach an agreement on a constitutional framework for elections after U.N.-mediated talks in Geneva this week
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- ABCNews 18:30June 30, 2022UN rights panel says it is alarmed over Ethiopia's abusesA United Nations panel focusing on Ethiopia says it’s alarmed over continued violations and abuses in the East African country
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- ABCNews 17:57June 30, 2022EU official says Poland's judiciary changes insufficientA patched-up dispute between the European Union and Poland over judicial independence has revived
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- ABCNews 17:39June 30, 2022Berlin prepares 'huge thermos' to help heat homes in winterSwedish utility company Vattenfall has unveiled a vast “thermos” that will store millions of gallons of hot water to help heat homes in Berlin this winter, even if Russian gas supplies dry up
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- ABCNews 17:25June 30, 2022Myanmar jet enters Thai airspace, prompting evacuationsA Myanmar fighter jet has crossed the border into Thailand’s airspace, prompting Thai air force jets to scramble and officials to order the evacuation of villages and classrooms
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- The Hill 17:16June 30, 2022Biden says he won’t ask Saudi Arabia to increase oil productionPresident Biden on Thursday said he won’t ask Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to increase oil production during his visit to the Middle East next month. “No, I’m not going to ask them. I’m going to ask— all the Gulf States are meeting. I’ve indicated to them that I thought they should be increasing...
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- ABCNews 17:14June 30, 2022Remains of 7 WWI soldiers given military burial in FlandersThe remains of seven soldiers killed in World War I have been given full military burial after their remains were discovered during a gas pipeline construction near Ypres
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- ABCNews 16:56June 30, 2022EU, New Zealand strike free trade deal after 4 years' talksThe European Union and New Zealand say they have concluded a free trade deal after four years of negotiations
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- ABCNews 16:51June 30, 2022The European Union and New Zealand say they have concluded a free trade deal after four years of negotiationsThe European Union and New Zealand say they have concluded a free trade deal after four years of negotiations
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- ABCNews 16:27June 30, 2022China's president returns to Hong Kong for 25th anniversary of British handoverWhen Chinese President Xi Jinping stepped off a train in Hong Kong on Thursday, it marked his first trip outside the borders of Mainland China in nearly 900 days.
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- ABCNews 15:27June 30, 2022Official: Russia could see West's sanctions as cause for warA senior Russian official has warned that Moscow could see Western sanctions as a cause for war
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- ABCNews 15:11June 30, 2022ICC seeks arrest of 3 suspects linked to Russo-Georgian warInternational Criminal Court judges have issued arrest warrants for three men wanted on suspicion of committing war crimes during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War
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- ABCNews 14:53June 30, 2022Germany sees possible Russian 'blockade' of key gas pipelineGermany’s vice chancellor says he suspects that Russia may not resume gas deliveries to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline after planned maintenance work in July
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- ABCNews 14:35June 30, 2022Russian lawmakers approve bill on banning foreign mediaThe lower house of Russia’s parliament has given final approval to a bill that would allow the banning of foreign news media in response to other countries taking actions against Russian news outlets
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- ABCNews 14:25June 30, 2022Czech Republic to extend coal mining amid high demandThe Czech Republic has decided to reverse plans to halt mining in a key black coal region to help the country safeguard its power supply amid Russia's war in Ukraine
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- ABCNews 14:07June 30, 2022Remains of Congo's independence hero interred amid honorsThe remains of Congo’s independence hero and first Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba will be laid to rest in Kinshasa Thursday
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- ABCNews 14:06June 30, 2022Germany plans to ease rules for formal changes of genderThe German government has presented plans to make it easier for transgender people to formally change their name and gender
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- ABCNews 14:06June 30, 2022Verdict in France's 'trial of the century': Between relief and the years aheadFamilies of victims and journalists had been waiting for the verdict in the "trial of the century."
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- ABCNews 14:05June 30, 2022Mudslide in northeast India leaves 7 dead, 40 others missingPounding rain following weeks of heavy downpours has triggered a mudslide in northeast India that killed at least seven people and left about 40 others missing
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- ABCNews 13:54June 30, 2022Sudan's internet access disrupted ahead of anti-coup ralliesAn advocacy group says Sudanese authorities have disrupted internet access ahead of scheduled mass protests denouncing last year’s military coup and demanding the immediate transfer of power to civilians
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- ABCNews 13:27June 30, 2022Lawyer for convicted Paris attacker questions harsh sentenceThe lawyer for the only surviving attacker from the November 2015 terrorist massacre in Paris has criticized her client’s murder conviction and life prison sentence without the possibility of parole
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- ABCNews 13:11June 30, 2022Afghan Taliban hold 1st major clerical meetup since takeoverAfghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Thursday held the first major gathering of Islamic clerics and tribal elders since they seized power in August, with over 3,000 coming to the capital for the event
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- ABCNews 12:52June 30, 2022Sweden’s central bank raises interest rate to hit inflationSweden’s central bank has raised a key interest rate by half a percentage point to combat rapidly rising inflation and price increases that are spreading through the economy
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- ABCNews 12:46June 30, 2022European Union inks deal on crypto transfer tracing rulesThe European Union has agreed on new rules subjecting cryptocurrency transfers to the same money-laundering rules as traditional banking transfers
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- ABCNews 12:36June 30, 2022KLM pays back last of Dutch government pandemic loansDutch flag carrier KLM says it is repaying the last portion of loans it got from the Netherlands government and banks to help it survive when the COVID-19 pandemic threw global aviation into a tailspin
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- Business Insider 12:08June 30, 2022The term 'no look handshake' is trending on Twitter after Biden was seen shaking hands with South Korea's president without making eye contactThe awkward moment was captured on video when the two leaders met at a gala dinner during the NATO Summit in Madrid.
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