US to send an unofficial delegation as Taiwan’s president is sworn in. It will test ties with China

US to send an unofficial delegation as Taiwan’s president is sworn in. It will test ties with China

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House will send an unofficial delegation to Taiwan this weekend for the inauguration of the island’s democratically elected president , the Biden administration announced Wednesday, in a move that is certain to upset China but unlikely to draw excessive responses from Beijing as the two countries try to stabilize relations.

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Hungary will vote against U.N. resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide in Bosnia, minister says

Hungary will vote against U.N. resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide in Bosnia, minister says

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will vote against a United Nations resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, arguing that it would inflame tensions in the Balkan country and the surrounding region. Péter Szijjártó was hosting Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik in the Hungarian capital of

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Palestinians across the Middle East mark their original ‘catastrophe’ with eyes on the war in Gaza

Palestinians across the Middle East mark their original ‘catastrophe’ with eyes on the war in Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians across the Middle East on Wednesday are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel with protests and other events across the region at a time of mounting concern over the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. The Nakba, Arabic for “catastrophe ,” refers to the 700,000 Palestinians who

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Russia says it downed 10 U.S.-supplied missiles over Crimea as Blinken visits Kyiv

Russia says it downed 10 U.S.-supplied missiles over Crimea as Blinken visits Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses shot down 10 U.S.-supplied Ukrainian missiles targeting Crimea early Wednesday just as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Kyiv. The ministry said 10 U.S.-supplied Ukrainian ATACMS missiles were destroyed over the Black Sea over Crimea. Sevastopol Gov. Mikhail Razvozhayev said air defenses shot

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Indonesia seeds clouds to block rainfall after floods killed at least 58 people while 35 are missing

Indonesia seeds clouds to block rainfall after floods killed at least 58 people while 35 are missing

TANAH DATAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities seeded clouds on Wednesday, trying to prevent further rain and flash floods after deluges that hit the country’s Sumatra Island over the weekend left at least 58 people dead and another 35 missing. Monsoon rains triggered a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount Marapi, eventually causing

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