Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online, latest case in wide-ranging crackdown on dissent | AP News

Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online, latest case in wide-ranging crackdown on dissent | AP News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, and his activity on YouTube, the latest in a widening crackdown on dissent in the kingdom that has drawn international criticism. The judgement against Mohammed bin Nasser al-Ghamdi, seen Wednesday by

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Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it’s safe after nuclear plant wastewater is discharged | AP News

Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it’s safe after nuclear plant wastewater is discharged | AP News

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers ate Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting Wednesday, in an apparent effort to show that fish is safe following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that began last week. Kishida and the three ministers had

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US commerce secretary warns China will be ‘uninvestable’ without action on raids, fines | AP News

US commerce secretary warns China will be ‘uninvestable’ without action on raids, fines | AP News

SHANGHAI (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Wednesday said she warned Chinese leaders that U.S. businesses might stop investing in their country without prompt action to address complaints about worsening conditions due to raids on firms, unexplained fines and unpredictable official behavior.Raimondo’s comments add to pressure on Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government, which is

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Poland’s ruling party names candidates for divisive commission which critics say targets opposition | AP News

Poland’s ruling party names candidates for divisive commission which critics say targets opposition | AP News

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s ruling party Wednesday was the only party to name candidates for the controversial commission for examining Russian influence in the country which is believed to be targeting the opposition and its popular leader Donald Tusk ahead of the Oct. 15 parliamentary elections. The commission was established by a law proposed

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Palestinians clash with own security forces in a West Bank refugee camp, leaving 1 dead | AP News

Palestinians clash with own security forces in a West Bank refugee camp, leaving 1 dead | AP News

JERUSALEM (AP) — Fighting erupted in a refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank Wednesday between Palestinians and their own security forces, Palestinian authorities said, leaving a 25-year-old Palestinian dead. The unrest underscored the challenges facing Palestinian police trying to impose order in the restive territory.Elsewhere in the occupied territory, Israeli security forces shot

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Kremlin says ‘Deliberate wrongdoing’ among possible causes of plane crash that killed Prigozhin | AP News

Kremlin says ‘Deliberate wrongdoing’ among possible causes of plane crash that killed Prigozhin | AP News

MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin said Wednesday that “deliberate wrongdoing” is among the possible causes of the plane crash that killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin last week. Speaking to reporters during his daily conference call, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov noted that “different versions” of what happened exist and “are being considered,” including “let’s put this

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Hungary’s Orbán urges US to ‘call back Trump’ to end Ukraine war in Tucker Carlson interview | AP News

Hungary’s Orbán urges US to ‘call back Trump’ to end Ukraine war in Tucker Carlson interview | AP News

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, said in a sprawling interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the only path to ending the war in Ukraine would be the reelection of Donald Trump to the presidency. In the interview, posted Wednesday on Carlson’s page on X, formerly known as

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Britain’s top diplomat visits China for the first time in 5 years, hoping to stabilize ties | AP News

Britain’s top diplomat visits China for the first time in 5 years, hoping to stabilize ties | AP News

BEIJING (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat, James Cleverly, began a long-awaited visit to China on Wednesday as the two countries attempt to stabilize bilateral ties that have frayed badly in recent years. The trip is the first by a United Kingdom foreign secretary to China in more than five years, underscoring the downturn in relations

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