Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says he will step down in 3 weeks and his son will succeed him | AP News

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says he will step down in 3 weeks and his son will succeed him | AP News

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in three weeks as prime minister and hand the position to his oldest son, who won his first seat in Parliament in Sunday’s election.The announcement came after their Cambodian People’s Party won a landslide victory in weekend elections that

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Biden’s dog Commander has bitten Secret Service officers 10 times in four months, records show | AP News

Biden’s dog Commander has bitten Secret Service officers 10 times in four months, records show | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ‘s dog Commander bit or otherwise attacked Secret Service personnel at least 10 times between October 2022 and January, including one incident that required a hospital visit by the injured law enforcement officer, according to records from the Department of Homeland Security.The conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch on Tuesday

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Rival Koreas mark armistice anniversary in two different ways that highlight rising tensions | AP News

Rival Koreas mark armistice anniversary in two different ways that highlight rising tensions | AP News

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The truce that stopped the bloodshed in the Korean War turns 70 years old on Thursday and the two Koreas are marking the anniversary in starkly different ways, underscoring their deepening nuclear tensions.North Korea has invited delegations from China and Russia as it prepares to stage huge celebrations with thousands

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NatWest Bank CEO ousted after furor over politician Nigel Farage’s bank account | AP News

NatWest Bank CEO ousted after furor over politician Nigel Farage’s bank account | AP News

LONDON (AP) — The chief executive of one of NatWest, one of Britain’s biggest banks, left her job on Wednesday after discussing personal details of a client — the populist politician Nigel Farage — with a journalist.The bank said Alison Rose was leaving “by mutual consent.” The surprise early-morning statement came just hours after NatWest

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Saudi Arabia is spending billions to become a global gaming hub. Some fans don’t want to play | AP News

Saudi Arabia is spending billions to become a global gaming hub. Some fans don’t want to play | AP News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, the new home of some of soccer’s biggest stars and a co-owner of professional golf, is proving to be no less ambitious when it comes to another global pastime – the $180 billion-a-year video game industry.Last September, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund earmarked nearly $40 billion for

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‘Our own front line’: Ukrainian surgeons see wave of wounded soldiers since counteroffensive began | AP News

‘Our own front line’: Ukrainian surgeons see wave of wounded soldiers since counteroffensive began | AP News

DNIPRO, Ukraine (AP) — The horrors of war arrive through the night at a hospital in eastern Ukraine, a procession of stretchers bearing limp bodies whisked from the front line.The soldiers come with bandaged limbs soaked in blood, faces blackened with shrapnel fragments and stunned eyes fixed on the ceiling, frozen in shock. Lately, they’ve

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