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Chileans mark World Water Day by protesting environmental rules
New study challenges how humans got to the Americas
Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations
Chile's new far-right president launches work on border barrier
Ukrainians chide German defense boss for jibes about 'Lego' drones made by 'housewives'
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – Far-right leader José Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile’s new president on Wednesday, marking the Latin American nation’s most pronounced shift to the right since the return of democracy in 1990.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israel’s parliament on Monday passed its annual budget, ensuring that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government can complete its term until the fall. Israel needed to pass a budget before April 1 in order to avoid triggering early elections. Netanyahu still reserves the right to call early elections before then if he wants.
DORAL, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere even while dealing with five-alarm crises around the globe.
BEIJING (AP) – China’s flag carrier resumed direct flights between Beijing and North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang on Monday not long after the restoration of passenger train services between the capitals.
CHESSY, France (AP) – A 118-foot mountain of ice rose over the suburban Paris countryside this weekend as Disney opened its Arendelle kingdom to the world – Elsa’s palace glowing at the summit, a “Frozen” Nordic fishing village below, and the company’s new CEO standing before a crowd of celebrities.
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their poorest.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israel’s parliament on Monday passed its annual budget, ensuring that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government can complete its term until the fall. Israel needed to pass a budget before April 1 in order to avoid triggering early elections. Netanyahu still reserves the right to call early elections before then if he wants.
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia on Monday expelled a British diplomat over accusations of spying that were rejected as “complete nonsense” by the U.K., a second such move this year that comes as tensions spiral between Moscow and the West. The FSB charged that the diplomat had sought to gather “sensitive information” about the Russian economy in “unofficial meetings.”
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – At least 30 people were dead and dozens more missing on Monday after a gang renewed its attack on a town in central Haiti, according to human rights activists. Gran Grif attacked Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite early Sunday, burning homes and leaving bodies strewn on the streets.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says the United States is winning the war with Iran even as thousands of additional American troops deploy to the Middle East. He has pilloried other countries for not helping the U.S., only to say later he does not need their assistance. He has twice delayed deadlines for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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