KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – When Russia fires a ballistic missile at Ukraine, air-defense systems have only minutes – sometimes seconds – to detect and intercept the deadly threat.
Trump says ‘we may have to’ send oil prices higher during speech talking up the economy
BANGKOK (AP) – China announced a series of economic measures Wednesday against the United States, including controls on exports of drones to the U.S. and a ban on dealings with six American entities, in response to recent restrictions imposed by Washington.
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DETROIT (AP) – Abdul El-Sayed, an insurgent former public health official who harnessed Democratic frustration with the party establishment, narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s U.S. Senate primary, setting up a crucial test for progressives in a key battleground state.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Jeanine Pirro this week found out there’s a tradeoff between loyalty to President Donald Trump and being loyal to reality. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia – a fierce defender and decades-long friend – openly refuted Trump’s claims of vandalism regarding one of his treasured D.C. construction projects.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Fans fainting at a baseball park. Lions dying at a zoo. A woman taking shelter in a car found dead. A doctor advising people to eat dog meat to promote stamina. The scenes caused by a record heat wave in Northeast Asia illustrate how extreme temperatures have gripped South Korea, North Korea and Japan.
BEIRUT (AP) – The Israeli military said Thursday that two of its soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon in the first Israeli deaths since the implementation of a shaky truce between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in June.