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The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday
The best offense. The best defense. The World Cup final is set, and fittingly, a clash of styles awaits. Lionel…
Hong Kong leader urges people not to 'demonize' security law
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that she hopes opponents of a new national security law being imposed by China do not “demonize and stigmatize” the legislation because doing so would mean …
NKorea blows up inter-Korea liaison office, raising tensions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday in a dramatic display of anger that sharply raises tensions o…
The Latest: President Trump, Senate GOP seek police changes
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China accuses India of carrying out attacks along border
BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday accused Indian forces along their Himalayan border of carrying out “provocative attacks” on its troops, leading to “serious physical conflicts” between the sides.
UK unemployment rising 'faster than Great Depression'
LONDON (AP) — The number of people in the U.K. claiming job-related benefits increased by a monthly 23.3% in May to 2.8 million, according to official figures released Tuesday that likely underestimate the heavy to…
China accuses Indian troops of carrying out "provocative attacks" leading to "serious physical conflicts"
BEIJING (AP) — China accuses Indian troops of carrying out "provocative attacks" leading to "serious physical conflicts."
North Korea confirms it destroyed inter-Korean office and has cut all communication lines with South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea confirms it destroyed inter-Korean office and has cut all communication lines with South Korea.
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The Latest: Pakistan moves to seal off high-risk areas
ISLAMABAD— Authorities in Pakistan are taking action to seal off high-risk areas in the country's 20 biggest cities after an increase in coronavirus infections.
India says 3 soldiers killed in standoff with Chinese troops
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A confrontation between Indian and Chinese troops along the nations' disputed Himalayan border left at least three Indian soldiers dead in a region where thousands of soldiers on both sides h…
North destroys inter-Korean liaison office as tensions rise
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just inside its border in an act Tuesday that sharply raises tensions on the Korean Peninsula amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy …
Indian army: 3 Indian soldiers killed in standoff with Chinese troops along disputed frontier, casualties on both sides
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian army: 3 Indian soldiers killed in standoff with Chinese troops along disputed frontier, casualties on both sides.
Shake Shack 'horrified' officers' drinks may have had bleach
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police determined there was no criminality by Shake Shack employees after three officers drank milkshakes believed to be contaminated with bleach.
Beijing expands lockdowns as cases top 100 in new outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities locked down a third neighborhood in Beijing on Tuesday as they rushed to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 100 people in a country that …