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Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops
Ukrainian troops who doggedly defended a giant steelworks in Mariupol have surrendered.
Minnesota Somali singer fights deportation as he faces death threats in native country
The Minneapolis resident who came to the U.S. as a refugee teenager said he fears militants will kill him if he's deported to Somalia.
NATO talks with Finland, Sweden falter but will continue
NATO envoys failed to reach a consensus Wednesday on whether to start membership talks with Finland and Sweden, diplomats said, as Turkey renewed its objections to the two Nordic countries joining.
Shanghai to reopen subways in easing of COVID restrictions
The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai will reopen four of its 20 subway lines Sunday as it slowly eases pandemic restrictions that have kept most residents in their housing complexes for more than six weeks.
Militant attacks hurt Pakistan relations with Afghan Taliban
Faced with rising violence, Pakistan is taking a tougher line to pressure Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to crack down on militants hiding on their soil, but so far the Taliban remain reluctant to take action — trying instead to broker a peace.
Bangkok governor election seen as national harbinger
Residents of the Thai capital, Bangkok, will cast their ballots for the city's leader Sunday in a vote seen as a barometer of the public mood ahead of an approaching general election.
Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools
On a recent nighttime visit to a drugstore, a double-masked Kim Jong Un lamented the slow delivery of medicine. Separately, the North Korean leader's lieutenants have quarantined hundreds of thousands of suspected COVID-19 patients and urged people with mild symptoms to take willow leaf or honeysuckle tea.
North Korea's suspected COVID-19 caseload nears 2 million
North Korea on Thursday reported 262,270 more suspected COVID-19 cases as its pandemic caseload neared 2 million — a week after the country acknowledged the outbreak and scrambled to slow infections in its unvaccinated population.
Australian conservative party faces teal independent threat
The daughter of a conservative federal lawmaker and granddaughter of a conservative cabinet minister, Sydney businessperson Allegra Spender has an impeccable pedigree for a career in Australian politics.
Battle for Mariupol draws toward close after surrender
The battle that turned Mariupol into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close as Russia said nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who held out inside a pulverized steel plant had surrendered.
UN: Mali pullout from counterterrorism force `unfortunate'
The U.N.'s top political official for Africa called Mali's decision to withdraw from the Sahel regional counterterrorism force "unfortunate and regrettable" Wednesday, especially at a time of increasing terrorist activity and insecurity.
New Zealand hands out extra cash to fight 'inflation storm'
New Zealand's government said Thursday it will hand out an extra few hundred dollars to more than 2 million lower-income adults to help them navigate what it describes as "the peak of the global inflation storm."
Alberta premier steps down after weak showing in party vote
The premier of oil-rich Alberta province announced Wednesday that he is stepping down after only narrowly winning a leadership review from his party members.
Asian shares track Wall Street's inflation-fueled retreat
Shares dropped sharply in Asia on Thursday after a broad retreat on Wall Street triggered by dismal results from major retailer Target that renewed worries over the impact of high inflation.
S. Korea Blue House opens to public for 1st time in 74 years
For many South Koreans, the former presidential palace in Seoul was a little-visited, heavily secured mountainside landmark. That's now changed as thousands have been allowed a look inside for the first time in 74 years.
Thai archival find may resolve fate of missing WWII US flyer
The remains of an American airman who went missing in action in World War II may finally be on their way home, thanks to a chance discovery of records in flood-threatened archives in Thailand.
Brazil's Lula gets married at 76 with a political touch
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the front-runner heading into Brazil's presidential election in October, was married Wednesday in a ceremony that had a political touch.
UN chief `hopeful' of Ukraine grain deal to help food crisis
With global hunger levels at a new high, the United Nations chief said Wednesday he is in "intense contacts" with Russia and other key countries and is "hopeful" of an agreement to allow the export of grain stored in Ukrainian ports and ensure Russian food and fertilizer have unrestricted access to global markets.
New inquiry into Australian mother convicted of 4 homicides
An Australian state attorney general on Wednesday declined to pardon a mother convicted almost 20 years ago of smothering her four children to death and instead ordered a new inquiry into whether there could be a medical explanation for the tragedies.
Portugal finds 5 monkeypox cases in men as outbreak spreads
Portuguese health authorities on Wednesday confirmed five cases of monkeypox in young men, and Britain announced two more new cases, marking an unusual outbreak in Europe of a disease typically limited to Africa.