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Victims’ families reject tentative Boeing non-prosecution agreement
Families of 737 MAX crash victims to oppose Boeing-DOJ deal

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Families of some of the 346 people who died in two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes plan to oppose a proposed deal between...

Southern California Edison targets grid safety in wildfire strategy
Southern California Edison to spend $6.2 billion to curb wildfire risk

ROSEMEAD, California: Southern California Edison (SCE) has outlined a US$6.2 billion wildfire mitigation plan aimed at reducing fire...

Appeals court clears Trump’s rollback plan for worker protections
Appeals court lifts block on Trump order limiting federal union rights

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A federal appeals court recently lifted a block that had stopped President Donald Trump's administration from removing...

Tornadoes kill 25 in Kentucky and Missouri after fierce spring storm
Severe storms kill at least 25 in Kentucky and Missouri

LEXINGTON, St. LOUIS: A strong spring storm caused tornadoes overnight in the U.S. Midwest and Ohio River Valley, killing at least...

Charges dropped, but US scholar still held in Thailand
American academic stuck in Thailand for insulting royal, family says

BANGKOK, Thailand: An American political science teacher, Paul Chambers, is still stuck in Thailand, even though the government dropped...

Judge strips NYC of control over Rikers jail, cites rising violence
US judge takes control of New York's troubled Rikers Island jail

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A federal judge has decided to take control of New York's Rikers Island jail away from city officials due...

Central Asia

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Tajikistan decriminalizes ‘likes’ on extremist social media posts
Tajikistan decriminalizes 'liking' social media posts deemed extremist

ALMATY, Tajikistan: Tajikistan has officially removed criminal liability for liking social media posts that the government deems extremist,...

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-MONGOLIA-FM-VISIT

(250522) -- JAKARTA, May 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono (R) and Mongolian Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh...

EU hands underfire US state media 5.5 million
EU hands underfire US state media 5.5 million

The bloc pledges emergency aid to the CIA-founded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which has seen its funding cut by the Trump administration...

Abdullah bin Zayed, Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan discuss bilateral cooperation
Abdullah bin Zayed, Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan discuss bilateral cooperation

ABU DHABI, 21st May, 2025 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs,...

India rejects Pakistani claims over deadly blasts
India rejects Pakistani claims over deadly blasts

New Delhi has rebutted Islamabads allegations that it was involved in a terrorist attack in Balochistan India has rejected allegations...

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BENIN-COTONOU-CONCERT-CHINESE CULTURE

(250521) -- COTONOU, May 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Nair Band perform in the Chinese Cultural Center of Benin, in Cotonou,...