Taiwan says China’s coast guard has detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel with six crew onboard and demands its release (apnews.com)
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Japan revises economic growth in 1Q downward, as latest data show sluggish demand and rising prices (apnews.com)
Polls close in Mauritania, with the incumbent ally of the West favored to win (apnews.com)
Chinese authorities may have made bomb threats in the name of a dissident’s family to try and control his political activities abroad (apnews.com)
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Mongolia’s ruling party won only a slim majority in parliamentary election, early results show (apnews.com)
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — The ruling party has won Mongolia’s parliamentary election but by only a slim margin as the opposition made major gains, according to tallies by the party and news media based on near-complete results....
Bolivian government says it detained 4 more people linked to a failed coup attempt (apnews.com)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian officials announced Friday they had arrested four more military officers in connection with Wednesday’s thwarted coup against the government of President Luis Arce, raising to 21 the number of detainees allegedly linked to a rogue general’s mutiny attempt....
Argentine Congress seals 1st legislative win for President Milei after months of debate and protests (apnews.com)
After failed coup attempt, many Bolivians rally behind president, though some are wary (apnews.com)
The day after a chaotic and short-lived coup, the general who organised the assault has been arrested and Bolivians took to the streets in support of democracy....
A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat (apnews.com)
After a couple of hours, Israeli soldiers found him. He says they struck his head and face and in the areas where he had been shot. Then they dragged him by his legs, lifted him by his hands and feet and threw him onto the hood of the military jeep....
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison (apnews.com)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison (apnews.com)
A fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers (apnews.com)
A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital on Monday, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and injuring eight, officials said....
FBI offers reward for information about deadly southern New Mexico wildfires (apnews.com)
Federal authorities offered a reward for information about those responsible for igniting a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed hundreds of homes in the past week....
The Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business interests (apnews.com)
South Korean and US air forces hold joint drills, as tensions on Korean Peninsula highest in years (apnews.com)
Malaysian leader Anwar says China a 'true friend' and not to be feared as Premier Li ends visit (apnews.com)
At least 11 people died and 64 are missing after 2 ships sink off the coast of southern Italy (apnews.com)
Singapore rushes to clean-up oil slick after boat hits stationary fuel supply ship (apnews.com)
Yellen says China's trade policies could 'interfere significantly' with US bilateral relationship (apnews.com)
Japan's economy is shrinking, although slightly less than previously thought (apnews.com)
Baltimore shipping channel fully reopens after bridge collapse (apnews.com)
The main shipping channel into Baltimore’s port has fully reopened to its original depth and width following the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which blocked most maritime traffic into the harbor....
Migrants are rattled and unsure as US deportations begin under new rule halting asylum (apnews.com)
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New charges for alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer cast scrutiny on another man's murder conviction (apnews.com)
In new charges unveiled Thursday, prosecutors said Rex Heuermann — the man already accused in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings — was responsible for the death of one of the women, Sanda Costilla. The findings, authorities said, indicate that Heuermann began hunting victims more than a decade...
Records expunged for St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters. They want their guns back (apnews.com)
A judge has expunged the misdemeanor convictions of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters outside their mansion in 2020. Now they want their guns back....
Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after parliamentary vote (apnews.com)
