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Paralympics Close to End Asia's Run at Center of World Sport

Russian Ruble Continues to Plummet Against US Dollar

Peru's 'Worst Ecological Disaster' Slams Small-scale Fishing

January through March is usually a period of intense activity for the anglers

Report: Iran Suspends Talks with Saudi Arabia After Mass Execution

The Sunday report came a day after Saudi Arabia carried out its largest known mass execution in its modern history

Anti-war Protests Across Europe, Small Rallies in Russia

Tens of thousands of people have rallied in cities across Europe to protest against Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine

US, China Officials to Meet as Tensions Mount Over Russia

The White House says talks between National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi will center on 'efforts to manage the competition between our two countries and discuss the impact of Russia's war against Ukraine on regional and global security'

Deportation Agents Use Smartphone App to Monitor Immigrants

It allows officials to easily check on them by requiring the immigrants to send a selfie or make or receive a phone call when asked

Press Video Captures Tank, Sniper Fire in Besieged Mariupol

Port city of 430,000 in southeastern Ukraine is surrounded by Russian troops

Iran Claims Missile Barrage Near US Consulate in Iraq 

No injuries were reported in the attack, which marked a significant escalation between the US and Iran

As Cairo Transforms, Egyptians Fight to Save Their Trees

Activists estimate that in one neighborhood alone, some 100 acres — or the equivalent of 73 football fields — of parks and trees have been lost as the government tries to ease traffic on Cairo's congested roads

Concern Grows Over Traffickers Targeting Ukrainian Refugees

In countries throughout Europe, including the border nations of Romania, Poland, Hungary, Moldova and Slovakia, private citizens and volunteers have been selflessly offering help to those whose lives have been shattered by war

US Pays $2M a Month to Protect Pompeo, Aide Due to Iran Threat

Ex-top diplomat Mike Pompeo and envoy Brian Hook led the Trump administration's ‘maximum pressure’ campaign against Iran

New Analysis Provides More Clues About Pilgrim-Era Shipwreck

Now the most in-depth scientific analysis of timbers found more than 150 years ago has provided the best evidence yet that they belonged to the ill-fated vessel known as the Sparrow-Hawk

Rattlesnake Roundups Take 2 Paths, Drawing Praise and Scorn

Animal rights activists praised an annual rattlesnake roundup in the U.S. state of Georgia that recently changed the format of this month's event to celebrate living snakes without skinning and butchering them

Court Orders Arrest of Ex-El Salvador President Cristiani

Arrest is in relation to 1989 massacre of 6 Jesuit priests and two others by soldiers

Ex-Student Protest Leader Becomes Chile's Youngest President

Gabriel Boric is 36

Texas Clinics' Lawsuit Over Abortion Ban 'Effectively Over'

It is likely to further embolden other Republican-controlled states pressing forward with similar laws

Texas Judge Blocks Investigations of Trans Youth Parents 

Judge says that by issuing directive without a new law or rule, actions by governor and other officials violate separation of powers

Saudi Blogger Reported Freed After Decade in Prison

Equality Concerns Rise, But Few Say Voting in US Is Too Hard

That's a reflection of the continuing partisan fight over election procedures that spawned more restrictive laws in 19 GOP-controlled states last year