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Chinese Defense Firm Has Taken Over Lifting Venezuelan Oil for Debt Offset, Sources Say

Caracas owes billions of dollars to Beijing

US, China Reach Agreement on Auditing China-Based Business Accounts

About 200 China-based companies faced delisting from US stock exchanges 

NKorea Says Fever Cases in Locked-Down Province Were Flu

Country declared victory over COVID this month

Japan to Spend $1.8 Million on Abe's Funeral, Despite Opposition

Former prime minister was shot and killed at an election rally in July

France's Macron Urges Future with Algeria Beyond 'Painful' History

Ties between two countries have become more important with the war in Ukraine

US State Department Approves Potential Sale of Military Helicopters to Australia

Australia looks to boost its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region

Fire Tornado Rips Through Wildfire in Portugal

Portuguese firefighters battling a wildfire at the Alvao Natural Park recorded a fire tornado that developed beside the blaze on Monday. (Reuters)

US Senator Arrives in Taiwan, Defying Angry Beijing

Senator Marsha Blackburn arrived in Taiwan's capital Taipei on board US military aircraft, live television footage from downtown Songshan Airport showed

Villagers Battle Fire with Mops as Drought Strikes China’s Farmlands

Vietnam Upholds 9-Year Jail Term for Dissident Journalist

Pham Doan Trang, who widely published material on human rights and alleged police brutality in Vietnam, was convicted of "conducting propaganda against the state"

Britain's Former Myanmar Envoy Detained in Yangon, Sources Say

Vicky Bowman and her husband reportedly had been charged with immigration offenses

Distribution of Chinese Funds by Solomon Islands PM Raises Questions

Critics say payments were politically motivated

Thailand’s New Acting Leader is Another Royalist Military Man

Opposition forces seek to end what they decry as military dominance of politics

Uvalde, Texas, School Board Fires Police Chief in Wake of Shooting Criticism

Pete Arredondo had been on unpaid administrative leave since shortly after the May 24 rampage that killed 19 students and two teachers

US Judge Blocks Idaho Abortion Ban in Emergencies

Decision comes day after judge in Texas ruled against Biden administration on same issue

Monsoon Floods Affect Hyderabad Residents in Pakistan

Shopping Mall Burns After Shelling in Ukraine’s Donetsk Region

Ebola Vaccinations in East Congo to Start on Thursday After New Case

The latest confirmed case has been genetically linked to a 2018-2020 outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, which claimed nearly 2,300 lives

2 New York Democrats Ousted from US House in Primary Losses 

Voters in New York and Florida pick candidates for the U.S. Congress and other offices in primaries and special elections that will help gauge the roles that abortion rights and inflation will play in November midterms

Indonesia's Sumatra Checks for Damage from 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake

There had been no reports of damage or casualties by near midnight