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Expelled Russian diplomats are spies, Norwegians say

Expelled Russian diplomats are spies, Norwegians say

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A senior Norwegian spy agency officer said Friday that ”the intelligence threat from Russia is not gone, but significantly reduced” after Norway expelled 15 Russian diplomats on suspicion of spying.
Hungary's Orban calls US a 'friend' despite sanction on bank

Hungary's Orban calls US a 'friend' despite sanction on bank

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's prime minister sought to bring down the temperature on spiraling tensions between his government and the United States, declaring Friday that the U.S.
DeSantis signs Florida GOP's 6-week abortion ban into law

DeSantis signs Florida GOP's 6-week abortion ban into law

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill approved by the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
Moldovan oligarch sentenced to 15 years in $1B bank theft

Moldovan oligarch sentenced to 15 years in $1B bank theft

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — A fugitive Moldovan oligarch and opposition party leader was sentenced in absentia Thursday to 15 years in jail for his role in a one-billion-dollar bank theft case.
China vows not to sell arms to any party in Ukraine war

China vows not to sell arms to any party in Ukraine war

BEIJING (AP) — China won't sell weapons to either side in the war in Ukraine, the country's foreign minister said Friday, responding to Western concerns that Beijing could provide military assistance to Russia.

Latest ruling on pill shifts US abortion landscape again

A federal appeals court has kept an abortion pill available, clarifying the U.S. abortion landscape but not settling it. The court's decision late Wednesday preserved but narrowed access to an abortion pill across the U.S.
N. Korea says it tested new solid-fuel long-range missile

N. Korea says it tested new solid-fuel long-range missile

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it flight-tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, a possible breakthrough in its efforts to acquire a more powerful, harder-to-detect weapon targeting the continenta
China defense minister to meet Russian counterpart in Moscow

China defense minister to meet Russian counterpart in Moscow

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu will visit Russia next week for meetings with counterpart Sergei Shoigu and other military officials, China's Defense Ministry said Friday.
Can France's constitutional body halt disputed pension bill?

Can France's constitutional body halt disputed pension bill?

PARIS (AP) — French protesters are bracing for an expected ruling Friday by a top constitutional body that they hope will derail President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform plan.
German town bids farewell to nuclear, eyes hydrogen future

German town bids farewell to nuclear, eyes hydrogen future

LINGEN, Germany (AP) — For 35 years, the Emsland nuclear power plant in northwestern Germany has reliably provided millions of homes with electricity and many with well-paid jobs in what was once an agricultural backwater.