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Belarus is hosting Chinese troops for joint military drills near the Polish border, the first such exercise that reflects growing defense ties between the two countries. The 11-day counter-terrorism exercise named Eagle Assault 2024 began…

A court in Russia has ordered the arrest of the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny . Tuesday's decision was made at a hearing conducted in absentia as Yulia Navalnaya lives abroad. The order is part of a sweeping Kremlin…

The Senate will pursue a spending increase next year of about 3.4% for defense and 2.7% increase for non-defense programs under a bipartisan agreement reached by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The deal reached by Sens. Patty Murray…

The New Jersey Democratic power broker charged with racketeering by the state attorney general has pleaded not guilty. George E. Norcross III denies threatening people whose properties he sought to take over and orchestrating tax incentive…

The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating a potential “loss of motive power” in more than 94,000 Jeep Wrangler 4xe vehicles, after receiving complaints for cars outside the scope of an earlier recall involving an engine…

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday: Assured Guaranty, Kymera rise; BP, Helen of Troy fall.

Melissa Etheridge realized two career dreams with her new docuseries “Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken”: performing for imprisoned women and recording the concert for a live album. The singer-songwriter had a film crew document her 2023…

Nonfiction 1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 2. 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, narrated by Richard Poe (HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books) 3. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt,…

American gymnastics star Simone Biles heads to Paris with a shot at history. The 27-year-old Biles is heavily favored to win the all-around gold she captured in 2016. Biles leads a five-woman U.S. team eyeing redemption after settling for…

A woman who received a pig kidney transplant has died. Lisa Pisano received both the kidney and an implanted device to pump her failing heart in April at NYU Langone Health. Her heart medications damaged the pig kidney, forcing doctors to…

Several U.S. officials say the pier built by the American military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled on the beach to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently. It would deal the final blow…

Spain’s Catholic bishops have approved a plan to compensate the victims of sexual abuse inside the Church whose alleged aggressors have died or whose possible crimes have been proscribed, an initiative the government and victims’…

Police in Peru say they have found the body of an American mountaineer who was buried by an avalanche 22 years ago as he tried to climb one of the highest peaks in the Andes. The body of Bill Stampfl was found Friday near a camp 17,060 feet…

A Pennsylvania man accused of killing and dismembering a transgender teenager he met through a dating app has been charged with murder and related counts. DaShawn Watkins was arraigned earlier this month and is being held without bail at…

President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is launching its formal outreach campaign to Asian American voters and putting Vice President Kamala Harris at the forefront of the effort with events in Nevada and Pennsylvania this week. The…