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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, in the second visit by members of Congress since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip earlier this month sharply raised tensions with China. Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee, landed in Taipei late Thursday after visiting the Solomon Islands and Papua New…

Russian defense minister discusses Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant with French counterpartRussian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke with his French counterpart about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.The Kremlin said that French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu initiated the call."Shoigu delivered his assessments of the…

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been disconnected from Ukraine’s national grid for the first time in nearly 40 years of operation, the country’s nuclear power operator, Energoatom, has said.The final power line connecting the plant to the grid was cut twice by fires at the ash pits of a nearby coal-fired power plant. Three other lines…

Prison cells installed at the Philharmonic Hall in Mariupol, Ukraine, in this image released via social media on August 6. (Mariupol City Council/Reuters) There are growing concerns over the trials of prisoners of war scheduled to take…

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A fatal collision on Wednesday temporarily the eastbound lanes of Highway 403 east of Woodstock, according to Ontario Provincial Police. Emergency crews were called to the scene around 2 p.m. “The eastbound lanes only are closed at Oxford Road 55 for a collision investigation involving a commercial motor vehicle and a…

WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the U.S. government will forgive $10,000 in student loans for millions of debt-saddled former college students, keeping a pledge he made in the 2020 campaign for the White House.The move could boost support for his fellow Democrats in the November congressional elections, but…

CNN  —  A US district court on Wednesday evening granted a Biden administration request, temporarily blocking Idaho’s ban on abortion in situations where the ban conflicts with federal standards for emergency care. “This Court is not grappling with” the larger questions…

By Ben VerlanderFOX Sports MLB AnalystEditor's note: Ben Verlander is spending time in Japan exploring Shohei Ohtani's roots, experiencing the country's culture and meeting fans. This is the sixth in a recurring series that began Friday, Aug. 19.I continue to have the time of my life in Japan. I wake up every morning hoping that somehow, this…

Comment on this storyCommentFormer interior secretary Ryan Zinke, the leading contender to win a new House seat representing Montana this fall, lied to investigators several times about conversations he had with federal officials, lawmakers and lobbyists about a petition by two Indian tribes to operate a casino in New England, the department’s…