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How new technology is being used at U.S. airports as international travel grows

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

During fiscal year 2023, the agency processed nearly 400 million travelers at the ports of entry. That's a 24% increase over the previous year.

Why is Taiwan so exposed to earthquakes but so prepared to withstand the massive tremors?

By Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press

Taiwan is no stranger to powerful earthquakes yet their toll on the high-tech island's 23 million residents has been relatively contained thanks to its excellent earthquake preparedness.

Houthis may be running low on their weapons stocks as attacks on ships slow, U.S. commander says

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

A top U.S. commander says Houthi rebels in Yemen may be running through their supplies of drone swarms and anti-ship ballistic missiles as the pace of their attacks has slowed a bit.

NATO weighs a plan to provide long-term military help to Ukraine as Russian troops assert control

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

Stoltenberg said Wednesday that "support to Ukraine should be less dependent on short-term, voluntary offers and more dependent on long-term NATO commitments."…

Ugandan court rejects bid to nullify anti-gay law that provides for the death penalty in some cases

By Risdel Kasasira, Associated Press

President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill into law in May last year, and it has been widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad.

Haiti’s surge in gang violence has led more than 53,000 to flee the capital in less than 3 weeks, UN says

By Evens Sanon, Associated Press

The exodus began shortly after powerful gangs launched a series of attacks on government institutions in late February.

Ukraine drops its conscription age to 25 to replenish huge troop shortfall

By Hanna Arhirova, Samya Kullab, Associated Press

Conscription has been a sensitive matter in Ukraine for many months amid a growing shortage of infantry on top of a severe ammunition shortfall that has handed Russia the battlefield initiative.

Palestinians will seek full UN membership again, but U.S. is almost certain to block the request

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

In September 2011, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered the Palestinian Authority's application to become the 194th member of the United Nations.

At least 9 dead, 70 quarry workers trapped after major earthquake strikes Taiwan

By Johnson Lai, Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press

Just over 150 kilometers away in the capital of Taipei, tiles fell from older buildings, and schools evacuated their students to sports fields, equipping them with yellow safety helmets.