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Thailand's Senate overwhelmingly approves a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriages

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press

Thailand will become the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, to allow same-sex marriage.

News Wrap: Israeli officials say Netanyahu has dissolved war cabinet

In our news wrap Monday, Israeli officials say Prime Minister Netanyahu has dissolved his war cabinet, more than 20 countries in the NATO alliance will hit their defense spending targets this year, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issued more than 175,000…

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U.S. carrier captain says Houthis are trying to 'inspire themselves through misinformation' with false claims of hitting his ship

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, but it’s still fighting — despite repeated false claims by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

Investigation identifies entire Palestinian families killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza

By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

Israel’s air and ground campaign in Gaza is killing entire Palestinian families. Entire bloodlines, sometimes four generations from one family, have perished in single airstrikes.

Chinese vessel collides with Philippine ship in latest South China Sea confrontation

By David Rising, Associated Press

China has been at odds with many other countries in the Asia-Pacific for years over its sweeping maritime claims, including almost all of the South China Sea.

Russia's Putin to visit North Korea, expected to meet with Kim Jong Un

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

Putin's first trip to the country in 24 years comes amid international concerns about the two countries' expanding military cooperation.

A record number of NATO allies are spending more on defense, hitting alliance's goals

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The estimated figure is a nearly fourfold increase from 2021 in the ranks of the 32 NATO members meeting the alliance's defense spending guideline.

WATCH: Houthis causing 'needless suffering' for Gazans, Kirby says

By News Desk and Associated Press

Monday's White House news briefing addressed attacks at sea by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, previewing sanctions that were going to be rolled out later in the day.

Netanyahu has dissolved Israel's War Cabinet amid growing frustrations with war in Gaza

By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

The War Cabinet was dissolved following the departure from the government of Benny Gantz, an opposition lawmaker who had joined the coalition in the early days of the war.

LGBTQ Ukrainian soldiers rally for legal rights, hoping their service is changing attitudes

By Derek Gatopoulos, Alex Babenko, Associated Press

Several hundred LGBTQ Ukrainian servicemen and their supporters marched in central Kyiv Sunday to demand more rights and highlight their service to their country in its war with Russia.