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Leaked hacking files show Chinese spying on citizens and foreigners alike

By Frank Bajak, Dake Kang, Associated Press

Among the apparent targets of tools provided by the impacted company, I-Soon, are ethnicities and dissidents in parts of China that have seen significant anti-government protests like Hong Kong or Xinjiang.

Zelenskyy invites Poland's leaders to border to resolve farmer protest affecting weapon shipments

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the blockade is hampering the shipment of weapons to Ukrainian soldiers. He hopes the border meeting could happen before the two-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Saturday.

Germany says Europe's largest economy is in 'troubled waters' and cuts growth forecast

By David McHugh, Associated Press

Germany is recovering slowly from the shock of Russia cutting off most natural gas supplies after its invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. says top UN court shouldn't recommend Israel withdraw from Palestinian-claimed land

By Mike Corder, Associated Press

Acting State Department legal adviser Richard Visek on Wednesday urged the International Court of Justice not to seek to resolve the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict “through an advisory opinion addressed to questions focusing on the acts of only one party.”…

Overnight Israeli strikes kill at least 67 Palestinians, including in civilian refuge areas

By Associated Press

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah says it received 44 bodies after multiple strikes in central Gaza.

Putin denies U.S. claims that Russia intends to deploy nuclear weapons in space

By Associated Press

Putin said Tuesday that "we always have been categorically against and continue to be against the deployment of nuclear weapons in space."…

Assange went beyond journalism and should face espionage charges in the U.S., government lawyers say

By Jill Lawless, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

The lawyers were setting out arguments at Britain's High Court in response to a last-ditch bid by Assange's defense to stop his extradition from the U.K. to the United States.

Former Honduran president accused of running his country as a 'narco-state' stands trial in New York City

By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Federal prosecutors say that for years Hernández received millions of dollars from cartels in exchange for allowing hundreds of thousands of kilos of cocaine destined for the U.S. to pass through his country.

Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga as he makes a final bid to avoid extradition to the U.S.

By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for more than a decade to avoid extradition to the United States to face charges related to his organization's publication of a huge trove of classified documents.

Greek farmers drive tractors to parliament to demand financial help

By Associated Press

The farmers' demands are similar to those at farmer protests elsewhere in Europe. The center-right government has expressed sympathy but says budgetary constraints prevent it from meeting all their demands.