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The families of nearly 40 migrant men who died in a fire at a detention facility in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez on Tuesday say that guards at the facility neglected to release the men, contributing to the high death toll.   Mexican authorities said the inferno started …

Ukraine’s president invited his powerful Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to visit the war-torn nation, saying they haven’t been in contact since the war began and he is “ready to see him here.” “I want to speak with him,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy told The Associated Press on Tuesday, the week after Xi …

Striking sanitation workers in Paris are set to return to work Wednesday — potentially ending one of the most enduring symbols of resistance to French President Emmanuel Marcon’s controversial pension bill, as nationwide protests also appeared to be winding down. Clean-up crews were set Wednesday to start picking up heaps …

Vietnam’s economy slowed sharply in the first quarter of this year, with growth coming in at a much weaker than expected 3.3%, as its exporters were hit by rising costs and weaker demand, the General Statistics Office reported Wednesday. The slowdown in the January-March quarter from 5.9% year-on-year growth in …

Sharks have returned in full numbers to a popular destination in Thailand, creating a difficult situation for an area looking to revive its tourism attraction.  Video of Maya Bay, located on the island of Ko Phi Phi Leh off the southwest of Thailand in the Andaman Sea, shows a heavy …

BEIJING – Last week, the Sichuan Southwest Vocational College of Civil Aviation in Chengdu, China, informed all students and staff members that the one-day tomb sweeping national holiday will be extended to a full week. In the official notice, titled “Holiday Notice on ‘Floating Spring,’” people are encouraged to “leave …

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to unveil a $1 billion initiative to promote women’s economic empowerment in the country of Ghana, where she has spent several days touring and meeting with government officials. “While we face real challenges, I look around tonight and I am truly more optimistic than …

A Russian court on Tuesday convicted a single father over social media posts criticizing the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to two years in prison — a case brought to the attention of authorities by his daughter’s drawings against the invasion at school, according to his lawyer and activists. …

China has threatened to retaliate against the United States and Taiwan over a planned meeting between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Beijing has repeatedly alleged the U.S. and Taiwan are acting in secret to push for Taiwan’s independence and threatened “resolute countermeasures” should the two leaders …

Dozens of schools across Bulgaria were closed and their students evacuated for a second consecutive day following bomb threats that were made by email and phone. Most of the threats received Tuesday were directed at schools in the capital, Sofia, and in the Black Sea ports of Varna and Burgas. …