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Turkey summons US ambassador over genocide announcement

Turkey summons US ambassador over genocide announcement

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s foreign ministry has summoned the U.S. ambassador in Ankara to protest the U.S. decision to mark the deportation and killing of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire as “genocide.
Man wearing body armour killed by police after confrontation

Man wearing body armour killed by police after confrontation

Los Angeles police said officers killed a man wearing body armour Saturday after he backed his vehicle into a police car and confronted the officers. The shooting happened at 2:37 p.m.
Official: China's moon probe will carry French, Russian gear

Official: China's moon probe will carry French, Russian gear

BEIJING — China will launch its next robot lunar lander in 2024, and it will carry equipment from France, Sweden, Russia and Italy, the official news agency reported.
Spanish man charged with infecting 22 people with COVID-19

Spanish man charged with infecting 22 people with COVID-19

MADRID — A Spanish man with COVID-19 symptoms who coughed on work colleagues and told them “I’m going to give you all the coronavirus” has been charged with intentionally causing injury after allegedly infecting 22 people.
ASEAN leaders tell Myanmar coup general to end killings

ASEAN leaders tell Myanmar coup general to end killings

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asian leaders demanded an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Myanmar in an emergency summit Saturday with its top general and coup leader who, according to Malaysia's prime minister, did
Biggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrival

Biggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrival

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The International Space Station's population swelled to 11 on Saturday with the jubilant arrival of SpaceX's third crew capsule in less than a year. It's the biggest crowd up there in more than a decade.
Indonesia navy declares lost sub with 53 aboard sunk

Indonesia navy declares lost sub with 53 aboard sunk

BANYUWANGI, Indonesia — Indonesia’s navy on Saturday declared its missing submarine had sunk and cracked open after finding items from the vessel over the past two days, apparently ending hope of finding any of the 53 crew members alive.
Embattled producer Scott Rudin resigns from Broadway League

Embattled producer Scott Rudin resigns from Broadway League

NEW YORK — Film and theatre producer Scott Rudin is resigning from the powerful Broadway League as he faces allegations of decades of abusive and violent behaviour .
Deputy who shot Black man appears to mistake phone for gun

Deputy who shot Black man appears to mistake phone for gun

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. — Body camera footage and 911 audio released late Friday appeared to show that a Virginia deputy mistook a cordless house phone held by a Black man for a gun before the deputy shot him repeatedly.
Europe reopens but virus patients still overwhelm ICU teams

Europe reopens but virus patients still overwhelm ICU teams

PARIS — Cradling the head of the deeply sedated COVID-19 patient like a precious jewel in his hands, Dr.