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The closure, because of a presumed air balloon, came days after a Russian missile flew over Moldova’s territory and after the country’s president accused Moscow of trying to sabotage her government.

He established a modern brand of Buddhism in Taiwan and opened temples around the world, becoming the rare religious figure backed by Beijing.

He descended from famed Islamic royalty in India and Turkey, but later fled to Australia and became a sheep farmer.

Officials in both Syria and Turkey expect the death toll to rise significantly as rescuers make their way through devastated cities.

The former Pakistani general and ruler, a central player in post-9/11 global tensions, ultimately lost his hold on the Pakistani public, and even on his own military establishment.

Since the 18th century, Russians have flocked to the healing waters of Karlovy Vary. Now, the Czech government has barred them from visiting the country, and the town must reinvent itself.

Researchers say the jewelry, found in a field outside Birmingham, England, is an extraordinary piece of treasure.

The conviction, the first on such a charge in Britain in more than 40 years, came after officers stopped a man at a gate leading to the monarch’s private quarters on Christmas Day in 2021.

U.S. officials say they are preparing to surge forces in the event of conflict with China, including over Taiwan, but do not intend to build up permanent bases.

Missiles pummeled Kramatorsk, a Ukrainian military command center in the east, hours before President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was expected to address a ceremony honoring the Soviet triumph in World War II.