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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A top Ukrainian diplomat has branded Russia a “terrorist state” as he opened his country’s case against Moscow at the United Nations’ highest court and accused Russia of blowing up a major dam in southern Ukraine. Anton Korynevych was addressing judges Tuesday at the International

BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that German factory orders, an important indicator for Europe’s biggest economy, dipped in April after a big drop in March. Tuesday’s data pointed to a disappointing start to the second quarter. The Economy Ministry said orders were down 0.4% compared with the previous month. That followed a painful 10.9%

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has adopted a revision to the country’s plans to use more hydrogen as fuel. The plan sets an ambitious target to increase the annual supply by six times from the current level to 12 million tons by 2040. It also pledges 15 trillion yen ($107

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s government says it’s seeking a court order to prohibit people from broadcasting or disseminating the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong” after it was mistakenly played as the city’s anthem at several international sporting events in the past year. The government said that the lyrics of the song contains

SYDNEY (AP) — A man who admitted killing American mathematician Scott Johnson by punching him from a cliff top at a gay meeting place in Sydney in 1988 deserves no leniency and should face the longest time in jail, the victim’s brother said Tuesday. Scott Phillip White, 52, appeared in the New South Wales state

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is claiming that it’s created a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound. The announcement comes as tensions are high with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran’s state television reported that the missile — called Fattah,

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hearings are opening at the United Nations’ highest court in a case brought by Ukraine against Russia linked to Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and arming of rebels in eastern Ukraine in the years before Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Kyiv wants the International

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A local official says a car bombing in Afghanistan’s northeast killed a provincial deputy governor and his driver. Ten people were also wounded in the blast. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing on Tuesday morning in the city of Faizabad in Badakhshan province. The deputy governor, who was wounded

CANBERRA, Australia: (AP) — Australia’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate for a 12th consecutive time to 4.1% and warned further rises could follow. The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday boosted the cash rate by a quarter of a percentage point at its latest monthly meeting. That followed a higher-than-expected 6.8% annual

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Senior U.S. and Chinese diplomats have held “candid and productive” talks in Beijing and agreed to keep open lines of communication to avoid tensions from spiraling into conflict. Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant U.S. secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, is the most senior U.S. official confirmed to have visited

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press ON OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams. That’s how World War II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day as ceremonies were to honor those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history. On Tuesday, the whistling sound of

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of blowing up a major dam and hydroelectric power station in a part of southern Ukraine that Russia controls, sending water gushing from the breached facility and risking massive flooding. Ukrainian authorities ordered hundreds of thousands of residents downriver to

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Tuesday after Wall Street fell on concern the U.S. economy may be weakening following a report that showed growth in service industries slowing. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong rose. Sydney retreated. Oil prices declined. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index lost 0.2%