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The largest navy exercise in the world is underway, increasingly focused on China

5:44pm July 27, 2022

by Steve Walsh

The largest U.S.-led navy exercise in the world is now under way. Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC, is increasingly focused on containing China, as tensions rise in the region.

Cleaning a great floating garbage patch the size of Texas

5:44pm July 27, 2022

The Kwai, a 140-foot cargo ship, just made a 45-day round trip from Hawaii and back. It's load? About 96 tons of trash from a floating garbage patch the size of Texas.

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China has warned of taking 'strong measures' should Nancy Pelosi travel to Taiwan

4:54pm July 27, 2022

by John Ruwitch

China is warning it will respond with "strong measures" if U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi travels to Taiwan. China claims Taiwan as its territory.

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WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, on Wednesday.

U.S. offers Russia a deal for the release of Brittney Griner

3:28pm July 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.

Hong Kong's Star Ferry shuttles passengers back and forth across Victoria Harbor. This spring, the Star Ferry reported a loss of about $9 million since the middle of 2019. Ridership has plummeted.

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Hong Kong's Star Ferry faces an uncertain future, as ridership falls and debt climbs

12:44pm July 27, 2022

by John Ruwitch

A drop in tourism due to political turmoil and the pandemic led to financial woes for the ferry, which has taken passengers across Victoria Harbor for decades. Now there are fears it may go bankrupt.

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Taliban fighters guard the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan. Last month, several explosions and gunfire ripped through a Sikh temple in Afghanistan's capital.

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After decades of opposing the Taliban, India may be forming a relationship with them

7:38am July 27, 2022

As the Taliban struggles to maintain control over Afghanistan, India may become an unlikely ally to help them stabilize.

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Boulders fall as a vehicle negotiates a road during an earthquake in Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines, on Wednesday.

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Strong earthquake kills at least 4 and injures dozens in the northern Philippines

6:16am July 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

A strong earthquake set off landslides and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines in Wednesday. In the capital, hospital patients were evacuated and terrified people rushed outdoors.

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The EU has agreed to cut gas consumption by 15% in order to reduce reliance on Russia

8:37pm July 26, 2022

by Rob Schmitz

Russia's gas company Gazprom has once again reduced the flow of natural gas to Europe. To counter that move, the EU has agreed to reduce its gas usage by 15%. But that's easier said than done.

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Russia to quit the ISS after 2024

8:37pm July 26, 2022

by Charles Maynes

Russia says it will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024. This echoes intentions previously set by Russia and comes amid tensions with the U.S. and the West over the war in Ukraine.

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Shireen Abu Akleh's niece on her family's meeting with Blinken to push for U.S. probe

5:26pm July 26, 2022

The family of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh meets with Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Abu Akleh's niece, Lina.