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Chinese leader Xi Jinping promised the reunification of Taiwan with mainland China during his year-end address on Sunday. Tensions between China and Taiwan remain high, and Taiwanese voters are set to participate in the island’s elections on Jan. 13. Xi has repeatedly affirmed China’s stance that Taiwan is a part …

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says at least 20 police officers have been killed after militants ambushed checkpoints in the country’s volatile southern Helmand province. Mohammad Ismail Hotak, the head of the province’s joint coordination of police and military operations, said Saturday the ambushes late Friday night hit checkpoints …

TORONTO – A judge has sentenced two men to 12 years in prison for one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Canadian history. Gary Sorenson and Milowe Brost were found guilty of fraud and theft in February in an elaborate scheme in which investors were promised unrealistic returns. More than …

Liron Rokah and Zohan Arad’s lives were transformed Saturday when Hamas terrorists launched a surprise attack on the music festival they were attending in southern Israel. Immediately after escaping, the couple reported for duty with the IDF. “We realized that we want to help our friends,” Arad told FOX News …

U.S. forces in western Iraq were targeted in another drone attack early Tuesday morning, according to a report, marking the latest in a string of assaults on American troops in the Middle East as the Israel-Hamas war continues. Two armed drones were used against Iraq’s Ain al-Asad airbase, Reuters reported, …

BEIJING – China’s imports sank again in February in a new sign of weakness in the world’s second-largest economy. Customs data on Sunday showed imports shrank 20.5 percent compared with a year earlier. Combined with January’s 19.9 percent decline, that brought the contraction in imports so far this year to …

NIAMEY, Niger – Niger’s police spokesman says that military operations in the country’s east have killed at least 500 of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamic extremists. Capt. Adili Toro said Wednesday the provisional count of 513 killed since Feb. 8 does not take into account land and air operations launched Sunday …

YANGON, Myanmar – A crowded ferry has capsized in northwestern Myanmar after being slammed by huge waves, killing at least 21 people with nearly 50 others missing. The government says rescuers pulled 167 people from the sea and brought them to safety. The Ministry of Information says the Aung Tagun …

JUBA, South Sudan – Government troops in South Sudan killed up to 130 rebels in the latest fighting following the collapse of peace talks between President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, a military official said on Tuesday. Government troops and rebel forces engaged in serious fighting in the oil-producing …

PARIS – Paris officials are seeking drastic measures to combat an alarming spike in air pollution that has turned the city’s skies a murky gray. Mayor Anne Hidalgo called on the government to implement an emergency ban Friday on around half of the car and truck traffic. Thursday was the …