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UN: Iran violating all restrictions of nuclear deal VIENNA -- Iran has continued to increase its stockpiles of enriched uranium and remains in violation of its deal with world powers, the United Nations' atomic w... by KIYOKO METZLER and DAVID RISING The Associated Press - June 6, 2020

Hong Kong marks Tiananmen anniversary, defying police ban HONG KONG -- Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban Thursday evening, breaking through barricades to hold a candlelight vigil on the 31st annivers... by ZEN SOO and KEN MORITSUGU The Associated Press - June 5, 2020

Around world, police chokeholds scrutinized LE PECQ, France -- Three days after George Floyd died with a Minneapolis police officer choking off his air, another black man writhed on the tarmac of a street... by JOHN LEICESTER The Associated Press - June 4, 2020

Wuhan tests about 10M people, finds few infections BEIJING -- The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected late last year, has tested nearly 10 million people in an unprecedented 19-day ca... by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - June 4, 2020

Cyclone spares India's business capital from major damage MUMBAI, India -- The first cyclone in more than a century to hit India's financial capital of Mumbai appeared to have largely spared the metropolis on Wednesday... by RAFIQ MAQBOOL, EMILY SCHMALL and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL The Associated Press - June 4, 2020

Tensions mar Paris protest as Floyd outrage goes global PARIS -- Tear gas choked Paris streets as riot police faced off with protesters setting fires Tuesday amid growing global outrage over George Floyd's death in t... by SYLVIE CORBET and NICOLAS GARRIGA The Associated Press - June 3, 2020

Travel disruptions challenge global transplant deliveries PETAH TIKVA, Israel -- Over the past two months, as air travel ground to a halt, Mishel Zrian has crisscrossed the Atlantic and the United States dozens of time... by TIA GOLDENBERG The Associated Press - May 30, 2020

Locust invasion wreaks havoc on Pakistan's crops, orchards MULTAN, Pakistan -- An invasion of locusts has spread across Pakistan, officials said Friday, causing damage to crops and orchards and posing a threat to food s... by ASIM TANVEER and MUNIR AHMED The Associated Press - May 30, 2020

US charges North Koreans in $2.5B sanctions-busting scheme WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department has accused a network of North Korean and Chinese citizens of secretly advancing North Korea's nuclear weapons program by c... by ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press - May 29, 2020

Pompeo says Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has notified Congress that the Trump administration no longer regards Hong Kong as autonomous from mainland China, ... by MATTHEW LEE The Associated Press - May 28, 2020

President Trump's convention demand comes amid Charlotte virus surge CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- President Donald Trump's demand for a full-capacity Republican convention in August is putting pressure on North Carolina health officials --... by JONATHAN DREW, SARAH BLAKE MORGAN and GARY D. ROBERTSON The Associated Press - May 27, 2020

Death and denial in Brazil's capital MANAUS, Brazil -- As the white van approached Perfect Love Street, one by one chatting neighbors fell silent, covered their mouths and noses and scattered. by RENATA BRITO The Associated Press - May 27, 2020

UK leader Johnson stands by aide over 250-mile lockdown trip LONDON -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday he wouldn't fire his chief aide for allegedly violating the national lockdown rules that he helped to create ... by JILL LAWLESS The Associated Press - May 26, 2020

Israel's Netanyahu attacks justice system as trial begins JERUSALEM -- To the sounds of his impassioned supporters chanting outside, a defiant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strode into a Jerusalem courtroom... by ARON HELLER The Associated Press - May 25, 2020

Israel's PM Netanyahu, unbeaten in elections, is going on trial JERUSALEM -- After entering the record books last year as Israel's longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu will once again make history when he becom... by JOSEF FEDERMAN The Associated Press - May 24, 2020