France's Macron: Arrest of head of Telegram messaging app wasn't political

Paris — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn't a political move but part of an independent investigation

Police in Iceland call off search at ice cave collapse that killed 1 person

London — Police in Iceland called off a search Monday for two tourists initially believed missing after the collapse of an ice cave that killed one person and seriously injured another, saying they now believe no one is missing

Alaska landslide kills 1,injures 3 in Ketchikan, authorities say

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — One person was killed and three were injured by a landslide that prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaska city of Ketchikan, authorities said

Apparent cyberattack leaves Seattle airport facing major internet outages

seattle — An apparent cyberattack disrupted internet, phones, email and other systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for a third day on Monday as Port of Seattle officials worked to investigate the outages and restore full service

Special counsel asks court to revive charges against Trump in documents case

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UN denounces Taliban morality law as 'distressing vision' for Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD — The United Nations expressed concern Sunday over the enactment of a morality law by Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban that imposes severe restrictions on personal freedom, silences women in public, and requires them to cover their faces

Bangladesh metro back on track after protest closure

Dhaka — Bangladesh's metro railway in the notoriously congested capital Dhaka resumed Sunday, more than a month after it was closed during the peak of student-led protests that eventually toppled the prime minister

2 separate bus crashes in Pakistan leave at least 36 people dead, officials say

Islamabad — Two separate bus crashes hours apart in Pakistan on Sunday left at least 36 people dead and dozens more injured, officials said

4 injured in stabbing attack in Sydney, Australia, police say

sydney, australia — Four people — including a police officer — were injured on Sunday in a mass stabbing in Sydney, Australia, police said

Power production contracts with Chinese companies need review, Pakistani minister says

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Minister for Power Awais Leghari says contracts with Chinese power producers that built and run power plants in Pakistan need to be revised

Rohingya refugees mark anniversary of their exodus, demand safe return to Myanmar 

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh on Sunday marked the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding safe return to Myanmar's Rakhine state

China accuses a Philippine vessel of brushing against its ship in disputed waters 

BEIJING — China's coast guard said Sunday it took action against a Philippine vessel that ignored warnings and caused a light collision with its vessel in the disputed South China Sea, where confrontations between the two sides have increased

Mudslide in Thailand's Phuket kills 13, including 2 Russians, official says 

BANGKOK — Thirteen people including a Russian couple died in a mudslide on the Thai resort island of Phuket, the authorities said Sunday, after calling off a search for missing persons

Flash flood on Indonesia's eastern Ternate Island sweeps away buildings and leaves 13 dead 

TERNATE ISLAND, Indonesia — Torrential rains caused a flash flood on Indonesia’s eastern Ternate Island, sweeping away residential areas and leaving 13 people dead on Sunday, officials said

China opposes US sanctions on firms with alleged ties to Russia's war efforts

Beijing — China on Sunday expressed its opposition to the latest U