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Pirates attacked a South Korean-flagged cargo ship near the Singapore Strait early on Monday, assaulting the crew and making off with thousands of dollars in cash, Korea's Yonhap news agency said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LzeFme

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc won a solid majority in an upper house election on Sunday but his coalition and allies fell short of a two-thirds majority needed to begin revising the pacifist constitution, public broadcaster NHK said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2M6nX8n

Hong Kong's opposition Democratic Party is investigating attacks by suspected triad gangsters on train passengers on Sunday, after a night of violence opened new fronts in the political crisis now deepening across the city. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JKXZG5

Dangling helplessly from a zip-wire while waving British Union Jack flags, Boris Johnson and his attempt to publicize a party in one of London's parks became one of the most memorable non-sporting moments of the 2012 Olympic Games. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JKq3ta

Tennessee felon arrested after ramming into police cruiser during chase, investigators say A convicted felon in Tennessee was arrested after he allegedly rammed into a police cruiser and led officers on a chase, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.

The battle between two billionaires vying to take us to the Moon and beyond. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MaSDFw

Puerto Rico's governor on Sunday said he would not seek re-election next year but refused to resign as the island braced for more protests by demonstrators demanding he step down over leaked chat messages. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xZI4x5

Major power outages pop up from Michigan to New York amid dangerous heat wave As the heat wave gripped much of the country on Sunday, power outages reported in multiple states left hundreds of thousands of customers in the dark.

FOX Nation presents: The Disappearance of JFK Jr. Jon Scott narrates a FOX Nation special on the life of JFK Jr. and an analysis of the circumstances surrounding his disappearance.

Texas mom, 29, missing since concert is 'endangered,' police say Authorities in Texas are looking for a 29-year-old mother who hasn’t been seen since going on a date last weekend.

Florida deputy killed in crash while responding to domestic dispute, officials say A Florida sheriff’s deputy was killed in a crash while on his way to a reported domestic dispute early Sunday morning, officials said.

Protesters have been demanding Ricardo Rosselló resign over homophobic and sexist messages. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Ya9A5H

The fish have been unable to swim upstream due to a rockfall in Fraser River, British Columbia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Y9pugh

China will be able to place armed forces at a Cambodian naval base under a secret agreement the two nations have reached, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2SxMBjx

The far northwestern region of Xinjiang is an "inseparable" part of China despite efforts by extremists to distort history and facts in a bid to split the country, the Chinese government said in a document published late on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JOTuZK

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc won a solid majority in an upper house election on Sunday but his coalition and allies fell short of a two-thirds majority needed to begin revising the pacifist constitution, public broadcaster NHK said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JUOPFY

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Mexico said on Sunday it averted the so-called "safe third country" negotiations with the United States it desperately wanted to avoid after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised Mexican efforts in reducing U.S.-bound migrant flows. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/32KhyFR

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's party led Ukraine's snap parliamentary election on Sunday with a vote share of 41.52% in the party lists, the central election commission's website showed, after 10.29% of votes had been counted. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Z43epF

An attack on the office of Beijing's representative in Hong Kong by protesters was a "blatant challenge to the central government" and will not be tolerated, state news agency Xinhua said in an editorial on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2y4s0d6