Japanese City Captures Bear That Caused Fear and School Closures

TOKYO (AP) — A wandering bear that scared residents of a Japanese city just north of Tokyo was captured on Tuesday after several days of panic during which all schools were closed. The bear was first spotted on Saturday near a park in Utsunomiya, a city north of Tokyo with a population of half a …

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Kremlin Says No Plans for Putin-Trump Call, No Dates for U.S. Envoys’ Russia Visit

MOSCOW, June 9 (Reuters) – There are currently ⁠no ⁠plans for a telephone ⁠call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian ​President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, adding ‌that American negotiators Steve ‌Witkoff and Jared Kushner continue to maintain contacts with ⁠both Russia ⁠and Ukraine. Witkoff and Kushner had previously been …

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Pentagon adds Alibaba, others to list of Chinese companies that can’t get U.S. defense contracts

Washington — The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including tech giant Alibaba, electric car maker BYD and search engine Baidu, to its list of Chinese military companies, preventing them from getting U.S. defense contracts. The list, updated and published Monday by the Pentagon, sanctions well-known, non-state-owned Chinese companies that aren’t traditionally considered to …

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Northern Ireland Police Arrest Man Over ‘Barbaric’ Knife Attack

BELFAST, June 9 (Reuters) – Police in ⁠Northern ⁠Ireland said on Tuesday ⁠they had arrested a man, believed to ​be from Somalia, over a knife attack which left one person ‌in a serious condition ‌and sparked calls online for a protest after ⁠footage circulated ⁠on social media. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the incident ​as …

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Russian drug suspects arrested on resort island after vehicle in high-speed chase hits pedestrians, officials say

Indonesian authorities arrested two Russian nationals suspected of smuggling drugs into Bali after a high-speed car chase hit several pedestrians on the popular resort island, officials said on Sunday. The 52-year-old woman and 40-year-old man were arrested after trying to smuggle close to eight kilograms (18 pounds) of hashish in a suitcase from Thailand, the …

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British teen charged over London arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances

A teenager has been charged in connection with an arson attack on a Jewish charity’s ambulances in March, according to U.K. police, becoming the fifth person to be charged over the attack. The March blaze in Golders Green, an area in north London with a large Jewish population, engulfed four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, …

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