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Murdaugh judge Newman not surprised by jury’s quick verdict

March 30, 2023, 8:13am Nation & World

The judge who presided over Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial in South Carolina told his law school he wasn’t surprised the jury came back with a guilty verdict in three hours. Read story

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's Presidential office secretary general Lin Chia-lung, left, President Tsai Ing-wen, center, and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu wave before Tsai's departure on an overseas trip at Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. China has threatened "resolute countermeasures" over a planned meeting between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Speaker of the United States House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during an upcoming visit in Los Angeles by the head of the self-governing island democracy.

Taiwan’s president speaks to her island’s safety on U.S. stop

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's Presidential office secretary general Lin Chia-lung, left, President Tsai Ing-wen, center, and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu wave before Tsai's departure on an overseas trip at Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. China has threatened "resolute countermeasures" over a planned meeting between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Speaker of the United States House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during an upcoming visit in Los Angeles by the head of the self-governing island democracy.

March 30, 2023, 8:12am Nation & World

Taiwan’s president addressed members of New York’s Taiwanese community in a U.S. stopover on her way to Central America, seeking to rally allies of the self-ruled island in the U.S. and elsewhere as tensions rise with China. Read story

Russia to keep missile test notices under Cold War-era deal

March 30, 2023, 8:10am Nation & World

Russia will continue to give the U.S. advance notice about its missile tests despite suspending the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the two countries, a top Russian diplomat said Thursday. Read story

Britain's King Charles III, 2nd right, talks with soldiers during his visit at the 130th German-British Pioneer Bridge Battalion military unit in Finowfurt, eastern Germany, on Thursday, March 30, 2023.(Jens Schlueter /Pool Photo via AP)

King Charles III addresses German parliament, meets Scholz

Britain's King Charles III, 2nd right, talks with soldiers during his visit at the 130th German-British Pioneer Bridge Battalion military unit in Finowfurt, eastern Germany, on Thursday, March 30, 2023.(Jens Schlueter /Pool Photo via AP)

March 30, 2023, 8:10am Nation & World

King Charles III became the first monarch to address Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, on Thursday as part of a high-profile visit by the U.K. head of state aimed at bolstering ties between the two European powers. Read story

Two nuns walk in front of the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, Thursday, March 30, 2023, where Pope Francis was admitted on Wednesday after having suffered breathing problems in recent days and was diagnosed with a respiratory infection.

Vatican: Pope improving since hospitalization with infection

Two nuns walk in front of the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, Thursday, March 30, 2023, where Pope Francis was admitted on Wednesday after having suffered breathing problems in recent days and was diagnosed with a respiratory infection.

March 30, 2023, 8:10am Churches & Religion

Pope Francis rested well overnight and was “progressively improving” Thursday, the Vatican said, after he was hospitalized with a respiratory infection that has called into question his participation in Palm Sunday and upcoming Holy Week events. Read story

DeSantis’ board says Disney stripped them of power

March 30, 2023, 8:09am Business

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee the governance of Walt Disney World said Wednesday that their Disney-controlled predecessors pulled a fast one on them by passing restrictive covenants that strip the new board of many of its powers. Read story

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, survivors rest after being rescued from the still burning MV Lady Mary Joy at Basilan, southern Philippines early Thursday March 30, 2023. More than a dozen people died while other were reported missing after an inter-island cargo and passenger ferry with about 200 passengers and crew onboard caught fire close to midnight in the southern Philippines, a provincial governor said Thursday.

Philippine ferry fire kills 31 people; at least 7 missing

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, survivors rest after being rescued from the still burning MV Lady Mary Joy at Basilan, southern Philippines early Thursday March 30, 2023. More than a dozen people died while other were reported missing after an inter-island cargo and passenger ferry with about 200 passengers and crew onboard caught fire close to midnight in the southern Philippines, a provincial governor said Thursday.

March 30, 2023, 8:04am Nation & World

A fire broke out on a ferry in the southern Philippines and raged overnight for eight hours, killing at least 31 of the approximately 250 passengers and crew, officials said Thursday. Read story

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen leaves a hotel in New York, Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

China renews warnings as Taiwan’s Tsai stops over in U.S.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen leaves a hotel in New York, Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

March 30, 2023, 8:03am Nation & World

As Taiwan’s president began a stopover in the United States on her way to Central America, China said it was closely watching and would “resolutely safeguard our sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Read story

Germany criticizes Russian role in French nuclear fuel plant

March 30, 2023, 8:01am Nation & World

German officials have criticized plans by French firm Framatome to produce nuclear fuel in a joint venture with Russia’s Rosatom at a facility in western Germany, and said Thursday that they will consider whether an application to do so can be rejected. Read story

FILE - A worker removes a pre-election billboard showing Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, who chose to run for the president of Bosnia's Serb-run part, a day after a general elections in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, on Oct. 3, 2022. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has compared the policies of separatist leader of the Serbs in Bosnia to those of Russian President Vladimir Putin following his moves to curb dissent and LGBTQ rights.

Blinken compares Bosnia Serb leader to Putin

FILE - A worker removes a pre-election billboard showing Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, who chose to run for the president of Bosnia's Serb-run part, a day after a general elections in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, on Oct. 3, 2022. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has compared the policies of separatist leader of the Serbs in Bosnia to those of Russian President Vladimir Putin following his moves to curb dissent and LGBTQ rights.

March 30, 2023, 8:00am Nation & World

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has compared the policies of the Bosnia Serb separatist leader to those of Russian President Vladimir Putin following his moves to curb dissent and LGBTQ rights. Read story