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Washington became the 40th U.S. jurisdiction to enter the Nurse Licensure Compact which allows nurses to hold multistate licenses and practice beyond state lines.

State lawmakers are optimistic they can pass a fix before drug possession laws sunset in July. Cowlitz police brass say they don't want to chance it.

As tensions escalate in contested regional waters, Seoul will have to face difficult questions about its maritime role in the Indo-Pacific.

The manner in which Ukraine criticised a suggestion for mediation by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva ~ which was that a group of neutral nations come together to broker peace ~ by alleging he was giving equal weight to the victim and aggressor suggested Kyiv’s rigidity.

Last year, the Chinese people were horrified by a video showing a mother of eight chained inside a freezing shed in the middle of winter. Her husband had purchased her from human traffickers more than two decades earlier. This month, he and five others connected to the case were sentenced to between eight and 13 years in prison. Three days later, another Chinese court sentenced a pair of human rights lawyers to 12 and 14 years. Their crime? Encouraging citizens to exercise the rights enshrined i...

Last year, the Chinese people were horrified by a video showing a mother of eight chained inside a freezing shed in the middle of winter.

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After Honduras switched sides earlier this month, only 13 sovereign nations worldwide formally recognise the island state of Taiwan China deems its own.

Netanyahu's Response to the American Criticism of His Judicial Coup Reveals His Increasing Similarity to Regional Authoritarian Leaders. But Lacking Saudi Arabia's Financial Resources and Turkey's Ties With Iran and Russia, Israel Can't Afford to Risk Its Friendship With the U.S.

While Washington rattles its swords, Beijing promotes peaceful solutions around the world