As strikes ends, trash pickup to resume in King, Snohomish counties
Garbage collectors in a swath of Western Washington will restore service Monday, following a strike by workers for Republic Services.
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Iran and Russia Begin Joint Naval Drills in Caspian Sea
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Germany: Car crashes into trampoline, lodges in barn roof – DW
Germany: Car crashes into trampoline, lodges in barn roof DWCar flies through air, landing in barn roof in Germany, seriously injuring two CNNTwo seriously injured as car crashes into barn roof in Germany The GuardianBo…
Kenneth Colley, 87, ‘Star Wars’ Actor With a Commanding Presence, Dies
Kenneth Colley, the British character actor whose stone-cold portrayal of Adm. Firmus Piett, Darth Vader’s trusted officer, in the Star Wars film “The Empire Strikes Back” turned him into a fan favorite and earned him a call back for “Return of the Jed…
Secret deportation: 82-year old lost after ICE office visit to replace green card; family was told he died, later found alive in Guatemala
Luis Leon, an 82-year-old Pennsylvania resident, was unexpectedly deported to Guatemala after visiting a US immigration office to replace his lost green card. Despite having political asylum since 1987 and living in the US for decades, Leon was detaine…
568 people survive after an Indonesian passenger ferry caught fire at sea, killing 3
Indonesia is ab archipelago of more than 17,000 islands where ferries are a common method of travel. Disasters occur regularly, with weak safety enforcement often blamed.
Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right
The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist parties surged.
Japan PM hangs on after election debacle
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was clinging on Monday even after his coalition disastrously lost its upper house majority, as painful new US tariffs loom. – ‘Japanese first’ – The election saw 125 seats in the 248-seat upper house contested.
EU budget plan would deal ‘devastating blow’ to nature – politico.eu
EU budget plan would deal ‘devastating blow’ to nature politico.euMerz Balks at EU Plan to Splurge Half a Trillion of German Money Bloomberg.comAn ambitious budget for a stronger Europe: 2028-2034 European CommissionWil…
Essex asylum hotel protest turned into mindless thuggery, say police – BBC
Essex asylum hotel protest turned into mindless thuggery, say police BBCEpping asylum protester in court accused of violent disorder BBCTommy Robinson is the last thing Epping needs The TelegraphNo 10 condemns attacks o…