Ukraine fires 6 deputy defense ministers as heavy fighting continues in the east
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Six Ukrainian deputy defense ministers have been fired following the dismissal two weeks ago…
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The Red Cross: Badly needed food, medicine shipped to Azerbaijan’s breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross says it shipped badly needed flour and medical supplies to an ethnic Armenian…
Continue Reading Hurricane Nigel poses no immediate threat to land as it swirls through Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — A rapidly intensifying storm in the Atlantic has developed into a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Nigel is a…
Continue Reading Human rights in Russia have ‘significantly’ worsened since Ukraine war began, UN-backed expert says
GENEVA (AP) — The rights situation in Russia has “significantly deteriorated” since President Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine…
Continue Reading African Union says its 2nd phase of troop withdrawal from Somalia has begun
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The second phase of the African Union troop withdrawal from Somalia has begun, under a…
Continue Reading Maine man who disappeared after driving wife to work found trapped in truck in New Hampshire woods
SANFORD, Maine (AP) — A man from Maine who was reported missing was found after being trapped for two days in his pickup truck in a muddy, wooded…
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StormTrack Weather: Shower and thunderstorm chances continue Monday
Good Morning! I hope you had a great weekend. Monday will be another day, with showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the mountain areas, expected…
Continue Reading A truck-bus collision in northern South Africa leaves 20 dead, most of them miners going to work
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A head-on collision between a truck and a bus ferrying workers to a mine in South…
Continue Reading The remaining dates on comedian Russell Brand’s tour are postponed after sexual assault allegations
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police said Monday that they had received a sexual assault allegation after media outlets…
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Police identify driver in deadly single-vehicle crash that caused closure of I-10 East near Redd Road
UPDATE — : The El Paso Police Department confirmed the identity of the person who died. They say 24-year-old Ruben Garfio was driving Eastbound at a…
Continue Reading Pope meets with new Russian ambassador as second Moscow mission planned for his Ukraine peace envoy
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Russia’s new ambassador to the Vatican is meeting with Pope Francis…
Continue Reading Report on racism against Roma and Sinti in Germany shows widespread discrimination
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leading Roma and Sinti group has presented its first report on discrimination and racism against the minority community.…
Continue Reading Underwater teams try to recover a firefighting helicopter that crashed in Turkey, killing 3 aboard
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish state media says underwater teams are trying to recover a helicopter that crashed in a lake, killing three crew members,…
Continue Reading Five Americans detained in Iran walk free, released in deal for frozen Iranian assets
By JON GAMBRELL, LUJAIN JO and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Five Americans detained for years in Iran walked off a plane and…
Continue Reading Indian lawmakers attend their last session before moving to a new Parliament building
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian lawmakers are sitting in the last session before moving to a new Parliament building…
Continue Reading 9 teenage boys who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania are in custody, police say
MORGANTOWN, Pa (AP) — Nine teenagers who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania after overpowering staff and crawling under a fence were…
Continue Reading Turkey’s President Erdogan and Elon Musk discuss establishing a Tesla car factory in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Elon Musk, the head of electric carmaker Tesla, to establish a factory in…
Continue Reading Russia urges UN’s top court to toss out Ukrainian case that seeks to halt Moscow’s invasion
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russia is calling a Ukrainian case alleging that Moscow abused the Genocide…
Continue Reading Oregon judge to decide in new trial whether voter-approved gun control law is constitutional
By CLAIRE RUSH and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge will decide whether a gun control…
Continue Reading 2 years ago, the Taliban banned girls from school. It’s a worsening crisis for all Afghans
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only…
Continue Reading As Slovakia’s trust in democracy fades, its election frontrunner campaigns against aid to Ukraine
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press MICHALOVCE, Slovakia (AP) — A populist former prime minister whose party is favored to win Slovakia’s early…
Continue Reading As Slovakia’s trust in democracy fades, its election frontrunner campaigns against aid to Ukraine
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press MICHALOVCE, Slovakia (AP) — A populist former prime minister whose party is favored to win Slovakia’s early…
Continue Reading China’s foreign minister holds talks in Russia after meeting with US national security adviser
MOSCOW (AP) — China’s top diplomat is in Russia for security talks after two days of meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security…
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Residents near deadly house party shooting worry about a rise in teen violence
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The sound of gunshots, followed by a car speeding away, is what many in a Far East El Paso neighborhood woke up to early…
Continue Reading Chevron says Australian LNG plant is back to full production after 3 days at 80% output
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — The Chevron Corp. says a liquefied natural gas plant in Australia has resumed full production after a fault cut output…
Continue Reading Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles part of Italy northeast of Florence, but no damage reported so far
ROME (AP) — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake has rattled parts of Tuscany. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Italy’s…
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A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discrimination
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press MONT BELVIEU, Texas (AP) — A Black high school student in Texas has served more than two…
Continue Reading A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discrimination
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press MONT BELVIEU, Texas (AP) — A Black high school student in Texas has served more than two…
Continue Reading As leaders convene, the UN pushes toward its crucial global goals. But progress is lagging
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The commitments were far-reaching and ambitious. Among them: End extreme poverty and…
Continue Reading Everything you need to know about this year’s meeting of leaders at the UN General Assembly
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic. Then, it was Russia’s war in Ukraine.…
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