A Czech film fest opens with an honor for US actor and director Viggo Mortensen
PRAGUE (AP) — An international film festival in the western Czech resort city of Karlovy Vary is kicking off with an honor for U.S. actor and…
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Turkey’s president expresses willingness to restore diplomatic ties with Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says there is no obstacle preventing Turkey and Syria from restoring diplomatic ties.…
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Euro 2024: What to know about the European Championship final in Germany
The European Championship, also known as Euro 2024, has arrived at the final after a month of group stage and knockout matches. Spain and England…
Continue Reading What happened this week in the UK election campaign, from more betting slips to the last debate
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. general election on July 4 is just days away now no doubt to the relief of the party leaders who have…
Continue Reading US shifts assault ship to the Mediterranean to deter an escalation of the Israel-Lebanon conflict
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp has entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea as the U.S. positions warships to…
Continue Reading Dutch rights groups go back to court seeking to limit export of fighter jet parts to Israel
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Human rights groups in the Netherlands have returned to court to again call for stricter enforcement…
Continue Reading Shares of Trump Media swing wildly after first US presidential debate, fall 10%
AP Business Writer Trump Media fell more than 10% Friday after the first U.S. presidential debate, demonstrating another of the wild swings that have…
Continue Reading Mia Goth and Ti West are on a mission to convert horror skeptics with ‘MaXXXine’
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Mia Goth and Ti West walked the red carpet for the premiere of “MaXXXine,” the final installment of the…
Continue Reading Frank Bensel makes back-to-back holes-in-one at the U.S. Senior Open
AP Sports Writer NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Frank Bensel turned up a pair of aces on back-to-back holes in the second round of the U.S. Senior Open. The…
Continue Reading Tests show Paris’ Seine River still has unsafe E. coli levels with Olympics less than a month away
PARIS (AP) — Unsafe levels of E. coli have been found in the Seine River for the third consecutive week, according to test results published…
Continue Reading In pricey Portland, Maine, a jury says a former mayor who formed a tenants union can’t be evicted
A jury has concluded that a landlord’s attempt to evict a former mayor of Maine’s largest city who formed a tenants union amounted to…
Continue Reading US discussing possibility of transferring Israeli Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine
Originally Published: 27 JUN 24 17:33 ET By Kylie Atwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is holding…
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Judge Aileen Cannon pushes back on idea that more hearings will delay Trump classified documents case
Originally Published: 27 JUN 24 14:26 ET Updated: 27 JUN 24 19:06 ET By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Judge Aileen Cannon wants to hold…
Continue Reading Families say those detained in Bolivia failed coup were tricked. President says it’s not his problem
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The death threats came rolling in shortly after Gimena Silva’s husband was detained on accusations that…
Continue Reading Michigan deputy is fatally shot during a traffic stop in the state’s second such loss in a week
OSSEO, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State Police say a sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot during a rural traffic stop in the second killing of an on-duty…
Continue Reading A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it’s defeated but remains lethal
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A decade after the Islamic State militant group declared its caliphate in large parts of Iraq and Syria, the…
Continue Reading Argentine Congress seals 1st legislative win for President Milei after months of debate and protests
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s lower house has approved President Javier Milei’s sweeping economic overhaul bills, sealing a…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures easing further
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of prices that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve suggests that inflation pressures in the…
Continue ReadingWhat would happen if Biden decided to leave the race?
CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden’s spotty debate performance immediately triggered new questions from…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Hot Friday and hot weekend ahead!
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under an ABC-7 First Alert for the heat. Today we will see warmer temperatures with those temps continuing to warm…
Continue Reading Turkey welcomes removal from a key money-laundering watchlist, hoping to boost foreign investment
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has welcomed a decision by an international watchdog to remove it from a so-called “gray list” of countries that…
Continue Reading South African president says Parliament will open July 18 amid discord in the new coalition
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that Parliament will open on July 18 as he…
Continue Reading High-stakes French legislative election hits torrid final stretch before first-round voting begins
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Candidates in France are making their last campaign pushes for the first round of voting in a pivotal and polarizing…
Continue Reading German court convicts a 15-year-old of planning an extremist attack on a Christmas market
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has convicted a 15-year-old boy of plotting an Islamic extremist attack on a Christmas market and given him a…
Continue Reading Mauritania’s President Ould Ghazouani seeks reelection amid regional security crisis
Associated Press NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani — who is seeking a second term in office in a vote…
Continue Reading Cancer patient’s long wait for treatment highlights frustration with UK government as election nears
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Nathaniel Dye believes he probably won’t live to see Britain’s next election. But the music teacher diagnosed…
Continue Reading Ever feel exhausted by swiping through dating apps? You might be experiencing burnout
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Plenty of happy couples can trace their meet-cute moment to an online dating app. But many others find the…
Continue Reading A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat
Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — When Mujahid Abadi stepped outside to see if Israeli forces had entered his neighborhood, he was shot in…
Continue Reading Princess Anne leaves hospital after treatment for concussion
LONDON (AP) — Princess Anne has left the hospital and returned to her southwestern England estate after an accident thought to involve a horse left…
Continue Reading Slovak train and bus collision that killed 7 was likely caused by human error, minister says
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s transport minister says a collision between a EuroCity train with a bus in the south of the country that…
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