OPEC+ extends oil output cuts into 2025
CNN By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies — a group of leading oil…
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She is set to be Mexico’s first female president. But who is Claudia Sheinbaum?
CNN By Kathleen Magramo, Karol Suarez and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Known as “la Doctora” for her glittering academic credentials, Claudia…
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The first woman elected to lead Mexico faces pressing gender-related issues
By SARA ESPAÑA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum’s name will go down in Mexican history. The governing party candidate won…
Continue Reading Parliament speaker in Georgia signs into law a bill that critics say curbs media freedom
By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The speaker of Georgia’s parliament says he signed into law a divisive measure…
Continue Reading South Korea plans to nullify peace deal to punish North Korea over trash-carrying balloon launches
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea announced Monday it’ll suspend a rapprochement deal with North Korea to…
Continue Reading A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s next president and its first woman leader in more than 200…
Continue Reading Remembering D-Day, RAF veteran Gilbert Clarke recalls the thrill of planes overhead
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Gilbert Clarke leans back on the seat of his mobility scooter, cranes his neck and gazes into the…
Continue Reading 2 Japanese F-35 fighter jets make emergency landings after 1 has a mechanical problem
TOKYO (AP) — Two Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jets have made emergency landings at a commercial airport in northern Japan on Monday, but there…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan are affected by ongoing flash floods, UNICEF says
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency says tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan remain affected…
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Japan is determined to keep hunting whales. And now it has a brand new ‘mothership’
CNN By Heather Chen, Hanako Montgomery and Moeri Karasawa, CNN Hong Kong/Tokyo (CNN) — Wearing a toy whale hat, whale tie and a whale motif…
Continue Reading Hour by hour: A brief timeline of the Allies’ June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of occupied France
OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — June 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normany, followed by some 1,200 aircraft who carry…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka closes schools as the death toll from floods and mudslides rises to 16
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has closed schools as heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides in…
Continue Reading Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II
OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever…
Continue Reading India’s election concludes with the votes being counted Tuesday. Here’s what to know
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The world’s largest election could also be one of its most consequential. India’s…
Continue Reading Indonesia is to deport a fugitive to Thailand who is wanted on murder and drug trafficking charges
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — One of Thailand’s most wanted fugitives will be escorted home on a Thai air force…
Continue Reading Jury is chosen in Hunter Biden’s federal firearms case and opening statements are set for Tuesday
By CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG and RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A jury was seated Monday in the…
Continue Reading President Milei’s surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension in Argentina and beyond
By ISABEL DEBRE and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At the base of the sacred Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old…
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Chihuahuas claim first six-game series victory against Round Rock Express
ROUND ROCK, Texas (KVIA) — Three lefthanded El Paso pitchers combined to shut out the Round Rock Express Sunday in the Chihuahuas’ 7-0 win. It was…
Continue Reading Southwest Airlines is back in court over firing of flight attendant with anti-abortion views
By KEVIN MCGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Whether a flight attendant was fired for her religious beliefs or for improper conduct when she…
Continue Reading What to stream this weekend: ‘Hit Man,’ Tems, Dakota Johnson, Charli XCX and Star Wars: Hunters
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Nigerian singer Tems’ debut album, Dakota Johnson plays a…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares decline after report shows US manufacturing contracted in May
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares retreated on Tuesday after a report showed that U.S. manufacturing contracted in May, in the…
Continue Reading After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive
By KANIS LEUNG and TIAN MACLEOD JI Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China has quashed large-scale commemorations of Tuesday’s 35th…
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Police are searching for a suspect after a shooting at an Ohio birthday party left 1 person dead and 24 others injured
CNN, WOIO, WEWS By Raja Razek, Michelle Watson, Christina Maxouris and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Police searching for a suspect in a mass…
Continue Reading Prosecutors to dismiss charges against Minnesota trooper who shot motorist Ricky Cobb
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors plan to dismiss murder and manslaughter charges against a white Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot Ricky Cobb…
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Crime of the Week: Police seek public’s help identifying two men who reportedly used rifle to hold up bar
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Two men walked into a bar at 5610 El Paso Drive on May 4 just before 3 a.m. armed with a rifle and threatened staff,…
Continue Reading Israeli airstrikes near Syria’s Aleppo kill several, including an Iranian adviser, reports say
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s state media and Iranian media outlets are saying that Israeli airstrikes around the Syrian city of Aleppo killed…
Continue Reading Sally Buzbee steps down as executive editor of The Washington Post
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post said Sunday that its executive editor, Sally Buzbee, has stepped down after…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy in Manila to promote peace summit, which he says China and Russia are trying to undermine
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Philippine president on Monday in a…
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Mexican nationals in El Paso unable to vote after consulate was not accredited for voting
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mexican nationals in El Paso were unable to cast their in-person votes for the Mexican elections after finding out the…
Continue Reading Simone Biles cruises to 9th national title and gives Olympic champ Sunisa Lee a boost along the way
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — There used to be a time when Simone Biles would find “beauty in the blindness” ahead…
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