AP National News

By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s longtime opposition leader says he welcomes the coup that deposed President…

By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief says $1.2 billion has been promised to help Afghans facing a growing…

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Five people, including three children, died in an early morning house fire that left three adults and another child injured…

By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Firefighting crews near southern Spain’s Costa del Sol were hoping much-needed rainfall to help…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s chief medical officers say children ages 12 to 15 should be vaccinated against the…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The campaign organization aiming to maintain Democratic control of the House in the 2022…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Foreign Ministry is urging its citizens to stay away from religious facilities and crowds in six Southeast Asian nations,…

By JAMEY KEATEN and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations has drummed up more than $1.2 billion in emergency pledges…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has introduced mandatory weekly testing for all unvaccinated workers as it struggles to boost vaccination rates that…

BANGKOK (AP) — Lawyers for Myanmar’s detained former leader say she was unable to attend a scheduled court hearing because she felt ill. Aung San…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it successfully tested what it described as new long-range cruise…

By DANICA KIRKA and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government has canceled an agreement to buy at least 100 million doses of…

By NICOLE WINFIELD and KAREL JANICEK Associated Press BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Pope Francis has honored Slovakian Jews killed in the Holocaust…

By ALON BERNSTEIN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press LOD, Israel (AP) — An Israeli defense contractor has unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot…

BERLIN (AP) — Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party has maintained its position as the strongest party in a northern German…

By HAU DINH Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam is speeding up its vaccination program in an effort to loosen coronavirus lockdown…

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For what was billed as a “mini Met Gala,” Monday’s fundraiser at New York’s…

By MAE ANDERSON and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — As the resilient coronavirus keeps offices closed and workers at home, some are…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany is seeing its first three-way contest for the chancellery, with the environmentalist Greens…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s new leader has won opposition support to shore up his fragile government in exchange for a slew of…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Advocates and workers say that casualties among food delivery riders are…

BANGKOK (AP) — A fire in in the famous Thai resort city of Pattaya has badly damaged a large nightclub catering to Indian tourists. A city official…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed as investors wait for an update on U.S. inflation that has been…

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Nicholas has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane…

BEIJING (AP) — Flights and trains are being canceled in the Chinese city of Shanghai as Typhoon Chanthu approaches. Local media say all flights are…

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli aircraft struck a series of targets in the Gaza Strip while Palestinian militants…

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty-six candidates are on the ballot to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a blitz of TV ads and a last-minute rally, California Democratic Gov.…

By HOPE YEN and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are unveiling a sweeping proposal for tax hikes on big corporations…