What we know so far about the attack on French train network ahead of Olympics opening
PARIS (AP) — French transport has been thrust into chaos just hours ahead of the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony after a series of coordinated…
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Venezuela opposition leader provides hope for many, even though she isn’t on the presidential ballot
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Maria Corina Machado has walked highways, sought shelter in supporters’ homes and seen her closest…
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Russia’s Central Bank hikes interest rate as inflation soars
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Central Bank has raised its key lending rate to the highest level in more than two years to stem soaring inflation in an…
Continue Reading Veterans lobbied for psychedelic therapy, but it may not be enough to save MDMA drug application
AP Health Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It was a landmark moment for the psychedelic movement: The Department of Veteran Affairs’ top doctor stood on…
Continue Reading Fed’s preferred inflation gauge cools, adding to likelihood of a September rate cut
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation measure remained low last month, bolstering evidence that price…
Continue Reading UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office says the U.K. will not interfere with the International Criminal…
Continue Reading Canada women’s soccer coach suspended over drone scandal, which may be part of ‘systemic’ issues
AP Soccer Writer Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman has been suspended and removed from the team for the Paris Olympics in the wake of a…
Continue Reading Snoop Dogg carries the Olympic torch before opening ceremony in Paris
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Snoop Dogg is seemingly everywhere during the Paris Olympics, but on Friday morning you could catch him carrying the…
Continue Reading California’s largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
Associated Press California’s largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening…
Continue Reading With Palestinian deal and Ukrainian foreign minister’s visit, China shows its rising influence
Associated Press In consecutive days this week, China brokered a deal between rival Palestinian factions and hosted Ukraine’s foreign minister at a…
Continue Reading UN fund warns of $23 million deficit in Haiti’s education system as it announces grant
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Schools in Haiti’s capital and beyond are crumbling as gang violence deepens poverty and disrupts…
Continue Reading Over 30 injured after a van with 50 migrants overturns in Serbia, reports say
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s state television reports that a van carrying some 50 migrants overturned on Friday in southwestern Serbia,…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arizona’s state primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona is already expected to play a critical role in the White House race as it did in 2020, but Tuesday’s…
Continue Reading EU sends first $1.6 billion from frozen Russia assets to Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union says it had made 1.5 billion euros available to support Ukraine, the first tranche of money…
Continue Reading Governor of Italy’s Liguria region resigns after being arrested for alleged corruption
ROME (AP) — The governor of Italy’s northern Liguria region has resigned after being held under house arrest since May as part of a corruption…
Continue Reading Unbowed by Oct. 7 aftermath, Israeli, Palestinian teens come together for future of troubled region
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — In the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks, a small nongovernmental group called Jerusalem Peacebuilders is pressing ahead…
Continue Reading Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel…
Continue Reading 95 Libyan nationals arrested in South Africa at suspected secret military training camp
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals in a raid on a suspected secret military training camp on…
Continue Reading Chinese-Chilean table tennis player makes Olympics debut at age 58 in the Paris Games
Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Table tennis player Zeng Zhiying left China in 1989, the same year of the Tiananmen Square massacre, to…
Continue Reading For Ukrainian athletes, joy mixes with sorrow at the Paris Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — For Ukrainian competitors in Paris for the Olympics, joy goes hand in hand with sorrow. Athletes are striving to…
Continue Reading A Russian man accused of staging a car bombing on Ukrainian orders has been arrested
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top security agency says it has arrested a man accused of staging a car bombing on Ukrainian orders. The Federal Security…
Continue Reading Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House…
Continue Reading Typhoon Gaemi weakens to a tropical storm as it moves inland carrying rain toward central China
BEIJING (AP) — Tropical storm Gaemi brought rain to central China on Saturday as it moved inland after making landfall at typhoon strength on the…
Continue Reading They expected an Olympic boon. But some Paris businesses are experiencing a bust
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — On a typical summer day, tourists flock to the historic Marais district of Paris, wandering its charming medieval…
Continue Reading Sunken treasure: Is the champagne nestled in a 19th-century shipwreck still fit for a toast?
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Is the 19th century Champagne on the bottom of the Baltic Sea still fit for a toast? A team of Polish divers…
Continue Reading Blinken to celebrate Biden legacy, reassure allies in Asia after president drops out of 2024 race
AP Diplomatic Writer VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the case for the Biden administration’s expanded…
Continue Reading How is wave forecasting done and how does it impact the Paris Olympics surfing competition?
Associated Press TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — The search for the perfect wave has been a part of surfing culture for decades, with surfers traveling…
Continue Reading Philippines plans to siphon off oil cargo from sunken tanker to avert ‘environmental catastrophe’
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard says there has been no indication that a big cargo of industrial fuel oil…
Continue Reading Ethiopia declares 3 days of national mourning as mudslide death toll rises to 257
Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian lawmakers declared three days of mourning Friday as diggers continued the search for bodies…
Continue Reading India’s moidam royal burial mounds are its latest World Heritage Site
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Charaideo Moidam royal burial complex and shrines, built by northeast India’s Ahom dynasty, has been inscribed as a new…
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