Japan dispatches a plane and navy ship after spotting a Russian submarine
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has dispatched a surveillance plane and a navy ship after spotting a Russian submarine off the coast of a…
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Texans’ Azeez Al-Shaair suspended 3 games without pay after violent hit on Trevor Lawrence
AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Azeez Al-Shaair was suspended by the NFL without pay for three games Tuesday for repeated…
Continue Reading Chicago house party shooting kills 3 men and wounds five other people, police say
CHICAGO (AP) — Eight people were shot, three of them fatally, when gunfire erupted Monday during a house party in Chicago, sending screaming people…
Continue Reading Kendrick Lamar tops Apple Music’s 2024 song chart and women make history
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Not Like Us,” but people sure like him: Kendrick Lamar’s smash topped Apple Music’s global song chart…
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South Korea lifts president’s martial law decree after lawmakers reject military rule
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The president of South Korea early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed on the country hours…
Continue Reading The G20 has ‘shock absorbers’ to deal with Trump’s return as US president, South Africa says
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Group of 20 bloc has sufficient “shock…
Continue Reading Winfrey announces new book club pick and launches ‘The Oprah Podcast’
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has her next book club pick and a new platform to talk books and other topics of the day. On…
Continue Reading Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home
Associated Press PALMIRA, Colombia (AP) — It’s been three years since Douarleyka Velásquez abandoned her career in human resources. Her new job…
Continue Reading Melinda French Gates plans to match $1M in GivingTuesday gifts to groups that support women
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates is offering to match up to $1 million in gifts to two nonprofit organizations to help spur…
Continue Reading Fighting resumes in eastern Congo despite ceasefire between army and rebels
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group has resumed in eastern Congo ahead of potential…
Continue Reading UK’s Starmer hosts Greek leader but says Parthenon Marbles are not on the agenda
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Greece’s prime minister is in London on for his first top-level U.K. meeting since a spat last year over the…
Continue Reading NATO’s chief avoids talk of Ukraine’s membership. He says the priority is helping Kyiv defend itself
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has sidestepped questions about Ukraine’s possible membership in the military…
Continue Reading Religious beliefs put two captains in spotlight during Premier League’s Rainbow Laces campaign
LONDON (AP) — The captains of two Premier League teams are in the spotlight for their choices as the competition celebrates LGBTQ+ inclusion in its…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe court rules against law that denies abortion to marital rape victims and girls below 18
Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean High Court judge has ruled that provisions of a law that deny abortion services to women…
Continue Reading China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key…
Continue Reading Bangladesh court defers Hindu leader’s bail hearing as tensions with India spike
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh has rescheduled a bail hearing for a prominent Hindu leader who was detained after…
Continue Reading Syrian insurgents capture four central towns as government forces reclaim some territory
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have captured four new towns, bringing them closer to the central city of…
Continue Reading 5 Australians serving life sentences for drugs in Indonesia could soon return home
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The remaining five Australians from the Bali Nine group who are serving life sentences for drug…
Continue Reading Police recover a stolen van with 2,500 pies after a chef’s appeal, but they are too damaged to eat
LONDON (AP) — A British chef’s appeal for thieves to return 2,500 pies that were in a stolen van ended in disappointment Tuesday when police…
Continue Reading Hamas and Fatah are near an agreement on who will oversee postwar Gaza
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically…
Continue Reading Finnish police don’t suspect criminal activity regarding damaged data cables in south of country
BERLIN (AP) — Finnish police said Tuesday that “there is no reason to suspect any criminal activity” in connection with damage to two data…
Continue Reading 13 women convicted in Cambodia of acting as pregnancy surrogates for foreigners
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for…
Continue Reading Iran releases rapper famous for lyrics about 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian media say authorities have released a government critic and popular hip-hop artist who came to fame over…
Continue Reading Floods wreak havoc in Malaysia, southern Thailand with over 30 killed, tens of thousands displaced
Associated Press KOTA BARU, Malaysia (AP) — Severe floods caused by monsoon rains have killed more than 30 people and displaced tens of thousands…
Continue Reading The Associated Press’ top photos of the 2024 US election
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a photograph that defined the 2024 campaign. Donald Trump, campaigning for a second term, raises a fist defiantly toward…
Continue Reading Five things you probably didn’t know about Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral, which is set to reopen to the public on Sunday after a five-year restoration following a…
Continue Reading Vietnam court may commute tycoon’s death sentences if she repays $11 billion
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A court in Vietnam has upheld the death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan but said it could be…
Continue Reading US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to…
Continue Reading They fled war in Sudan. But they haven’t been able to flee the hunger
Associated Press ADRE, Chad (AP) — For months, Aziza Abrahim fled from one village in Sudan to the next as people were slaughtered. Yet the killing…
Continue Reading McMillian’s pick-6 helps Broncos spoil career nights by Winston and Jeudy and beat Browns 41-32
AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Jameis Winston had a night to remember — and one to forget. Ja’Quan McMillian returned an interception 44 yards…
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