AP National News

By ALON BERNSTEIN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Sweden’s foreign minister is visiting Israel in an effort to mend ties after years in which…

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Protests in Bangladesh’s capital are being held to denounce a wave of violence against…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The leader of Myanmar’s military-installed government says other Southeast Asian countries should…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The powerful chief editor of Germany’s best-selling newspaper Bild has been relieved of his…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Global automakers are stepping up the pace when it comes to building factories to prepare for what…

By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A former Syrian lawmaker allegedly shot dead by an Israeli sniper has been laid to rest…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is calling for increases in Japan’s military capability and spending…

By Liz Weston of NerdWallet Supply chain disruptions could make purchasing longed-for toys a lot more difficult this year. This isn’t just a…

By KELVIN CHAN and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Facebook says it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Azerbaijan’s deputy foreign minister has accused Armenia of “ethnic cleansing”…

PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AP) — A critically endangered Sumatran tiger has been found dead after being caught in a trap on Indonesia’s Sumatra island…

BEIJING (AP) — China says its launch of a new spacecraft was merely a test to see whether the vehicle could be re-used. A Foreign Ministry…

LUXEMBOURG (AP) — European Union foreign ministers have looked at ways to stop illegal migration into the 27-nation bloc from neighboring Belarus…

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s total number of coronavirus infections has topped 8 million and its daily infection toll…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Twelve pianists from around the world have been admitted to the final stage of the 18th edition of the prestigious Frederic…

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Associated Press ANCIENT OLYMPIA. Greece (AP) — Three activists protesting human rights abuses in…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says it now has exported over 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the rest of…

LONDON (AP) — Ford Motor Co. plans to spend up to 230 million pounds to turn a transmission factory in northwest England into a plant that will…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — An international police operation has nabbed cocaine with a street value of around 200 million euros ($232 million) on a…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s government says it will require public servants to have a vaccination certificate or show…

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Preliminary results show that center-right opposition parties have dominated in Kosovo’s municipal elections but more…

By TAIJING WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Taiwanese company that manufactures smartphones for Apple Inc. and other global brands…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The trial has opened of two men charged with murder in the killing of Dutch crime…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has begun its legal challenge to a judge’s landmark decision…

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The foreign ministers of Malaysia and Indonesia are concerned that Australia’s plan…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as investors wait for more U.S. corporate…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WOJSLAWICE, Poland (AP) — During the German occupation of Poland during World War II, the Germans imprisoned Jews…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A college basketball player hatched the idea after seeing a discrimination case nearly implode his own team, then…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer It started in 1946 with 11 teams and 160 players. The shot clock was nearly a decade away, the 3-point line was…