Pakistan shuts key border crossing with Afghanistan after guards exchange fire
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say Pakistan has closed a key border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan after…
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A former Mossad chief says Israel is enforcing an apartheid system in the West Bank
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — A former head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency says that Israel is enforcing an…
Continue Reading Greek ferry captain, 3 seamen charged over death of tardy passenger pushed into sea by crew member
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek prosecutor has brought criminal charges against an island ferry captain and three of his crew over the death of a…
Continue Reading South Africa didn’t know a US-sanctioned Russian ship carried its military purchases, inquiry finds
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A presidential inquiry in South Africa has found government officials didn’t know a…
Continue Reading BTS’ Jung Kook to join Global Citizen Festival lineup to make one of his first US solo appearances
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jung Kook of BTS will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup, making one of his first live solo…
Continue Reading Chinese Premier Li Qiang takes a test ride on Indonesia’s new high-speed railway
By NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang has taken a test ride on Southeast Asia’s…
Continue Reading Hungary’s transportation minister gets sharp criticism for comments praising Nazi-allied WWII leader
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A senior government official in Hungary is coming under sharp criticism for praising…
Continue Reading Interpol at 100: A mixed legacy of hunting fugitives and merging police data from 195 countries
By LORI HINNANT and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press LYON, France (AP) — Interpol is turning 100 with a mixed legacy — as a misconstrued…
Continue Reading King Charles III’s visit to France will include a state dinner at Versailles and a stop in Bordeaux
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III will travel to France later this month for a state visit that was postponed in…
Continue Reading Divorce after 60: What happens to your health benefits?
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Research shows that more than 1 in 3 people who divorce in the U.S. are age 50 or older, and 1 in 4 are 65 or older.…
Continue Reading Denmark ends height requirements for soldiers best known for ceremonial unit outside royal palaces
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish defense is abolishing the height requirement for people serving with the Danish Royal Life Guards, chiefly…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Lee strengthens into a hurricane as it churns across Atlantic toward Caribbean
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Lee strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as it churned through…
Continue Reading A four-story apartment building collapses in Egypt’s capital and at least 4 are killed
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say a four-story apartment building has collapsed in Cairo, killing at least four people. Cairo’s governate…
Continue Reading Edmunds: The best affordable performance cars
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds There’s often a point when car enthusiasts are looking to purchase their first new performance car or sports car.…
Continue Reading Former Rep. Mike Rogers enters Michigan Senate race as the first prominent Republican
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, who served seven terms in the U.S. House, is running…
Continue Reading As Africa Climate Summit promotes solar, off-grid power ramps up below the Sahara
By TAIWO ADEBAYO, EVELYNE MUSAMBI and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press NAIROBI (AP) — A walk through the busy business district of Mombasa Road in…
Continue Reading 4 exceptionally preserved Roman swords discovered in a Dead Sea cave in Israel
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archaeologists have discovered four Roman-era swords with their wooden and leather hilts…
Continue Reading France boosts security at Rugby World Cup. The hosts don’t want another failure before Olympics
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer French authorities have pledged to mobilize a record number of police officers to guarantee a smooth Rugby World…
Continue Reading Tennis ball wasteland? Game grapples with a fuzzy yellow recycling problem
By JAMES MARTINEZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis has a fuzzy yellow problem most players don’t think about when they open can after can…
Continue Reading ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ is coming to YouTube. This is what you’ll be able to stream
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer YouTube’s first season as the carrier of “NFL Sunday Ticket” begins this weekend. YouTube agreed to a…
Continue Reading The Rolling Stones announce release date for their new album and unveil lead single, ‘Angry’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Rolling Stones are back, and they’ve brought a few famous friends. “Hackney Diamonds,”…
Continue Reading Armenia will hold exercises with the US in a period of tensions with Russia
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Armenia says its forces will hold military exercises this month with the United States as tensions rose with longtime ally…
Continue Reading EU targets Apple, Amazon, Meta and other Big Tech in next phase of digital crackdown
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is targeting six Big Tech companies including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft under…
Continue Reading US Imposes sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary leader for human rights abuses in monthslong conflict
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo for acts of…
Continue Reading African Climate Summit issues unanimous call for world leaders to support global tax on fossil fuels
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The first African Climate Summit has ended with a call for world leaders to rally behind a…
Continue Reading Scholz calls for a broad pact to slash bureaucracy and modernize Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz has urged Germany’s opposition and regional governments to help slash a “thicket of bureaucracy” that…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka parliament debates the health minister’s fate over reports of lack of drugs, hospital care
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers are debating the fate of country’s health minister,…
Continue Reading China’s premier is on a charm offensive as ASEAN summit protests Beijing’s aggression at sea
By EDNA TARIGAN and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — In talks with Southeast Asian leaders Wednesday in the Indonesian capital,…
Continue Reading The death toll from fierce storms and flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria has risen to 14
ISTANBUL (AP) — Rescue teams in Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria have recovered the bodies of seven more people following floods after fierce…
Continue Reading Russian missile strike on Ukrainian market kills 17 as Blinken announces new $1B aid package
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile tore through an outdoor market in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing 17…
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