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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government’s statistician says there were more job vacancies in the Netherlands in the second quarter…

BEIJING (AP) — China says it’s willing to hold talks with the U.S. to promote a “soft landing” in Afghanistan, while heavily criticizing…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s national fire chief says a massive wildfire that has consumed a large swath of forest west of Jerusalem has been…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese fighter jets, anti-submarine aircraft and combat ships have conducted assault drills near Taiwan. The People’s…

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters backed by more than 30 water-dropping planes are gaining ground…

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The UN’s nuclear watchdog says Iran continues to produce uranium metal, which can be used in…

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German rescue teams have recovered the body of a woman from the water and are still searching…

By DANIEL COLE and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press LA GARDE-FREINET, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says firefighters have been…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government has taken drastic action by putting the entire nation into…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sudoku creator Maki Kaji, whose life’s work was spreading the joy of puzzles, has died at age 69…

By AHMAD SEIR, RAHIM FAIEZ, KATHY GANNON and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have vowed to respect women’s…

By CONSTANTIN GOUVY Associated Press LE BOURGET, France (AP) — The poorest region in mainland France has managed to dramatically speed up its…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have rebounded after Wall Street fell on weak retail sales as investors…

By SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The defense team for the former head of state of Cambodia’s…

By TERENCE CHEA, ETHAN SWOPE and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press GRIZZLY FLATS, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric says it has begun shutting…

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam says organizations that cross “red lines” and disregard national security should disband,…

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will tighten entry restrictions for travelers arriving from the United States and 15 other countries beginning Friday,…

By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tropical Depression Fred has weakened to a depression and spawned several apparent…

By ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After struggling for months to persuade Americans to get the COVID-19…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Durst has testified he would lie to get out of trouble and had lied during sworn…

By ROBERT BURNS, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake…

By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Built and trained at a two-decade cost of $83 billion, Afghan security forces…

By TERENCE CHEA Associated Press FIREBAUGH, Calif. (AP) — A deepening drought threatens California’s $6 billion almond industry, which produces…

By MARK STEVENSON and EVENS SANON Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Officials in Haiti have raised the death toll from a powerful weekend…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN’s Chris Cuomo has told viewers that he “tried to do the right thing” when balancing…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — When a 51-year-old tutor suffered a heart attack in Sri Lanka’s capital,…

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say the suspect in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy in southwestern Michigan had been involved in a…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico will begin routinely collecting demographic data about sexual orientation and gender identity during government…