China’s Xi Jinping to visit Russia next month for the BRICS summit
MOSCOW (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Russia next month for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, China’s Foreign…
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After migrant boat tragedy, Senegal’s president vows sanctions against people smugglers
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal promised severe sanctions against people smugglers during his…
Continue Reading Georgia Republican leader seeks policy changes after school shooting but Democrats want more
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state House speaker says lawmakers in 2025 will consider new policies to foster student mental…
Continue Reading Spanish prime minister meets with exiled Venezuelan opposition leader González
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro…
Continue Reading As war rages in Gaza, Israel’s crackdown on West Bank insurgency is killing Palestinian youths
Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — As the world’s attention focuses on the deadly war in Gaza, less than 80 miles away scores of…
Continue Reading The bells are back at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. They’ll ring for the post-fire reopening
PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is getting its bells back, just in time for the medieval landmark’s reopening following a devastating…
Continue Reading As war rages in Gaza, Israel’s crackdown on West Bank insurgency is killing Palestinian youths
Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — In the web of battered, sunbaked streets winding up the hillside, bloodshed is as unrelenting as the heat.…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s opposition leader says the rich will pay more if he wins the presidential election
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s opposition leader says if he wins the presidential race he will renegotiate the…
Continue Reading A key Ukrainian city loses its water supply and gas for cooking and heating during Russian onslaught
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities say the key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is without a drinking water supply or natural gas…
Continue Reading Young women are more liberal than they’ve been in decades, a Gallup analysis finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Young women are more liberal than they have been in decades, according to a Gallup analysis of more than 20…
Continue Reading How social media became a storefront for deadly fake pills
AP Technology Writer Fentanyl overdoses have become a leading cause of death for minors in the last 5 years or so — and social media, where…
Continue Reading Austria carries out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists ahead of 9/11 anniversary
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian security forces carried out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists this week ahead of the anniversary of the 9/11…
Continue Reading Hungary prepared to sue EU executive for border protection costs, minister says
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary is exploring legal avenues for forcing the European Union’s executive commission to reimburse…
Continue Reading A record 9 lawmakers are vying to become Japan’s leader, with pledges of change and stronger defense
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A record nine Japanese lawmakers have formally entered the race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill a policeman guarding polio workers in northwestern Pakistan
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a pair of gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire and killed a policeman guarding a group of polio…
Continue Reading Michigan leaders join national bipartisan effort to push back against attacks on the election system
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan governors and elected officials from both parties are joining a wider effort to combat…
Continue Reading Blinken wraps up Ukraine-focused Europe trip in Poland with arms requests on the table
AP Diplomatic Writer WARSAW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a three-nation, Ukraine-focused European tour in Poland…
Continue Reading A trial begins for lawyers who once represented the Kremlin’s late foe Alexei Navalny
PETUSHKI, Russia (AP) — Three lawyers who once represented the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny have gone on trial in Russia. The trial began…
Continue Reading A Pakistani policeman shoots and kills a blasphemy suspect held at a police station
Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A local Pakistani official says a policeman opened fire inside a police station in the southwestern city…
Continue Reading US companies see record-low profits in China amid geopolitical tensions and slow growth, report says
HONG KONG (AP) — A report by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai has found that U.S. companies in China are seeing record-low profits,…
Continue Reading UAW’s rift with Stellantis raises fear that some US auto jobs could vanish
AP Auto Writer STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — U.S. autoworkers warn that a dispute between their union and Stellantis over delays in reopening a…
Continue Reading Inflation’s down and the European Central Bank has cut rates, again. Next up: The Fed
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — With inflation subsiding, the European Central Bank is cutting its benchmark interest rate to prop…
Continue Reading One Tech Tip: Ever wanted to quit Elon Musk’s X platform? Here’s how you can do it
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter and renamed it X, a steady stream of celebrities, public figures, organizations…
Continue Reading UAW’s rift with Stellantis raises fear that some US auto jobs could vanish
AP Auto Writer STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — U.S. autoworkers warn that a dispute between their union and Stellantis over delays in reopening a…
Continue Reading Hundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American activist killed by the Israeli military
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Hundreds of people turned out at a beach in Washington for a vigil remembering Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, the 26-year-old…
Continue Reading Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A tech billionaire popped out from a SpaceX capsule hundreds of miles above Earth and performed the…
Continue Reading Thailand’s slumping economy is new leader Paetongtarn’s focus in her first parliamentary speech
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra,…
Continue Reading Australia strips medals from military commanders over Afghanistan war crime allegations
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Defense Minister Richard Marles says several serving and former military commanders…
Continue Reading Colorado mining town’s polluted legacy has a potential for profit, but some are wary of the risk
Associated Press LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado…
Continue Reading Reggie Bush was at his LA-area home when 3 male suspects attempted to break in
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former football star Reggie Bush was at his Encino home Tuesday night when three male suspects attempted to break in, the Los…
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