Nearly 170 rescued Senegalese migrants returned after Mauritania refused to take them in
By ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Nearly 170 migrants have returned to Senegal after spending almost a week in limbo on a…
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Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it’s safe after nuclear plant wastewater is discharged
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers have eaten Fukushima fish…
Continue Reading How to avoid the No. 1 text message scam putting your money at risk
By RUTH SARREAL of NerdWallet Bank impersonations are the top reported type of text message scam. Learn what to look out for so you can avoid…
Continue Reading CNN names Mark Thompson, former BBC and New York Times executive, as its new leader
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A former chief executive of the BBC and The New York Times who says he sees opportunity in times of…
Continue Reading Indonesia arrests 88 Chinese nationals in online romance scams
BATAM, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police say they’ve arrested 88 Chinese citizens for involvement in a cross-border telephone and online…
Continue Reading US economic growth for last quarter is revised down to a 2.1% annual rate
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.1% annual pace from April through June, showing continued…
Continue Reading Poland’s lawmakers confirm members of divisive commission which critics say targets opposition
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers have confirmed candidates for the controversial commission for examining Russian influence in the…
Continue Reading In latest violence, Israeli police kill Palestinian teen assailant and West Bank bomb hurts Israelis
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they have shot and killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy who stabbed a man in…
Continue Reading Hollywood’s working class turns to nonprofit funds to make ends meet during the strike
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shawn Batey was sweating in the August sun on the 100th day of the writers strike, carrying her…
Continue Reading Revelers hurl tomatoes at each other and streets awash in red pulp in Spanish town’s Tomatina party
By ALBERTO SAIZ Associated Press BUÑOL, Spain (AP) — Some 15,000 people, including many tourists, have pasted each other with tomatoes in…
Continue Reading Tesla is allowing no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer periods. US regulators have questions
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is allowing some drivers to use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without…
Continue Reading US commerce secretary warns China will be ‘uninvestable’ without action on raids, fines
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer SHANGHAI (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says she warned Chinese leaders that U.S. businesses might stop…
Continue Reading Germany will classify Georgia, Moldova as ‘safe countries,’ making rejecting asylum-seekers easier
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s cabinet has classified Moldova and Georgia as so-called “safe…
Continue Reading Man admits stabbing US intelligence agent working at Britain’s cyberespionage agency
LONDON (AP) — A man accused of stabbing an American woman stationed at Britain’s cyberespionage agency has pleaded guilty to attempted murder.…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán urges US to ‘call back Trump’ to end Ukraine war in Tucker Carlson interview
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, says the only path to ending…
Continue Reading Kremlin says ‘Deliberate wrongdoing’ among possible causes of plane crash that killed Prigozhin
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin said Wednesday that “deliberate wrongdoing” is among the possible causes of the plane crash that killed mercenary…
Continue Reading Greenpeace releases animated video in campaign against fossil fuel sponsorship of Rugby World Cup
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Environmental group Greenpeace has released an animated video showing a massive amount of oil flooding the field…
Continue Reading Death toll from Legionnaires’ disease rises to 16 in southeast Poland close to Ukraine border
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s health authorities say the death toll from Legionnaires’ disease has risen to 16 with another 140 people…
Continue Reading USA rolls past Jordan 110-62. Now Round 2 of Basketball World Cup awaits
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Another game, another blowout for the U.S. at the Basketball World Cup. And now the…
Continue Reading Former official under Belarus President Lukashenko to face Swiss trial over enforced disappearances
By JAMEY KEATEN and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A former member of Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko’s special security…
Continue Reading Belgium’s asylum shelters will no longer take in single men in order to make room for families
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s government will no longer provide shelter for single men seeking asylum, arguing its…
Continue Reading EU’s largest wildfire in northeastern Greece burning for 12th day despite firefighting efforts
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union’s largest wildfire since the bloc started keeping records more than two decades ago shows no signs of…
Continue Reading Millions more workers would be entitled to overtime pay under a proposed Biden administration rule
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing a new rule that would make 3.6 million more U.S.…
Continue Reading Austrian government plans cap on rent increases to cushion the impact of inflation
BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government has presented a series of measures meant to counter the impact of inflation. They include a three-year cap on…
Continue Reading Rubiales crisis hangs over European soccer ahead of gala award ceremony in Monaco
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer MONACO (AP) — The governing body of European soccer heads to its annual awards gala on Thursday in Monaco amid…
Continue Reading A multi-truck crash involving hazardous materials kills 2 on German highway
BERLIN (AP) — A multi-truck crash has killed two people on a highway in Germany and released toxic substances. German news agency dpa says a truck…
Continue Reading Pope says a revised environmental encyclical will be released Oct. 4, feast of St. Francis of Assisi
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is planning to release an update to his landmark 2015 environmental encyclical on Oct. 4. That’s the feast…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s Imran Khan will be imprisoned for 2 more weeks despite getting bail
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A defense lawyer says Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will remain in prison for…
Continue Reading EgyptAir will resume direct flights from Egypt to conflict-stricken Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say the national carrier will resume direct flights to Sudan this week following high profile talks between the…
Continue Reading Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a…
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