Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon
By FADI TAWIL and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press ARSAL, Lebanon (AP) — More than 300 Syrians refugees are heading back home from northeastern…
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The Danish king and his Australian-born wife visit Norway and Europe’s oldest monarch
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, has welcomed Denmark’s King Frederik and his Australian-born wife,…
Continue Reading Europe’s Stellantis and China’s Leapmotor will sell electric cars in Europe in September
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — European carmaker Stellantis says it will begin selling electric vehicles from its Chinese partner…
Continue Reading A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after a monthslong hunger strike
By NAPAT KONGSAWAD Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A young Thai activist who went on a hunger strike after being jailed for advocating reform of…
Continue Reading New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float
By DAVID SHARP and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press ORONO, Maine (AP) — Researchers around the world are racing to create large wind turbines…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP investigation into police training on the risks of handcuffing someone facedown
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone…
Continue Reading EU agrees on a new migration pact. Mainstream parties hope it will deprive the far right of votes
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations have officially endorsed a major overhaul of the bloc’s failed asylum…
Continue Reading Paris mayor decries vandalism of a memorial honoring people who rescued Jews in World War II
PARIS (AP) — A Paris memorial honoring people who distinguished themselves by helping to rescue Jews in France during the country’s Nazi…
Continue Reading Risks of handcuffing someone facedown long known; people die when police training fails to keep up
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone…
Continue Reading Waymo is latest company under investigation for autonomous or partially automated technology
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated…
Continue Reading Katharina Wagner will lead the Bayreuth Festival for 5 more years
BERLIN (AP) — The Bayreuth Festival in Germany has announced it is retaining Katharina Wagner as its director for another five years. Wagner, who…
Continue Reading Austrian court says convicted rapist Josef Fritzl can be moved to prison from psychiatric detention
BERLIN (AP) — An Austrian court has ruled that a man who kept his daughter captive for 24 years, raped her thousands of times and fathered seven…
Continue Reading Protesters throng streets of Georgia’s capital after parliament passes so-called ‘Russian law’
By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Huge throngs of protesters blocked streets in the capital of Georgia and milled…
Continue Reading Biden hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum — adding to tensions with Beijing
By JOSH BOAK, FATIMA HUSSEIN, PAUL WISEMAN and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced plans to slap new…
Continue Reading AP exclusive: Maradona heirs say his Golden Ball trophy was stolen. They want to stop its auction
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and ALEX TURNBULL Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Diego Maradona’s heirs will file a lawsuit to try to stop the auction of…
Continue Reading Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top migration monitoring group says conflicts and natural disasters left nearly 76 million people…
Continue Reading Scarred by war, Nigeria’s wounded soldiers fought to recover at Prince Harry’s Invictus Games
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — One evening in November 2020, a year into his military service, Peacemaker Azuegbulam’s…
Continue Reading Another top Russian Defense Ministry official is arrested on bribery charges amid Kremlin shake-up
By The Associated Press Russian authorities have arrested a second senior Defense Ministry official on bribery charges days after President Vladimir…
Continue Reading Cave-in leaves 2 miners dead, 1 missing and 12 injured at a coal mine in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Mine authorities in southern Poland say that two miners are dead and one is missing while 12 others were hurt following a…
Continue Reading Russian president Putin to make a state visit to China this week
BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a two-day state visit to China this week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, in…
Continue Reading India PM Modi files his nomination to run for a third term in general election
By RAJESH KUMAR SINGH and BISWAJEET BANERJEEE Associated Press VARANASI, India (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has filed his nomination…
Continue Reading German court fines prominent far-right politician for knowingly using a Nazi slogan in a speech
By PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press HALLE, Germany (AP) — A court in Germany has ruled that one of the best-known figures in…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian markets follow Wall Street higher ahead of U.S. key inflation update
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly higher on Wednesday after a rally on Wall Street that took the Nasdaq…
Continue Reading The Latest | UN says over half a million people flee fighting in Gaza; Israel marks Independence Day
By The Associated Press More than half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in Rafah…
Continue Reading Arthur Irving, who grew his family’s oil business and was one of Canada’s richest men, dies at 93
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick (AP) — Canadian billionaire Arthur L. Irving has died at 93 after a life spent growing the oil business his father…
Continue Reading France imposes curfew in New Caledonia after unrest by people who have long sought independence
PARIS (AP) — Authorities in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have announced a two-day curfew and banned gatherings after violent…
Continue Reading Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan is sentenced to prison
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A former Australian army lawyer has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for…
Continue Reading Proposed settlement is first step in securing Colorado River water for 3 Native American tribes
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press LEUPP, Ariz. (AP) — A proposed water rights settlement for three Native American tribes that carries a price…
Continue Reading Proposed Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment draws rival crowds to Capitol for crucial votes
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Impassioned supporters and opponents of a far-reaching Equal Rights…
Continue Reading Dispute over transgender woman admitted to Wyoming sorority to be argued before appeal judges
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A U.S. appeals court in Denver is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by six members…
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