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…
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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 ReadingBTS’ 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 ReadingChinese 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 ReadingHungary’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 ReadingInterpol 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 ReadingKing 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 ReadingDivorce 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 ReadingTropical 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 ReadingDenmark 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 ReadingA 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 ReadingEdmunds: 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 ReadingFormer 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 ReadingAs 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 Reading4 exceptionally preserved Roman swords discovered in a Dead Sea cave in Israel
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Four Roman-era swords, their wooden and leather hilts and scabbards and steel blades exquisitely…
Continue ReadingFrance 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 ReadingTennis 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 ReadingEU 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 ReadingUS imposes sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary leader for human rights abuses in monthslong conflict
CAIRO (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo for acts of violence and human…
Continue ReadingAfrican 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 ReadingScholz 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 ReadingSri 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 ReadingChina’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 ReadingThe 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 ReadingRussian 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…
Continue ReadingDavid Grann and Siddhartha Mukherjee are among contenders for a prestigious nonfiction prize
LONDON (AP) — Books about the perilous state of our world, our food and our relationship with technology are in the running for Britain’s leading…
Continue ReadingThis summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say
By JAMEY KEATEN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: Harris says Trump shouldn’t be an exception for Jan. 6 accountability
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that those responsible for the effort to…
Continue ReadingAn appeals court dismisses opposition challenges against Nigerian president’s election victory
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An appeals court in Nigeria has rejected the petitions filed by the opposition challenging…
Continue ReadingA national program in Niger encouraged jihadis to defect. The coup put its future in jeopardy
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — It took months of convincing before the former jihadi commander decided to defect, trading in…
Continue ReadingThe UK says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization.…
Continue Reading3 sailors whose boat was damaged in several shark attacks have been rescued in Coral Sea
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Three sailors from Russia and France were rescued on Wednesday after the inflatable catamaran they were trying to…
Continue ReadingKim’s trip to Russia could be like his last one and involve a daylong ride on his armored train
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Jong Un’s trip to Russia for a possible meeting with President…
Continue ReadingFighting between rival US-backed groups in Syria could undermine war against the Islamic State group
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The weeklong clashes between rival U.S.-backed militias in eastern Syria point to dangerous seams in…
Continue ReadingThings to know about aid, lawsuits and tourism nearly a month after fire leveled a Hawaii community
By GENE JOHNSON, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — It’s been nearly a month since the deadliest U.S.…
Continue ReadingFloods from Tropical Storm Haikui kill 2 and displace thousands in China’s Fujian province
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities say at least two people have been killed and thousands evacuated due to floods in China’s southeastern coastal Fujian…
Continue ReadingMichigan court hears arguments over murder charge against ex-police officer who shot Black motorist
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan appeals court heard arguments on whether a former police officer should go to…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares fall, tracking a decline on Wall St on fears rates may stay high
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares fell in Asia on Thursday after a decline on Wall Street, where strong economic data revived worries…
Continue ReadingTexas AG Ken Paxton’s orders to help donor rattled office, former aides say at impeachment trial
By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An extramarital affair Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had with a…
Continue ReadingKentucky Democrat Beshear links GOP challenger to reality of abortion law in reelection campaign
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has pushed his opposition to Kentucky’s abortion ban to…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka will investigate allegations of intelligence complicity in 2019 Easter bombings
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate…
Continue ReadingIndia’s prime minister uses the G20 summit to advertise his global reach and court voters at home
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Major roads in New Delhi are teeming with giant posters and billboards announcing India’s…
Continue ReadingLegal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Democrats got a potential boost for the 2024 congressional elections as courts in Alabama and Florida ruled…
Continue ReadingLawyers claim cable TV and phone companies are also responsible in Maui fires
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Lawyers for residents and business owners of the…
Continue ReadingChina authorities arrest 2 for smashing shortcut through Great Wall with excavator
By The Associated Press China’s Great Wall has been pierced by Genghis Khan, the Manchus, and now, allegedly, a couple of construction workers…
Continue ReadingSchools are cutting advisers and tutors as COVID aid money dries up. Students are still struggling
By HANNAH DELLINGER and MATT BARNUM of Chalkbeat and COLLIN BINKLEY of The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Davion Williams wants to go to college.…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after the 2024 election
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for…
Continue ReadingCarmakers are failing the privacy test. Owners have little or no control over data collected
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Most major car manufacturers admit they may be selling your personal information — though they…
Continue ReadingSuspect in explosives attack on Japan’s prime minister is indicted on attempted murder charge
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Prosecutors have indicted a man on attempted murder and other charges over an explosives attack on…
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