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 ReadingEurope’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 ReadingA 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 ReadingNew 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 ReadingTakeaways 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 ReadingEU 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 ReadingRisks 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 ReadingAP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines
By JOHN SEEWER, REESE DUNKLIN and TAYLOR STEVENS Associated Press In hundreds of deaths where police used force meant to stop someone without killing…
Continue ReadingWaymo 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 driving…
Continue ReadingKatharina 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 ReadingAustrian 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 ReadingProtesters 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 ReadingBiden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum — and snipes at Trump
By JOSH BOAK, FATIMA HUSSEIN, PAUL WISEMAN and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says in defending his new tariffs…
Continue ReadingAP 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 ReadingMigration 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 ReadingJapan’s Sony reports surge in profit on strong sales of movies, games and music
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sony has reported that its profit surged 34% in the last quarter from a year earlier on strong…
Continue ReadingProtesters in Pakistan-held Kashmir end rallies that killed 4 after authorities revoke price hikes
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Protesters in the Pakistan-controlled part of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir have called off dayslong…
Continue ReadingScarred 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 ReadingAnother 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 ReadingCave-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 ReadingRussian 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 ReadingThe 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 ReadingIndia 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 ReadingGerman 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 ReadingStock 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 ReadingArmy 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 ReadingArthur 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 ReadingUS calls on Iran to halt unprecedented weapons transfers to Yemen’s Houthis for attacks on ships
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is calling on Iran to halt its transfer of an “unprecedented”…
Continue ReadingFrance 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 ReadingProposed 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 ReadingDispute 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…
Continue ReadingIncumbent Brandon Scott prevails in Baltimore mayor’s race primary
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Incumbent Brandon Scott has beat out his main challenger in Baltimore’s Democratic primary for…
Continue ReadingHong Kong calls for respect of its overseas-based trade offices after UK charged its London staffer
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader has urged foreign governments to respect its overseas-based trade offices…
Continue ReadingPalestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now…
Continue ReadingIndonesian rescuers search through rivers and rubble after flash floods that killed at least 52
By KASPARMAN PILIANG Associated Press TANAH DATAR, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for…
Continue ReadingAustralian judge says it is unreasonable to require X to hide video of church stabbing for all users
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge says it would be unreasonable for the country’s internet safety…
Continue ReadingEx-Ukrainian president says US delay in war aid was ‘colossal’ waste, let Putin inflict more damage
By HANNA ARHIROVA and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said the long delay by…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Carol Miller defeats Jan. 6 rioter Derrick Evans for GOP nomination in West Virginia
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Congresswoman Carol Miller has turned back a challenge from a convicted Jan. 6 riot…
Continue ReadingMaryland state Sen. Sarah Elfreth wins Maryland Democratic congressional primary
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland state Sen. Sarah Elfreth has defeated former U.S. Capitol police officer Harry Dunn…
Continue ReadingIppei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, pleads not guilty as a formality
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded not guilty Tuesday…
Continue ReadingCannes kicks off with a Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep and a post-‘Barbie’ fête of Greta Gerwig
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Beneath intermittent rainy skies, the Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with the presentation…
Continue ReadingSenate primaries set up a marquee race in Maryland and a likely Republican flip in West Virginia
By BRIAN WITTE, LEAH WILLINGHAM and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Republican voters have advanced strong Senate contenders…
Continue ReadingXi’s visit to Hungary and Serbia brings new Chinese investment and deeper ties to Europe’s doorstep
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Hungary last week, he arrived to one of the few…
Continue ReadingDay care prices aren’t getting better. So states are stepping in
By MORIAH BALINGIT, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and DYLAN LOVAN of The Associated Press and DANIEL BEEKMAN of The Seattle Times ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) —…
Continue ReadingCohen gives insider details at trial as Trump’s defense attorney accuses him of seeking vengeance
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER, MICHELLE L. PRICE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t until after a decade in the…
Continue ReadingBrad Knott, backed by Trump, wins Republican runoff for North Carolina congressional district
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brad Knott has overwhelmingly won the Republican primary runoff for the 13th…
Continue ReadingK-pop fans around globe rally for climate and environment goals
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Fans of Korean pop bands around the world are increasingly channeling their…
Continue ReadingBillboard that collapsed in Mumbai storms killed at least 14 and injured 75
MUMBAI, India (AP) — A large billboard that collapsed amid raging thunderstorms in Mumbai killed at least 14 people and injured 75 others, reports…
Continue ReadingBlinken in Kyiv tries to rally sagging Ukrainian spirits as Russia makes new military gains
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought Tuesday to rally the spirits of glum…
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