High prices, Asian markets could blunt EU ban on Russian oil
By LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s groundbreaking decision to ban nearly all oil from…
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1 billion meth pills seized as Asia sees record drug increase
By Heather Chen, CNN More than one billion methamphetamine pills were seized in East and Southeast Asia last year, a record figure that the United…
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Exclusive: Supreme Court leak investigation heats up as clerks are asked for phone records in unprecedented move
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Supreme Court officials are escalating their search for the source of the leaked…
Continue Reading Israel, UAE sign free trade deal, first with an Arab country
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the United Arab Emirates have signed a free trade agreement, the first Israel has concluded with an Arab country. The…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s new parliament narrowly elects longtime speaker
By BASSEM MROUE and ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s longtime parliament speaker who has held the post for 30 years, was…
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Turkish leader writes on ‘risks’ of Sweden, Finland in NATO
By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has highlighted the activities of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party as part of…
Continue Reading Turkish leader writes on ‘risks’ of Sweden, Finland in NATO
By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has highlighted the activities of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party as part of…
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Elvis reimagined as an Asian American icon
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In a photograph by Tommy Kha, the artist, dressed as Elvis Presley in a bedazzled low-cut white suit, stares at the viewer from…
Continue Reading Denmark holds referendum on EU defense amid Ukraine war
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish citizens are voting in a referendum that will decide whether their country will…
Continue Reading Denmark holds referendum on EU defense amid Ukraine war
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish citizens are voting in a referendum that will decide whether their country will…
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Jude Bellingham questions whether authorities ‘care’ about racist abuse directed at Black footballers
By Darren Lewis, Sana Noor Haq and Aleks Klosok, CNN Jude Bellingham is just 18, but he’s already reached the brutal conclusion that racist…
Continue Reading Jude Bellingham questions whether authorities ‘care’ about racist abuse directed at Black footballers
CNN By Darren Lewis, Sana Noor Haq and Aleks Klosok, CNN Jude Bellingham is just 18, but he’s already reached the brutal conclusion that racist…
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Changing our DNA: ‘The age of human therapeutic gene editing is here’
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN When popular YouTube star Adalia Rose died earlier this year, she looked like a diminutive, sickly woman in her 80s. In…
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LEADING OFF: Thor back in NY, Pérez on a roll, Correa out
By The Associated Press Noah Syndergaard pitches in New York for the first time since leaving the Mets during the offseason, starting the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Amid accounts of ‘appalling’ and ‘brutal’ treatment of fans at the Champions League Final, lawmakers call for answers
By George Ramsay, CNN There is a blame game going on after the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool, with differing positions…
Continue Reading 3 nations join international team probing Ukraine war crimes
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Three more nations have joined an international investigation team probing war crimes…
Continue Reading In Commonwealth, queen’s jubilee draws protests and apathy
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in…
Continue Reading Menstrual cramps derail Chinese teen’s French Open dream in loss to Swiatek
Story by Reuters Chinese teenager Zheng Qinwen suffered with menstrual cramps as she lost to Poland’s Iga Swiatek in the French Open fourth…
Continue Reading US senator visits Taiwan as China ups military threat
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — On a visit to Taiwan, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is reiterating support for the island amid rising Chinese threats.…
Continue Reading Not just any cake: A Bollywood homage to queen for Jubilee
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When Ajay Chhabra was asked to design a pageant performance to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s…
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