Southern Baptists narrowly reject formal ban on churches with any women pastors
By PETER SMITH and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Southern Baptists narrowly rejected a proposal Wednesday to enshrine a ban on…
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India urges Russia to return its citizens recruited by Russia’s army after 2 were killed
NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it has urged Russia to return Indian citizens recruited by Russia’s army after two were killed recently in the war in…
Continue ReadingHooligan fears shadow Euro 2024. German police are set for their biggest deployment ever
By JEROME PUGMIRE and CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writers BERLIN (AP) — A recent surge in violence around soccer games is contributing to concerns over…
Continue Reading9 killed in Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine ahead of G7 summit aimed at slowing Moscow’s offensive
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have launched new deadly attacks on Ukraine, killing at least nine people a…
Continue ReadingMalawi announces state funeral and 21 days of mourning for vice president killed in a plane crash
By GREGORY GONDWE Associated Press BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The Malawi government says Vice President Saulos Chilima will be honored with a state…
Continue ReadingA Russian woman is questioned in Denmark over allegations of helping a foreign intelligence agency
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Russian woman has been detained and questioned in Denmark for allegedly helping a foreign intelligence agency to…
Continue ReadingUK economy flatlined in April in a blow to the governing Conservatives ahead of the July 4 election
LONDON (AP) — The British economy failed to grow in April in a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has made the return of growth a central…
Continue ReadingUS inflation cooled in May in a sign that price pressures may be easing
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States eased in May for a second straight month, a hopeful…
Continue ReadingGerman energy company Uniper says a tribunal awarded it billions in damages from Russia’s Gazprom
BERLIN (AP) — German energy company Uniper says a tribunal has awarded it more than 13 billion euros (nearly $14 billion) in damages for gas that…
Continue ReadingThe European Union moves to hike tariffs on Chinese electric car imports, escalating trade spat
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has moved to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, escalating a trade dispute over Beijing’s subsidies…
Continue ReadingJapanese architect Maki, credited with fusing East with West, has died at age 95
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, who won the prestigious Pritzker Prize for designs praised as…
Continue ReadingAustria to hold parliamentary election on Sept. 29, with far-right gaining traction
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s government says the Alpine country’s next parliamentary election will be held on Sept. 29. The government, which is…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Macron defends decision on snap legislative elections, urges voters to defeat far-right
By SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his decision to call snap…
Continue ReadingPoland honors soldier who was fatally stabbed by migrant at border with Belarus
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Lawmakers in the Polish parliament have observed a minute of silence to honor a young…
Continue ReadingBaltimore’s busy port fully reopens after bridge collapse, and a return to normal is expected
By LEA SKENE and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities anticipate that commercial shipping traffic through the Port of…
Continue ReadingHeat wave in Greece halts visits to Acropolis as drones with thermal cameras monitor temperatures
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Athens announced the closure of the Acropolis for five hours on Wednesday due to heat wave temperatures that…
Continue ReadingAt least 40 Indians die in a fire at a building housing foreign workers in Kuwait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire swept through a building that housed foreign workers in Kuwait early Wednesday, killing at least 40…
Continue ReadingOspreys won’t return to full flight status until at least 2025, program head tells Congress
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The military’s hundreds of V-22 Ospreys will not be permitted to fly their full range of…
Continue ReadingHungary agrees not to veto NATO support to Ukraine as long as it’s not forced to help out
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungary has agreed not to veto NATO support for Ukraine. But Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is…
Continue ReadingThe Apollo Theater celebrates 90th anniversary at star-studded spring benefit with Usher, Babyface
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Apollo Theater is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. The bastion of Black music and…
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