Myanmar’s economy in crisis as civil strife disrupts trade and livelihoods
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar, once a thriving emerging economy, is struggling to regain momentum as the…
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Bangladesh court indicts Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and others on charges of embezzlement
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special judge’s court in Bangladesh has indicted Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and 13…
Continue ReadingBlinken says some of Hamas’ proposed changes to a cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable and some not
By BASSEM MROUE and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that mediators would keep…
Continue ReadingTurkey can expect strong support from the Turkish-German community at Euro 2024. So can Germany
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Six years ago, Ilkay Gündogan’s place on the German national team was in…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street climbs on hopes for coming cuts to interest rates
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed Wednesday following a surprisingly encouraging update on inflation and a…
Continue ReadingReport by UN-backed experts cites crimes by Israeli forces, Palestinian militants starting 0ct. 7
GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-backed human rights experts say in a report issued Wednesday that Israeli forces and Palestinian militants engaged in sexual and…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve sees some progress on inflation but envisions just one rate cut this year
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials said Wednesday that inflation has fallen further toward…
Continue ReadingAustralia anticipates China will lift final obstacle for exports as they ease past 2020 row
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s top trade official is predicting China will lift a ban on Australian…
Continue ReadingSome Syrian refugees risk returning to opposition-held areas as hostility in host Lebanon grows
By OMAR ALBAM and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — For more than a decade, a steady flow of Syrians have crossed the border from…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s Kim hails Russia ties as Putin reportedly plans a visit
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed the country’s expanding relationship with…
Continue ReadingOn Eid al-Adha, Senegal’s star sheep are for luxury, not sacrifice
By MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, Senegal’s locally bred star…
Continue ReadingMore than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca for the…
Continue ReadingTop investigator in Karen Read murder case questioned over inappropriate texts
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Defense attorneys for a woman accused of leaving her Boston police officer boyfriend for dead in a…
Continue ReadingAfter years of delays, scaled-back plans underway for memorial to Florida nightclub massacre
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Survivors and the families of victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre had hoped by now to have a permanent memorial in place…
Continue ReadingWith 1 out of 3 Californians on Medicaid, doctors push ballot measure to force state to pay more
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to back out of a deal he made last year to pay doctors…
Continue ReadingAmericans celebrate their flag every year, and the holiday was born in Wisconsin
By TERESA CRAWFORD and JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press WAUBEKA, Wis. (AP) — Each June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the…
Continue ReadingCooking and coughing: Respiratory diseases plague Kenya as more people burn wood to save money
By VIVIANNE WANDERA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Piles of firewood surrounded Jane Muthoni in her kitchen made of iron sheets. The roof,…
Continue ReadingHeavy snows and drought of deadly ‘dzud’ kill more than 7 million head of livestock in Mongolia
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — An extreme weather phenomenon known as the dzud has killed more than 7.1 million animals…
Continue ReadingDutch court convicts 3 men of murder in fatal shooting of investigative reporter in 2021
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted three men of murder for their roles in the 2021 shooting of…
Continue ReadingFaking an honest woman: Why Russia, China and Big Tech all use faux females to get clicks
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When disinformation researcher Wen-Ping Liu looked into China’s efforts to influence…
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