Another strike by German train drivers coincides with a walkout by Lufthansa cabin crew
BERLIN (AP) — Many of Germany’s train drivers are staging a 24-hour strike in the latest installment of a long-running and bitter dispute over…
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At least 7 are dead and 38 are rescued after a migrant boat was found near Spain’s Canary Islands
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish maritime rescuers and the Red Cross say two bodies have been found in a migrant boat making the risky but…
Continue ReadingThe IRS launches Direct File, a pilot program for free online tax filing available in 12 states
By ADRIANA MORGA and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of testing, an electronic system for filing returns directly to…
Continue ReadingPower restored to Tesla factory outside Berlin a week after a suspected arson attack
BERLIN (AP) — A network operator says power has been restored to electric car manufacturer Tesla’s factory near Berlin after a nearly one-week…
Continue ReadingEuropean Union members should open talks with Bosnia on joining, the EU’s executive branch says
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm says it will recommend that member countries open…
Continue ReadingPassenger describes people ‘bounced off the roof’ on plane that dropped during flight to New Zealand
SYDNEY (AP) — Officials are investigating what caused a “strong shake” before a sudden plunge on a plane traveling between Australia and New…
Continue ReadingRomanian court grants UK’s request to extradite Andrew Tate, once local legal cases are concluded
By STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital on Tuesday granted a request by…
Continue ReadingAn aid ship is sailing to Gaza, where hundreds of thousands face starvation 5 months into war
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set…
Continue ReadingIndia’s new citizenship law excludes Muslims. Here’s what to know
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has implemented a citizenship law that excludes Muslims, a minority community whose…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street’s record rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday, encouraged by a record rally on Wall Street that was led by…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea criticizes senior doctors for threatening to resign to support their juniors’ walkouts
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government criticized senior doctors at a major hospital for…
Continue ReadingRamadan kicks off in much of Asia, a day after most of the Middle East
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk, began at…
Continue ReadingIndonesia to deport Japanese man accused of role in $90 million investment fraud
BATAM, Indonesia (AP) — A Japanese man accused of helping to run a $90 million investment scam will be sent home after four years on the run,…
Continue ReadingJapanese animation studio founder Miyazaki isn’t ready to retire just yet, after latest Oscar win
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Ghibli, the Japanese studio that just won its second Oscar for feature animation for “The Boy and…
Continue ReadingAn expanding NATO uses its diversity as strength. Member troops know Russia is watching
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press ABOARD THE FRENCH FRIGATE NORMANDIE (AP) — The French navy frigate, bristling with weaponry and powering through…
Continue ReadingAs Putin orchestrates his reelection, a resilient Russian economy is a key selling point
By DAVID McHUGH and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russians are finding a few imported staples, like fruit, coffee and olive…
Continue ReadingUN envoy: Finding that some hostages were victims of sexual violence doesn’t justify Israeli attacks
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict warned Israel on Monday that the…
Continue ReadingHaiti is preparing itself for new leadership. Gangs want a seat at the table
By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Politicians across Haiti are scrambling for power after Prime…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia governor vies for Manchin’s US Senate seat, while moonlighting as girls hoops coach
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was recently back in the spotlight. This time, it wasn’t as…
Continue ReadingA 3-story building collapses in central Pakistan, killing 9 people and injuring 2 others
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a three-story residential building has collapsed in central Pakistan, killing nine people and injuring at…
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