Putin signs Russia’s largest national budget, bolstering military spending
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a national budget for the next three years that increases spending by around 25% and…
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Kenya raises alarm as flooding death toll rises to 76, with thousands marooned by worsening rains
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA and BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s government is urging people living in flood-prone areas…
Continue ReadingFailed wheel bearing caused Kentucky train derailment but didn’t trigger alarms beforehand, CSX says
By REBECCA REYNOLDS and JOSH FUNK Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — CSX says a failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment that…
Continue ReadingAssailants in latest ship attack near Yemen were likely Somali, not Houthi rebels, Pentagon says
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The five armed assailants captured by U.S. forces after seizing a commercial ship near Yemen over…
Continue ReadingDiplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools
By SHARON LURYE Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, La. (AP) — Nearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees.…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump is set to return to the witness stand in his civil fraud trial
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After a pugnacious first turn on the witness stand, former president Donald Trump plans to…
Continue ReadingReport says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used alternate email under name of Hall of Fame pitcher
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used an alternative state email account using the name of Hall of…
Continue ReadingHiam Abbass’ Palestinian family documentary ‘Bye Bye Tiberias’ applauded at Marrakech Film Festival
By SAM METZ Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — A documentary about Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass that depicts how four generations of…
Continue ReadingA Dutch museum has sent Crimean treasures to Kyiv after a legal tug-of-war between Russia, Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Amsterdam museum says historical treasures that were stored there for years during an ownership dispute sparked by…
Continue ReadingRussian FM says he plans to attend OSCE meeting in North Macedonia
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he plans to travel to NATO member North Macedonia later this week to attend a…
Continue ReadingCentral European interior ministers agree to step up fight against illegal migration at EU borders
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press SZEGED, Hungary (AP) — Interior ministers from six European Union countries say their nations have agreed to step…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to skip the annual climate talks in Dubai this week, an event that is…
Continue ReadingJapan and Vietnam agree to boost ties and start discussing Japanese military aid amid China threat
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Vietnam have agreed to boost their security and economic ties in the face of China’s…
Continue ReadingICC prosecutors halt 13-year Kenya investigation that failed to produce any convictions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court prosecutor’s office is halting its long-running investigation into deadly violence…
Continue ReadingUK government reaches a pay deal with senior doctors that could end disruptive strikes
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has reached a deal with senior doctors in England that could potentially end a…
Continue ReadingBlinken will return to Israel as the US hopes to see further extensions of the Gaza cease-fire
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return this week to the Middle East as the U.S.…
Continue ReadingParis mayor says she’s quitting Elon Musk’s ‘global sewer’ platform X as city gears up for Olympics
PARIS (AP) — The mayor of future Olympic host city Paris says she is quitting X. Mayor Anne Hidalgo is accusing Elon Musk’s platform, previously…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico opposition party will hold a gubernatorial primary after its president enters race
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — One of Puerto Rico’s biggest political parties will hold a gubernatorial primary after Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz of…
Continue ReadingSpain announces a 1.4 billion-euro deal to help protect the prized Doñana wetland from drying up
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — National and regional authorities in Spain have signed an agreement to invest 1.4 billion euros…
Continue ReadingTesla sues Swedish agency as striking workers stop delivering license plates for its new vehicles
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish state via Sweden’s Transport Agency after striking postal workers in the…
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