A Swedish hydrofoil ferry seeks to electrify the waterways
By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Many cities around the world see clean and efficient public transport as a crucial way to lower…
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Indian troops kill 5 suspected rebels in Kashmir fighting, police say
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir say government forces have killed five suspected militants in a…
Continue ReadingHungary issues an anti-EU survey to citizens on migration, support for Ukraine and LGBTQ+ rights
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s government has released a set of questions for an informal survey it will…
Continue ReadingF1 off to rough Las Vegas start. Ferrari damaged, fans told to leave before practice ends at 4 a.m.
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Grand Prix had a bumpy opening when the first practice of the $500 million…
Continue ReadingRussian lawmakers approve a budget with a record amount devoted to defense spending
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament has approved a federal budget Friday that increases…
Continue ReadingWoman dies after dinghy carrying migrants capsizes off Greek Aegean Sea islet
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say one woman has died and 19 people have been rescued after a dinghy carrying migrants to Greece capsized…
Continue ReadingExplosion rocks university in Armenia’s capital, killing 1 person and injuring 3 others
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — An explosion has rocked a university building in Armenia’s capital, killing one person and injuring three others. The…
Continue ReadingFirst person charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws denies working for China
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Lawyers for the first person to be charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws have told a court that a…
Continue ReadingPowerful earthquake shakes southern Philippines, causing ceilings to fall at malls
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful undersea earthquake has shaken the southern Philippines, causing ceilings in shopping malls to plunge to the…
Continue ReadingMore than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents
By RAHMAT MIRZA Associated Press ACEH UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of…
Continue ReadingUN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza as communications blackout hinders aid coordination
By WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The United Nations was forced Friday to stop…
Continue ReadingUS and Philippines sign a nuclear cooperation pact allowing US investment and technologies
By AARON FAVILA and EILEEN NG Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States and the Philippines have signed a nuclear cooperation…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street closes its 3rd straight winning week with a tiny gain
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s third straight winning week came to a quiet close Friday, as stocks tacked a…
Continue ReadingAt a Global South summit, Modi urges leaders to unite against challenges from the Israel-Hamas war
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leaders of developing nations to unite in the face of…
Continue ReadingAt talks on cutting plastics pollution, plastic credits are on the table. What are they?
By CARLOS MUREITHI and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As countries meet in Nairobi to negotiate a treaty aimed at…
Continue ReadingBiden signs a bill averting a government shutdown for now, with Israel and Ukraine aid still stalled
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government…
Continue ReadingBiden seizes a chance to refocus on Asia as wars rage in Europe and the Mideast
By AAMER MADHANI, DIDI TANG and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With wars raging in Europe and the Middle East, it can be hard…
Continue ReadingStory of a devastating wildfire that reads ‘like a thriller’ wins Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A book about an inferno that ravaged a Canadian city and has been called a portent of climate chaos…
Continue Reading‘Bring them home’: As the battle for Gaza rages, hostage families wait with trepidation
By DANICA KIRKA and SAM McNEIL Associated Press Abbey Onn lost her aunt and a young cousin when Hamas attackers rampaged through Kibbutz Nir Oz on…
Continue ReadingKarol G wins best album at Latin Grammys, with Bizarrap and Shakira also taking home awards
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Karol G, Bizzarap, Shakira and Natalia Lafourcade, won big at the Latin Grammy Awards held Thursday. Karol G’s “Mañana…
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