Kenya seeks more Chinese loans at ‘Belt and Road’ forum despite rising public debt
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto is seeking $1 billion more in loans from China, despite…
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Liz Weston: Someday your boss could help you save for emergencies
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Companies have long helped their workers save for retirement through 401(k)s and other workplace plans. But recent SECURE…
Continue ReadingFrench authorities say school where teacher was fatally stabbed last week evacuated over bomb alert
PARIS (AP) — French authorities say a high school where a teacher was fatally stabbed in an attack last week has been evacuated over a bomb alert,…
Continue ReadingBiden postpones trip to Colorado to discuss domestic agenda as the Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden postponed a trip to Colorado on Monday to stay in Washington and focus on…
Continue ReadingThe ancient ways of natural wine are finding new fans
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press Writers SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Natural wine is gaining a following in the U.S. even as overall…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s top court rules against lowering presidential candidates’ age limit, but adds exception
By EDNA TARIGAN and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top court has ruled against lowering the minimum age of…
Continue ReadingEU leaders will meet to deal with the fallout in Europe from the Israel-Hamas war
By LORNE COOK and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders will hold an emergency summit on Tuesday as concern mounts…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Macron holds security meeting amid heightened alert after deadly school stabbing
ARRAS, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has held a special security meeting amid heightened alert against feared terror threats. It…
Continue ReadingRussia’s foreign minister will visit North Korea amid claims of weapons supplied to Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia says its foreign minister will visit North Korea this week, days after the United States claimed Pyongyang has delivered…
Continue ReadingMartti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president, global peace broker and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global peace broker who was awarded the Nobel…
Continue ReadingMigrant boat sinking off Greek island leaves 3 dead, 10 survivors
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two men reported missing after a migrant dinghy sank off the coast of an eastern Greek island Monday have been found alive,…
Continue ReadingPoland gives support to centrist opposition after 8 years of nationalist rule
By VANESSA GERA and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The majority of voters in Poland’s general election supported…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares gain on back of Wall Street rally as war shock to markets fades
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied as investors unwound some of last…
Continue ReadingSliding sports at 2026 Olympics won’t take place in Italy after building funds cut
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Bobsled, skeleton and luge events will not be held in Italy during the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics because the local…
Continue ReadingAustralian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse content
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog has fined X — the social media platform formerly…
Continue ReadingUsed clothing from the West is a big seller in East Africa. Uganda’s leader wants a ban
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The Owino Market in Uganda’s capital has long been a go-to enclave for rich and…
Continue ReadingEcuador’s youngest elected president faces a practically impossible task
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador ‘s youngest elected president on Monday faced the…
Continue ReadingRite Aid seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it deals with lawsuits and losses
By TOM MURPHY and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to sell part of its business as it…
Continue ReadingTrump has narrow gag order imposed on him by federal judge overseeing 2020 election subversion case
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election…
Continue ReadingFew Republicans have confidence in elections. It’s a long road for one group trying to change that
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press SUAMICO, Wis. (AP) — Kim Pytleski could barely sleep the night before. She replayed the PowerPoint slides in…
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