China’s defense minister has been MIA for a month. His ministry isn’t making any comment
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese defense ministry has given its first public statement on the disappearance of the minister from public view about a…
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Man arrested in killing of Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere was released from prison in 2022
By BRIAN WITTE and LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police have arrested a man in the killing of a Baltimore tech entrepreneur…
Continue ReadingIraq’s prime minister visits wedding fire victims as 2 more people die from their injuries
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister has visited injured patients and the families of…
Continue ReadingCleanup of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate after climate protest to be longer and more expensive
BERLIN (AP) — A company that manages official buildings in Berlin says the Brandenburg Gate will have to be cleaned at greater effort and expense…
Continue ReadingRights watchdog accuses the World Bank of complicity in rights abuses around Tanzanian national park
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A rights watchdog is accusing the World Bank of enabling the Tanzanian government’s…
Continue ReadingMiguel Cabrera’s career coming to close with Tigers, leaving lasting legacy in MLB and Venezuela
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera sat in a gray chair beside his two stalls in the Detroit Tigers’ clubhouse early…
Continue ReadingVietnam sentences climate activist to 3 years in prison for tax evasion
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese state media says a climate activist has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of tax…
Continue ReadingAn explosion following a lightning strike in the Uzbek capital kills 1 person and injures 162
An explosion in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, has killed a teenage boy and injured at least 162 people. Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health said a fire…
Continue ReadingStorm Elias slams into a city in central Greece, filling homes with mud and knocking out power
By PETROS GIANNAKOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press VOLOS, Greece (AP) — A second powerful storm in less than a month hammered parts of…
Continue ReadingM.S. Swaminathan, who helped India’s farming to grow at industrial scale, dies at 98
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, a renowned agricultural scientist who revolutionized India’s farming and was a…
Continue ReadingThe American soldier who bolted into North Korea 2 months ago has returned to the US
By ERIC GAY, MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The American soldier who sprinted into North Korea across the…
Continue ReadingSpanish police raid soccer federation as part of probe into Barcelona’s payments to referee official
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have raided offices of the country’s soccer federation as part of an…
Continue ReadingKoepka only identifies with 3 letters at Ryder Cup: USA, not LIV
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — The three letters Brooks Koepka represents in the Ryder Cup are USA. Not LIV. The…
Continue Reading3 killed in shootings and an explosion in Sweden as a feud between criminal gangs worsens
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three people have been killed in separate incidents in Sweden as a feud between criminal gangs escalates, making September the…
Continue ReadingIsrael reopens the main Gaza crossing for Palestinian laborers after days of rising tensions
By ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has reopened the main crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing thousands of…
Continue ReadingIn Yemen, 5 fighters from secessionist force killed in clashes with suspected al-Qaida militants
CAIRO (AP) — Security officials say that at least five Yemeni fighters from a secessionist group were killed in clashes with suspected al-Qaida…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares mixed, with most regional markets closed after Wall St ticks higher
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets were mixed on Friday, with only a few open due to public holidays across the…
Continue ReadingChinese ambassador says Australian lawmakers who visit Taiwan are being utilized by separatists
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China’s ambassador to Australia has criticized Australian politicians who visit…
Continue ReadingSenior Thai national park official, 3 others, acquitted in 9-year-old case of missing activist
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand has acquitted four national park employees, including a senior…
Continue ReadingShooting incident in Slovak capital leaves 1 dead, 4 injured
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A shooting incident in the Slovak capital has left one person dead and four others injured. The rescue service in…
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