Far from home, Ukrainian designers showcase fashion created amid air raid sirens
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For Ksenia Schnaider and her fellow Ukrainian designers, the show must go on despite the war in their…
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A Moscow court declines to hear an appeal by jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich
MOSCOW (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeared in a Moscow court, seeking release from jail on espionage charges, but it…
Continue ReadingKremlin says Russia and China must edge closer to counter Western efforts to contain them
MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Kremlin official has called for closer policy coordination between Moscow and Beijing to counter Western efforts to contain…
Continue ReadingWho was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh activist whose killing has divided Canada and India?
By KRUTIKA PATHI and DAVID COHEN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh independence advocate whose killing two months ago…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: 5 options if you’re crushed by student loan and credit card debt
By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet As federal student loan payments make a comeback in October 2023, managing them on top of credit card debt may…
Continue ReadingAmericans released by Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: ‘Freedom!’
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, JON GAMBRELL and LUJAIN JO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingChina tells foreign consulates in Hong Kong to provide personal data of all local staff
By KANIS LEUNG and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry has asked all foreign consulates in Hong Kong to provide…
Continue ReadingNetwork of ancient American Indian earthworks in Ohio named to list of UNESCO World Heritage sites
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A network of ancient American Indian ceremonial and burial mounds in Ohio noted for…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military raid kills 3 in West Bank. Officials say 4th man killed by Israeli fire in Gaza
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say at least three people have been killed in an Israeli military…
Continue ReadingFighting flares again in a breakaway region in the Caucasus Mountains
By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan’s forces fired artillery at Armenian positions in the breakaway region of…
Continue ReadingRussian drone attack on a city in western Ukraine sparks an inferno at a warehouse and kills 1
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive drone attack on the western city of Lviv early Tuesday, burning…
Continue ReadingGoogle brings its AI chatbot Bard into its inner circle, opening door to Gmail, Maps, YouTube
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Google is introducing Bard, its artificially intelligent chatbot, to other members of its digital family —…
Continue ReadingInstacart’s IPO surges as the grocery delivery company goes from the supermarket to the stock market
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Instacart’s shares are surging in the grocery delivery company’s stock market debut. The San Francisco-based…
Continue ReadingVictor Wembanyama will be aiming for the gold medal with France at Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama will be aiming for the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. The San Antonio Spurs rookie has reaffirmed his commitment…
Continue ReadingA Kenyan military helicopter has crashed near Somalia, and sources say all 8 on board have died
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Officials say that a military helicopter crash in Kenya has killed at least eight people.…
Continue ReadingVatican considers child sexual abuse allegations against a former Australian bishop
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Catholic church leader says the Vatican is considering the findings of a church…
Continue ReadingFrom London, Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif blames ex-army chief for his 2017 ouster
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is claiming the country’s former powerful…
Continue ReadingUS defense chief urges nations to dig deep and give Ukraine more much-needed air defense systems
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is urging defense leaders to “dig deep”…
Continue ReadingSpain will allow lawmakers to speak Catalan, Basque and Galician languages in Parliament
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Parliament is set to allow its national legislators to use the country’s minority languages of Catalan, Basque and…
Continue ReadingLibyan leader says flooded city has been divided to create buffers in case of disease outbreaks
DERNA, Libya (AP) — Authorities have divided Libya’s flood-stricken city of Derna into four sections to create buffers in case of disease…
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