Why tensions have been growing along NATO’s eastern border with Belarus
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is deploying thousands of troops to its border with…
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Millennial Money: Are luxury investments a good idea in this economy?
ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet When inflation is high, people usually reduce their spending. In some cases, investors may turn to luxury goods,…
Continue ReadingThe UN and its partners ramp up their appeal for peace and aid at the 4-month mark of Sudan’s war
By JAMEY KEATEN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Twenty United Nations agencies and other international organizations are calling…
Continue ReadingA $500 million deal to restore Gabon’s coast reignites climate finance debate
By ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Gabon is refinancing $500 million of its debt through a deal aimed at directing more funds to…
Continue ReadingMigrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A migrant boat has sunk off Tunisia’s port city of Sfax, leaving five people dead…
Continue ReadingSome athletes with a fear of flying are leaning on greater resources than their predecessors
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants star Joc Pederson is scared to fly. Outfielder Seth Brown of the…
Continue ReadingTitans quarterback Ryan Tannehill takes to the skies with his pilot’s license
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee running back Derrick Henry is delighted that his Titans teammate Ryan…
Continue ReadingTrack world championships the latest play by Orbán’s Hungary for global sports spotlight
By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A country spends millions to deliver a major international sports event to…
Continue ReadingFinland’s former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb will run for president in 2024
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb says he will run as a candidate in the presidential election early…
Continue ReadingA human rights group in Niger says it can’t get access to officials who were detained after coup
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Human rights activists in Niger say they have been unable to gain access to top political…
Continue ReadingRussia’s central bank makes huge interest rate hike to try to prop up falling ruble
By DASHA LITVINOVA and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia’s central bank made a big interest rate hike Tuesday, an…
Continue ReadingGerman foreign minister scraps Pacific trip after a persistent problem with her plane
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister has abandoned a trip to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji after a problem…
Continue ReadingRussia unleashes a country-wide missile barrage on Ukraine as Putin addresses security conference
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces unleashed missiles across Ukraine early on Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingAs the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he’ll sell his grain
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Victor Tsvyk harvested 4,800 tons of wheat this month, but after Russia exited a wartime deal…
Continue ReadingFormer Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin acquitted of four graft charges
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been acquitted by the high court…
Continue ReadingIsrael may uproot ancient Christian mosaic near Armageddon. Where it could go next sparks outcry
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press TEL MEGIDDO, Israel (AP) — An ancient Christian mosaic bearing an early reference to Jesus as God is at the…
Continue ReadingModi says India’s economy will be among the top three in the world within five years
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India’s economy will be among the top three in the world…
Continue ReadingKishida marks 78th anniversary of World War II’s end without mentioning Japan’s wartime aggression
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has renewed a peace pledge as Japan observed the 78th…
Continue ReadingMassive explosion at a gas station in Russia’s Dagestan kills 35 and injures scores more
MOSCOW (AP) — A massive explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan killed 35 people and injured scores more, Russian…
Continue ReadingIsraeli West Bank raid kills 2 Palestinians and a court releases a settler charged in shooting death
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians,…
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