Niger’s military ruler warns against foreign meddling, urges population to defend the country
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s new military ruler lashed out at neighboring countries and the international…
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Local employee wounded in gun attack on Swedish Consulate in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish employee of the Swedish Consulate in Izmir in western Turkey is recovering in a hospital after being injured in a gun…
Continue ReadingIndia’s top court hearing petitions challenging government’s removal of Kashmir’s special status
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court is hearing petitions challenging the constitutionality of…
Continue ReadingIran’s Revolutionary Guard runs drill on disputed islands as US military presence in region grows
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has launched a surprise military…
Continue ReadingRussian drone strikes hit a Ukrainian port on Romania’s border that is key to grain exports
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones on Wednesday hit a Ukrainian port city along the border with Romania,…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asia follows Wall St lower after the US government’s credit rating was cut
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Thursday after Fitch Ratings cut the United…
Continue ReadingMalians who thrived with arrival of UN peacekeeping mission fear economic fallout from its departure
By ZANE IRWIN and BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The pending pullout of U.N. peacekeepers from Mali is creating worries about what…
Continue ReadingIndonesia buys 12 surveillance and reconnaissance drones from Turkish Aerospace
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has bought 12 surveillance and reconnaissance drones worth $300 million from…
Continue ReadingTaiwan detains army officer suspected of leaking military secrets to China
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has detained an army officer and several collaborators on suspicion of handing…
Continue ReadingMideast countries that are already struggling fear price hikes after Russia exits grain deal
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt and other lower-income Middle Eastern countries like Lebanon and Pakistan are worried about what…
Continue ReadingDrone attacks in Moscow’s glittering business district leave residents on edge
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press The glittering towers of the Moscow City business district dominate the skyline of the Russian capital. The sleek…
Continue ReadingProgress made against massive California-Nevada wildfire but flames threaten iconic Joshua trees
By TY O’NEIL, STEFANIE DAZIO and RIO YAMAT Associated Press MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters aided by rain have made…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea calls US human rights envoy a ‘political housemaid’ in protest of criticisms
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday hurled misogynistic insults at a newly confirmed United…
Continue ReadingSome of Niger’s neighbors defend the coup there, even hinting at war. It’s a warning for Africa
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Not everyone is hostile to the coups in Niger and other African nations in the past few years…
Continue ReadingStriking writers and studios will meet this week to discuss restarting negotiations
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Union leaders told have told striking Hollywood writers that they plan to meet with…
Continue ReadingBeijing records heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years, causing severe flooding and 21 deaths
By ANDY WONG and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press ZHUOZHOU, China (AP) — China’s capital recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years…
Continue ReadingAs the summer breezes fade, sweltering Europeans give air conditioning a skeptical embrace
By COLLEEN BARRY and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press MILAN (AP) — During Europe’s heat wave last month, Floriana Peroni’s vintage clothing…
Continue ReadingAustralian Senate committee recommends government ban on TikTok be extended to WeChat
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian Senate committee has recommended a ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing…
Continue ReadingWeather in Philippine mountains hampers search for missing plane carrying pilot and Indian student
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A small plane carrying a Filipino trainer pilot and an Indian student is missing in the northeastern Philippines and the…
Continue ReadingBurnout, low pay and politics are driving away teachers. Turnover is soaring for educators of color
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Rhonda Hicks could have kept working into her 60s. She loved teaching and loved her students…
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