Sweden moves closer to NATO membership after a deal with the Turkish president
By KARL RITTER, LORNE COOK and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Sweden’s membership of NATO took a big step forward on…
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Iran sentences rapper to more than 6 years in prison over protests, supporters say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has sentenced a popular rapper to six years and three months in prison over his participation in protests…
Continue ReadingDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will leave politics after election, marking end of a political era
By MIKE CORDER and RAF CASERT Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says he plans to leave politics after…
Continue ReadingIncumbent Uzbek president wins new term in snap election with token opposition
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Uzbekistan’s incumbent president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has overwhelmingly won a new seven-year term in a snap election in…
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s newly named Roman Catholic cardinal wants reconciliation and more hope for young people
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s newly named Roman Catholic cardinal says he hopes for reconciliation and wants the…
Continue ReadingMorocco’s historic Women’s World Cup performance inspires girls even if some in Arab world ignore it
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The game was sparsely attended; it was midweek and the outcome wasn’t much in doubt: the…
Continue ReadingThe Russian military chief who was targeted in a June rebellion has surfaced in a video
The Associated Press Russia’s Defense Ministry has released a video of the country’s military chief. The video made public on Monday is the first…
Continue ReadingRussian mercenary leader Prigozhin’s commanders met Putin after short-lived mutiny, pledged loyalty
By The Associated Press Just five days after staging a short-lived rebellion, mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘s commanders met with Russian…
Continue ReadingSurvivors of New Zealand’s deadly volcano eruption will testify at a trial of tourism operators
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A U.S. honeymoon couple who survived severe burns when New Zealand’s White Island volcano erupted in 2019 are…
Continue ReadingNew Delhi schools close after monsoon floods kill at least 15, Pakistan on alert for more flooding
NEW DELHI (AP) — Schools in New Delhi have closed after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital, caused landslides and flash floods in the…
Continue ReadingMan with knife kills 6 people at kindergarten in China before being arrested, police and reports say
BEIJING (AP) — A man with a knife killed six people and wounded one Monday at a kindergarten in southeastern China, police and a news report said…
Continue ReadingMorocco’s historic Women’s World Cup debut inspires girls even if some in the Arab world ignore it
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The game was sparsely attended; it was midweek and the match wasn’t going to be a…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares rise ahead of a US inflation update on hopes for easing rate hikes
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Tuesday ahead of an update on U.S. consumer…
Continue ReadingMyanmar violence and sea disputes to dominate ASEAN talks joined by US, Russian and Chinese envoys
By NINIEK KARMINI and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Myanmar’s prolonged civil strife, tensions in the disputed South China…
Continue ReadingHow many Russians have died in Ukraine? Data shows what Moscow hides
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Nearly 50,000 Russian men have died in the war in Ukraine, according to the first independent…
Continue ReadingUkraine tops NATO summit agenda along with defense plans, Sweden’s membership and Belarus fears
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine will top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts hold a summit in…
Continue ReadingNATO will boost defense spending to help back Ukraine but the math is tricky. Just ask Luxembourg
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — When it comes to criticizing the NATO members who fail to spend enough on defense, tiny Luxembourg…
Continue ReadingAs China struggles with heat, flooding and drought, employers are ordered to limit outdoor work
BEIJING (AP) — Employers across much of China were ordered Monday to limit outdoor work due to scorching temperatures, while the east and southwest…
Continue ReadingDeep partisanship will be on display as Congress releases competing voting bills
By STEPHEN GROVES and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Congress will consider renewed efforts to shore up voting and election…
Continue ReadingAging leaders Biden, King Charles III zero in on climate change in Windsor Castle meeting
By SEUNG MIN KIM, JILL LAWLESS and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WINDSOR, England (AP) — President Joe Biden and King Charles III, aging leaders…
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