Spain sets out migration, industry as priorities for EU presidency
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez believes the European Union will finalize a…
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Pope sends Benedict XVI’s former aide back to Germany in latest sign of falling out
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has fired the longtime aide to the late Pope Benedict XVI and ordered him to return to…
Continue ReadingTwo-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson, who mixed acting with politics, dies at 87
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a…
Continue ReadingRecovering Pope visits children’s cancer ward before Friday discharge from hospital
ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis is going to be discharged from the hospital on Friday. On the eve of his release, he visited the…
Continue ReadingDonor nations commit $10.3 billion for millions of Syrians at home and as refugees abroad
By RAF CASERT and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — International donors have committed $10.3 billion in aid for millions of Syrians…
Continue ReadingNATO sees no change in Russia’s nuclear posture despite Belarus leader’s claims
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military organization has seen no evidence that Russia has changed its nuclear…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles toward sea in protest of US-South Korea military drills
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its…
Continue ReadingUN atomic watchdog chief visits Ukraine nuclear plant threatened by war with Russia
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog is visiting Europe’s largest atomic power…
Continue ReadingUS Open a source of uncertainty on and off the course
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Uncertainty off the course. Uncertainty on it. The U.S. Open is fixing to tee off into…
Continue ReadingMLB teams welcome LGBTQ+ fans with Pride Nights but not one has seen an active player come out
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — All but one big league team will celebrate Pride Night this season, yet the sport remains hampered…
Continue ReadingVeteran Sherpa guides to compete next season for Everest ascent record
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The race for the most successful ascents of Mount Everest is still on. Sherpa guide…
Continue ReadingAustralian opposition party expels senator over sexual misconduct allegations
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s main opposition party has expelled a senator after a female senator accused him of sexual assault and…
Continue ReadingJesuits expel prominent priest Rupnik after allegations of abuse against adult women
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order has expelled a prominent Slovenian priest from the…
Continue ReadingPolice file charges of sexual harassment against president of Indian wrestling federation
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi police have filed charges of sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of six female…
Continue ReadingKosovo tightens border security after saying 3 police officers ‘kidnapped’ by Serbian forces
By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister says border security will be tightened…
Continue ReadingLive Nation and SeatGeek say you’ll see true costs up front as Biden pushes to end hidden junk fees
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden highlighted progress in chipping away at hidden junk fees tacked on to ticket, lodging and other prices as a…
Continue Reading2 men who helped run popular pirating website Megaupload sentenced to prison in New Zealand
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two men who helped run the once wildly popular pirating website Megaupload have each…
Continue ReadingScathing report finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled UK Parliament over ‘partygate’
By DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A committee of lawmakers has harshly rebuked former British Prime Minister Boris…
Continue ReadingEuropean Central Bank hikes rates again and vows more after US Fed hits pause
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has pressed ahead with another interest rate hike and is…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand’s economy dips into recession as higher interest rates bite
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New figures show that New Zealand’s economy has dipped into recession as higher…
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