NATO debates ways to boost ties with Ukraine as war against Russian invasion drags on
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers are weighing future relations with Ukraine as Russia’s war on the country thwarts its hopes of joining the…
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Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street rally, Bank of Japan stands pat
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares logged moderate gains on Friday after Wall Street benchmarks swept higher,…
Continue Reading9 survivors arrested as hope fades for migrants aboard boat that sank near Greece
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press KALAMATA, Greece (AP) — Nine survivors of a migrant boating sinking were arrested on…
Continue ReadingWest Coast dockworkers, shippers reach tentative contract agreement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The union for thousands of West Coast dockworkers has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract after more than a year…
Continue ReadingWind-driven rain pelts shores of India, Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy pushes into coast
By AJIT SOLANKI, SIBI ARASU and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press MANDVI, India (AP) — Wind-driven rain pelted the shores of western India and southern…
Continue ReadingVisually impaired people in Ukraine struggle to cope during Russian missile attacks
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Sunlight filters through shattered windows, casting a glow upon the dusty furniture and…
Continue ReadingGermany to give $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors globally in 2024
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis says that…
Continue ReadingThrough personal ups and downs, they’ve waited years to perform Hajj. These are their stories
By FARES AKRAM, NINIEK KARMINI, ABBY SEWELL, MARIAM FAM and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP report of expected plea deal in Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting
By JIM MUSTIAN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub…
Continue ReadingPalestinians say Israeli forces kill man in occupied West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man Thursday in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said, the latest death in…
Continue ReadingChinese premier meets with Palestinian president in effort to increase Middle East presence
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang is meeting with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a drive by Beijing to elevate relations and…
Continue ReadingBill Cosby sued by 9 more women in Nevada for alleged decades-old sexual assaults
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nine more women are accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault in a lawsuit that alleges he used his “enormous power, fame and…
Continue ReadingSuspect in mass shooting at Colorado gay nightclub is expected to take a plea deal
By JIM MUSTIAN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub…
Continue ReadingCanada suspends work with Chinese-founded development bank while it investigates complaints
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Canada’s finance minister says it is suspending activity with a Chinese-founded development…
Continue ReadingLet it bee: The women on a mission to save Mexico City’s bees
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — “Knife,” Adriana Velíz says with the concentration of a brain surgeon. Shrouded in a…
Continue ReadingAfter long waits, new pilgrims prepare for Hajj’s return, the first major one since COVID-19
By FARES AKRAM, NINIEK KARMINI and MARIAM FAM Associated Press This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after three years when the…
Continue ReadingWar disrupts education of Ukrainian kids, even those who’ve found safety abroad
By VANESSA GERA and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russian forces have destroyed or damaged thousands of Ukrainian schools.…
Continue Reading‘Stand with Trump’ becomes a rallying cry as Republicans amplify attacks on the US justice system
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Moments after Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he hoarded…
Continue ReadingDeep, 6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes part of Philippines southwest of the capital
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A deep earthquake has shaken part of the Philippines, southwest of the capital, but there were no immediate reports of…
Continue ReadingChina’s factory, consumer activity weakens in May, youth unemployment rises
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s factory and consumer activity weakened further in May and surging unemployment among…
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