IS militants kill 2 Iraqi soldiers, wound 3 others in northern Iraq, officials say
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s security media office says Islamic State group militants have attacked an Iraqi army…
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French town gathers at playground where young children were stabbed to support victims
PARIS (AP) — Children, parents and grandparents joined a few thousand well-wishers Sunday in a park in the French Alps town of Annecy to show…
Continue ReadingChina complains to South Korean ambassador in tit-for-tat move after Seoul summoned Beijing’s envoy
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry says an assistant minister has lodged a complaint with South Korea’s ambassador to China. The move…
Continue ReadingPro-EU group projected to win Montenegro snap parliamentary election
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A recently formed centrist group that advocates Montenegro joining the European…
Continue ReadingMinor earthquake shakes Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An earthquake has shaken South Africa’s biggest city, Johannesburg. The U.S. Geological Survey, recorded a 5.0 magnitude…
Continue ReadingEuropean leaders offer more aid to Tunisia amid efforts to curb migration
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — European leaders are holding out the promise of more than 1…
Continue ReadingGerman shepherd wounded in Ukraine gets new start as Hungarian police dog
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — After a rocket attack in eastern Ukraine, half of Rambo’s face was mangled and…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe
By LORI HINNANT, SAM McNEIL and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s army says shootout near Afghan border kills 3 soldiers, 3 militants
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s army says militants have attacked a security checkpoint in the country’s northwest, near the…
Continue ReadingHonduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — Honduras opened an embassy in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, months after the Central American nation broke off…
Continue ReadingYouth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Whether a constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is…
Continue ReadingSmokestack implosion at defunct Detroit trash incinerator ends decades of stink
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The looming smokestack of a shuttered trash incinerator whose stench sickened and angered Detroit…
Continue ReadingVegas Golden Knights hold off Florida Panthers 3-2, move win from Stanley Cup title
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — With no time left on the clock in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, helmets, gloves, sticks…
Continue ReadingTrump pledges to endorse Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has pledged to endorse Republican…
Continue ReadingConor McGregor knocks out Heat mascot in bizarre promotion at NBA Finals
MIAMI (AP) — Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a midgame bit that went wrong. Burnie — more specifically,…
Continue ReadingArcangelo wins Belmont Stakes to make Jena Antonucci 1st female trainer to win a Triple Crown race
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jena Antonucci turned a Triple Crown marred by thoroughbred deaths on the track and threatened by…
Continue ReadingDeSantis argues he’s top Trump alternative even as ex-president’s indictment overshadows 2024 race
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press PONCA, Okla. (AP) — Ron DeSantis ventured far from the usual presidential campaign trail…
Continue ReadingFederal regulators promise safety review at all the major freight railroads
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Federal Railroad Administration recently completed a review of Norfolk Southern’s…
Continue ReadingUS confirms China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by…
Continue Reading16 soldiers face military charges in killing of five men in Mexican border city
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Defense Department says 16 soldiers will be tried on military charges in the killing five men in the Mexican…
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