Saudi Arabia says it deposited $5B in Turkish central bank
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it deposited $5 billion into the Turkish central bank. The…
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Amnesty says Taliban must halt their abuses in Afghanistan
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A leading international rights group is appealing for the U.N. Human Rights Council to address the…
Continue ReadingFlorida flight returns to Cuba after birds cause engine fire
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A flight to Florida from Cuba was forced to turn back after it struck birds that caused an engine to catch fire and…
Continue ReadingUnions vow to shut France’s economy down amid pension battle
By ANGELA CHARLTON and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Unions are threatening to shut down France’s economy this week in what they…
Continue ReadingEstonia’s pro-Ukraine prime minister Kallas wins reelection
By JARI TANNER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s center-right Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has won reelection. Kallas is one…
Continue ReadingIran’s top leader says suspected poisonings ‘unforgivable’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader said Monday that if a series of suspected poisonings at girls’ schools are…
Continue ReadingSnow has been a no-show for some traditionally wintry cities
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Growing up in New England, Leah Ofsevit’s most cherished childhood memories were blanketed in…
Continue ReadingPakistan bans media broadcasts of ex-PM Imran Khan speeches
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s media regulator has banned broadcasts of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s…
Continue ReadingKansas plan keeping low wages for disabled angers advocates
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are considering a proposal that many disability rights advocates say would…
Continue ReadingIn liberated Ukraine city, civilians still pay price of war
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — In this war-scarred city in Ukraine’s northeast, residents scrutinize every step for…
Continue ReadingSuicide bombing in SW Pakistan kills 10 police officers
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say a suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeted a police truck in…
Continue ReadingTrailblazing transgender lawmaker Georgina Beyer dies at 65
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Georgina Beyer, a trailblazing New Zealand politician who in 1999 became the…
Continue ReadingLebanon leans on US dollar to cope as currency, economy tank
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese pound has lost as much as 98% in value since late 2019, and now most restaurants and…
Continue ReadingAmitabh Bachchan injured while shooting film in India
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Amitabh Bachchan says he’s recovering at home from a injury suffered while shooting a film in southern India. The…
Continue ReadingChinese planners promise 12 million jobs, economic rebound
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese economic officials have expressed confidence they can meet this year’s growth target of…
Continue ReadingAsian shares rise as investors watch Fed moves, inflation
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Tuesday, as investors tried to digest a slew of…
Continue ReadingBiden reelection bid faces resistance from some Democrats
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Democrats across New Hampshire are upset with President Joe Biden for…
Continue ReadingBiden reelection bid faces resistance from some Democrats
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Steve Shurtleff was at Joe Biden’s side in 2019 when he filed papers in…
Continue ReadingFox libel defense at odds with top GOP presidential foes
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News is on an unlikely collision course with two leading contenders for the Republican…
Continue ReadingLynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington dead at 71
Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died Sunday at the age of 71. No cause of…
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