Russia to test missile in drills with China and South Africa
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russia, China and South Africa are set to begin naval drills off South Africa’s Indian…
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Trains and ferries canceled as storm hits northern Europe
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A powerful storm over the North Sea hit northern Europe and led to dozens of train and ferry cancellations Friday in…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy pushes for speedy support to avoid more deaths
By KARL RITTER Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging Western allies to quicken their military support…
Continue ReadingJanet Yellen to visit India for G-20 finance meetings
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to India next week to attend Group of 20 finance…
Continue ReadingTurkish quake victims sleep in trains, tents, greenhouses
By TANYA TITOVA, EMRAH GUREL and ANDREW WILKS Associated Press SAMANDAG, Turkey (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people are seeking shelter after…
Continue ReadingChinese defend Hong Kong, Xinjiang record at UN hearing
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Chinese envoys have defended Beijing’s treatment of Hong Kong and Muslim minorities during an…
Continue ReadingSaudi wealth fund becomes biggest outside Nintendo investor
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi sovereign wealth fund now holds 8.26% of the stock in the video game…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s glitzy Carnival is back in full form after pandemic
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Carnival is back. Glittery and outrageous costumes were…
Continue ReadingCities appealing 2020 census count garner only small wins
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press U.S. cities and towns that have challenged their 2020 census population figures appear to be winning only small…
Continue ReadingThousands of flights canceled as German airport staff strike
BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of flights to and from German airports were canceled Friday as workers walked out to press their demands for…
Continue ReadingStocks slump as Wall Street heads for another losing week
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling again on Wall Street Friday, and the S&P 500 is on track for its first…
Continue ReadingChina top tech dealmaker goes missing amid graft crackdown
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Shares of the company that operates one of China’s top investment banks, China Renaissance, plunged…
Continue ReadingSchiphol airport slumps to net loss in 2022 marked by chaos
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The company that owns one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, slumped to a net loss of 77…
Continue ReadingTaiwan reports Chinese balloon found on northern island
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says it found a Chinese weather balloon on one of its outlying islands, amid U.S. accusations…
Continue ReadingKey developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake
By SARAH EL DEEB and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister has updated the country’s…
Continue ReadingUkrainian refugees safe, but not at peace, after year of war
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Months after Russian forces occupied southern Ukraine’s Kherson province last year,…
Continue ReadingKey moments in a year of war after Russia invaded Ukraine
By The Associated Press The war in Ukraine has killed thousands, forced millions to flee their homes, reduced entire cities to rubble and fueled…
Continue ReadingUS prosecutors ask for 25 more years in prison for R. Kelly
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to give singer R. Kelly 25 more years in prison for…
Continue ReadingTokyo Olympic bribery trial opens; accused accepts guilt
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A trial looking into bribery at the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has begun. The former head of…
Continue ReadingOregon, a hotbed of extremism, seeks to curb paramilitaries
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An armed takeover of a federal wildlife refuge. Over 100 straight days of racial justice…
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