India to raise spending on job creation ahead of election
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government plans to ramp up capital spending by 33% in a…
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Kurdish officials: Rockets hit Turkish base in northern Iraq
By SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Officials from northern Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region say that several rockets targeted…
Continue ReadingPope consoles Congolese victims: ‘Your pain is my pain’
By NICOLE WINFIELD, CHRISTINA MALKIA and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Congo’s people…
Continue ReadingOzzy Osbourne cancels 2023 European tour dates, cites injury
Hard rock legend Ozzy Osbourne announced the cancellation of his 2023 tour dates in the U.K. and continental Europe. Osbourne issued a statement…
Continue ReadingDay of disruption in UK as hundreds of thousands join strike
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Up to half a million workers are estimated to be on strike across the U.K. in the biggest day of…
Continue ReadingAndrew Tate to appeal second 30-day detention
By VADIM GHIRDA and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive influencer and former professional…
Continue ReadingRadioactive capsule that fell off truck found in Australia
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Authorities in Western Australia on Wednesday recovered a tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule that fell off a truck…
Continue ReadingTaiwan activates defenses in response to China incursions
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has scrambled fighter jets and and put navy ships and missile systems on alert in response to nearby operations of 34…
Continue ReadingAustralia targets Myanmar, Iran with economic sanctions
By ROD McGUIRK Asspociated Press Australia has announced targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against “individuals responsible for…
Continue ReadingConnecticut may exonerate accused witches centuries later
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Decades before the infamous Salem witch trials in Massachusetts, Alse Young was killed at…
Continue ReadingPalestinians face removal as far-right Israel vows expansion
By ISABEL DEBRE and SAM McNEIL Associated Press KHAN AL-AHMAR, West Bank (AP) — Protesters streaming up the windswept hills east of Jerusalem…
Continue ReadingInmate executed for fatally shooting Dallas officer in 2007
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas has executed an inmate convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas…
Continue ReadingBaldwin faces involuntary manslaughter charge in set death
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors linked Alec Baldwin to an expansive list of alleged failures in firearms safety as…
Continue ReadingImpassioned calls for police reform at Tyre Nichols’ funeral
By AARON MORRISON and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyre Nichols ’ family and friends remembered him with songs of faith…
Continue ReadingNATO chief wants more ‘friends’ as Russia, China move closer
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and HARUKA NUGA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says China’s growing assertiveness and…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks rise after Fed sees inflation improving
By JOE Mcdonald AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets gained Thursday after the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy is moving…
Continue ReadingUS, Philippines agree to larger American military presence
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States and the Philippines on Thursday announced plans to expand…
Continue ReadingAnti-abortion activists aim to sway GOP White House hopefuls
By SARA BURNETT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Emboldened anti-abortion activists are looking to the 2024 presidential election as…
Continue ReadingRepublicans set to oust Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs panel
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly empowered House Republicans are preparing to oust an African-born Black…
Continue ReadingGriner return, free agency could spark charter flight change
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA has collided with free agency which has raised questions once again…
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