Iran releases Oscar-winning film actress held over protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran released a prominent actress from an Oscar-winning film on Wednesday, nearly three weeks after she was…
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Palestinian rights lawyer says deportation won’t stop him
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Palestinian lawyer and activist Salah Hammouri is vowing to keep fighting for the rights of the…
Continue ReadingEU hails high gas storage levels despite Russian cuts
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says natural gas storage levels are high despite Russian attempts to choke off supplies to Europe amid the war…
Continue ReadingWhite House gun violence program with philanthropies ends
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A little known Biden administration initiative to reduce gun violence that was funded by…
Continue ReadingEU urges pre-flight COVID-19 tests on passengers from China
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has “strongly encouraged” its member states to impose pre-departure COVID-19…
Continue ReadingHow to plan a Disneyland trip for the Disney100 celebration
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet The Walt Disney Company is whipping up new attractions to mark turning 100 years old. Celebrations at Disney’s…
Continue ReadingRockets hit US base in east Syria without causing losses
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military says two rockets have struck a base housing American troops in eastern Syria without causing any human or material…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: Top vehicles to look out for in 2023
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The supply chain shortage has crushed automotive production and sales, but that hasn’t stopped automakers from introducing…
Continue ReadingTwitter says it will relax ban on political advertising
By The Associated Press Twitter says it will ease up on its 3-year-old ban on political advertising, the latest change by Elon Musk as he tries to…
Continue ReadingFormer Paris archbishop target of sexual assault probe
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French police are investigating an allegation that the former archbishop of Paris sexually…
Continue ReadingBiden highlights bipartisanship during House GOP chaos
By SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press COVINGTON, Kentucky (AP) — President Joe Biden is holding out the promised makeover of a…
Continue ReadingPakistan orders malls to close early amid economic crisis
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan have ordered shopping malls and markets to close by 8:30 p.m. as part of a…
Continue ReadingDC shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 wounded including 8-year-old
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Police say a man was killed and three people including an 8-year-old child were wounded in a Tuesday night shooting in…
Continue ReadingTwin bombings targeting Somalia’s military kill at least 10
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police in Somalia say two suicide car bombers killed at least 10 people early Wednesday…
Continue ReadingJapan’s PM Kishida vows deeper alliance with US on defense
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged to deepen his country’s alliance with the…
Continue ReadingSome 200,000 turn out over 3 days to view Benedict’s body
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis praised Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s “acute and gentle thought” during a…
Continue ReadingPhilippines seeks to cleanse police force of drug ties
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ interior secretary has asked all police generals and full colonels to submit their courtesy…
Continue ReadingPhilippine leader cites stable ties on visit to Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has cited stable ties with China during a visit to Beijing that has sought to downplay the…
Continue ReadingSitting ducks? Russian military flaws seen in troop deaths
By FELIPE DANA and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian military’s top brass came under increasing scrutiny…
Continue ReadingUFC President Dana White seen on video slapping his wife
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — UFC President Dana White was seen on video released by TMZ slapping his wife, Anne, while the…
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