France celebrates World Cup victory, fans cheer Morocco team
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Crowds in Paris and other French cities erupted in shouts of joy as France advanced to the World Cup…
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Israeli military chief suggests Israel behind Syria strike
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s military chief of staff has suggested that Israel was behind a strike on a…
Continue ReadingMorocco airline says 7 World Cup flights to Qatar canceled
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s national carrier says seven flights that were meant to take soccer fans to Qatar for Morocco’s World Cup…
Continue ReadingPeople of Ukraine handed EU’s top human rights prize
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The people of Ukraine and their representatives have been handed the European Union’s top human rights prize for their…
Continue ReadingEurope hosts southeast Asian leaders as own crises mount
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and southeast Asian countries are commemorating 45 years of diplomatic ties with a summit overshadowed by political…
Continue ReadingDanish PM says centrist coalition needed at time of crisis
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Acting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has outlined her agreement for a new…
Continue ReadingMorocco World Cup wins stir mixed feelings in Western Sahara
LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara (AP) — The Moroccan soccer team’s history-making successes at the World Cup are stirring mixed emotions in the…
Continue ReadingCompany holiday parties are back — but with some restraint
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Say goodbye to virtual wine tastings, and bust out the karaoke. Love them or hate them,…
Continue ReadingThe problems with using buy now, pay later to fund travel
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet “Buy now, pay later” services like Affirm, Afterpay and Klarna can sometimes provide a cheaper, more accessible…
Continue ReadingEthiopians file lawsuit against Meta over hate speech in war
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two Ethiopians have filed a lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company, Meta, over hate speech…
Continue ReadingTaliban official: 20 men lashed in public in Afghanistan
RAHIM FAIEZ ISLAMABAD (AP) — An Afghan official says 20 people have been lashed in public in the Taliban-ruled country as punishment for alleged…
Continue ReadingUS military creates space unit in S. Korea to watch North
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. military has formally launched a space force unit in South Korea, its first…
Continue ReadingMeek Mill goes deep for Philly kids caught in justice system
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Raised in the Philly hood, Meek Mill never attended an Eagles game growing up, much less tossed…
Continue ReadingForeign college athletes chase endorsement money outside US
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Marta Suarez stepped in front of the white backdrop, rotated the basketball to…
Continue ReadingDutch court rejects challenge to assisted suicide ban
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Wednesday upheld the Netherlands’ ban on assisted suicide, a…
Continue Reading‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘Iron Man’ added to film registry
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer They’ll have what she’s having. The 1989 rom-com “When Harry Met Sally” is one of 25 films chosen this…
Continue ReadingThree Latvian parties sign coalition deal to form government
HELSINKI (AP) — Three Latvian parties have signed a deal to form a coalition government more than two months after a general election in the Baltic…
Continue Reading4 confirmed dead after boat capsizes in English Channel
LONDON (AP) — Helicopters and lifeboats swooped to the English Channel off the coast of Kent in southern England to rescue a small boat that…
Continue ReadingPope urges ‘humble’ Christmas, with savings sent to Ukraine
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is calling for a “humble” Christmas this year, with savings from reduced spending on gifts donated to…
Continue ReadingPolice detain 4 in Guangzhou after COVID protests
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Police in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have detained at least four people for more…
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