Hong Kong publisher Lai faces Security Law in delayed trial
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai broke into the media industry about 30 years ago armed with the…
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Taliban: 10 killed in bombing of Afghan religious school
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says that at least 10 students were killed when a bomb blast hit a religious…
Continue ReadingUkraine welcomes arms offers, no word on Patriot missiles
BUCHAREST (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister says top NATO diplomats have given him a “number of new commitments” on arming his nation, but…
Continue ReadingCrunch time: UN puts baguette on cultural heritage list
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The humble baguette — the crunchy ambassador for French baking around the world — is being…
Continue ReadingEU seeks specialized court to investigate Russia war crimes
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union wants to set up a U.N.-backed specialized court to investigate possible war…
Continue ReadingIn protest-riven Iran, some celebrate U.S. World Cup victory
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Soccer fans in Iran’s Kurdish majority region have cheered the U.S. win over Iran in a politically charged…
Continue ReadingBiden shows little urgency as Dems mull 2024 primary shakeup
By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats gathering to consider shaking up the order of their 2024 presidential…
Continue ReadingInflation in Europe eases but still in painful double digits
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in Europe has eased for the first time in more than a year as energy prices…
Continue ReadingRaimondo: US isn’t seeking to sever economic ties with China
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States isn’t seeking to sever economic ties with China — even as it takes…
Continue ReadingRussian, Chinese bombers fly joint patrols over Pacific
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian and Chinese strategic bombers have flown a joint patrol over the western Pacific in a show of increasingly close defense ties…
Continue ReadingChinese vaccine plans spark hope for end of ‘zero COVID’
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A campaign to vaccinate older Chinese has sparked hopes Beijing might roll back severe anti-virus…
Continue ReadingTokyo court: Lack of law for same-sex union unconstitutional
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A court in Tokyo says Japan’s lack of law to protect the rights of same-sex couples to marry and…
Continue ReadingSyria receives cholera vaccines ahead of inoculation drive
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria has received two million doses of cholera vaccines, the first to reach the war-torn…
Continue ReadingLow-cost fashion chain H&M to cut 1,500 jobs worldwide
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Low-cost fashion brand H&M says it will be reducing its global workforce by around 1,500 positions as part of a plan to reduce…
Continue ReadingFormer President Jiang Zemin, who guided China’s rise, dies
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — State media say former Chinese President Jiang Zemin has died at age 96. Jiang led China out of…
Continue ReadingFIFA says rainbow items are allowed at World Cup stadiums
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — One day after Iran and Wales were eliminated at the World Cup, FIFA has given a public assurance that rainbow items and banners…
Continue ReadingIn Ukraine, seeing World Cup, playing soccer pose challenges
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press IRPIN, Ukraine (AP) — For soccer lovers in Ukraine, Russia’s invasion and the devastation it has wrought…
Continue ReadingUK royals arrive in Boston to showcase youthful monarchy
By DANICA KIRKA and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Prince and Princess of Wales are making their first overseas trip since the…
Continue ReadingJiang Zemin, who guided China’s economic rise, dies
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Jiang Zemin, who led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square…
Continue ReadingNATO seeks to ease war impact on Bosnia, Georgia, Moldova
LORNE COOK, STEPHEN McGRATH and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press BUCHAREST (AP) — NATO turned its attention on Wednesday to three countries shaken…
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