German cultural group criticizes climate activists’ protest
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A group that represents cultural organizations in Germany has criticized climate activists for…
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MacKenzie Scott supports child mentors with $44 million gift
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press LANCASTER, Ca. (AP) — Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $44 million to the Oregon-based mentoring…
Continue ReadingPoland says grave with WWII soldiers is destroyed by Belarus
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government says a memorial site in Belarus containing the graves of Polish soldiers who died during World War II…
Continue ReadingHawaii ambulance fire leaves patient dead, paramedic injured
HONOLULU (AP) — A patient died and a paramedic was critically injured when their ambulance caught fire outside a hospital in Hawaii, emergency…
Continue ReadingAngola anxiously watches vote counting in national election
By FERNANDO LIMA Associated Press LUANDA, Angola (AP) — Angolans are anxiously watching the vote counting in the election race between the ruling…
Continue ReadingWHO: Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase
GENEVA (AP) — The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections. That…
Continue ReadingUK to fast-track failed Albanian asylum-seeker deportations
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has announced plans to “fast-track” the deportation of failed Albanian asylum-seekers…
Continue ReadingS Korea signs $2.25 billion deal with Russia nuclear company
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has signed a $2.25 billion contract with a Russian state-run nuclear…
Continue ReadingTop German court rejects appeals in far-right killing
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top court has dismissed appeals in the killing of a regional politician who had advocated helping refugees. The Federal…
Continue ReadingUS envoy says Russian invasion speeds shift to clean energy
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Rick Duke says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will…
Continue ReadingEx-British envoy to Myanmar arrested on immigration charges
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A former British ambassador to Myanmar who now heads a business ethics advisory group has been…
Continue ReadingPolitical uncertainty in Thailand with PM’s suspension
By DAVID RISING and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has entered a phase of political uncertainty, with its prime minister…
Continue Reading3 Finnish journalists on trial for revealing defense secrets
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Three journalists are on trial in Finland on charges of revealing national defense secrets for allegedly publishing…
Continue ReadingPutin orders troop replenishment in face of Ukraine losses
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a major buildup of his…
Continue ReadingUK energy bills are skyrocketing. Why is it happening?
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A cost-of-living crisis in Britain is about to get worse. Millions of people will pay about 80% more a…
Continue ReadingUN rights chief hints report on Xinjiang may miss deadline
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The outgoing U.N. human rights chief has suggested her office won’t make good on her promise to…
Continue Reading2 Bulgarian police killed by speeding bus carrying migrants
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s interior ministry says two police officers were killed as they tried to stop a bus containing migrants who…
Continue ReadingPakistani court bars police from arresting ex-premier Khan
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has barred police from arresting the country’s former prime minister until…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Macron visits Algeria in bid to heal wounds
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Algeria for a three-day official visit aimed at…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks follow Wall St higher ahead of Fed chair speech
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday ahead of a speech by the Federal…
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