Sunak, Truss in runoff to replace Boris Johnson as UK leader
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative Party on Wednesday chose former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Foreign…
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Luria, Kinzinger put careers on line in Jan. 6 investigation
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Elaine Luria of Virginia and Republican Adam Kinzinger of Illinois will lead…
Continue ReadingSky-high diesel prices squeeze truckers, farmers, consumers
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When long-haul trucker Deb LaBree sets out on the road to deliver pharmaceuticals, she has…
Continue ReadingEU draws up energy plan in case of Russian gas cutoff
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s head office on Wednesday proposed that member states cut their gas use by 15%…
Continue ReadingGerman court rejects case against meat industry restrictions
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court says it has thrown out complaints against a ban on the use of subcontractors in slaughterhouses that was…
Continue ReadingBiden announces modest climate actions; pledges more to come
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press SOMERSET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced modest new steps to combat…
Continue ReadingUK inflation surges to new 40-year high of 9.4%
LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the United Kingdom has accelerated to a new 40-year high, driven by rising food and fuel prices that are contributing to…
Continue ReadingUN slams killings, rights abuses under Afghanistan’s Taliban
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations says in a new report that despite an overall improved security situation in…
Continue ReadingReport: Brazil authorities pay no mind to deforestation
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Environmental criminals in the Brazilian Amazon destroyed public forests equal the size of El Salvador…
Continue ReadingPakistan police arrest 2 men accused of gang raping US woman
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police say they have arrested at least two people after a 21-year-old American woman reported that she was…
Continue ReadingNew wildfires in Greece as Europe braces for more heat
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and BARBARA SURK ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two new fires have broke out near Greece’s capital of Athens following a…
Continue ReadingSyria formally breaks diplomatic ties with Ukraine
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria says it is formally breaking diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to a similar move by Kyiv.  Syria is a strong…
Continue ReadingElevator project in Old Jerusalem leads to surprising finds
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Installing an elevator doesn’t normally involve a 2,000-year plunge into an ancient…
Continue ReadingUK weather turmoil spurs calls to adapt to climate change
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s record-breaking heatwave has spurred calls for the government to speed…
Continue ReadingRussia declares plans to grab more land in Ukraine
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have damaged a bridge that is key to supplying Russian troops in southern…
Continue ReadingThree key allies won’t back Italy PM Draghi in crucial vote
By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Three key political parties are refusing to participate in a confidence…
Continue ReadingUS rabbi reviving Jewish roots in her family’s Italian town
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press SERRASTRETTA, Italy (AP) — From a rustic, tiny synagogue she fashioned from her family’s ancestral…
Continue ReadingAsia shares slip on inflation, China fears despite US rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly slipped Thursday as optimism over earnings was tempered by persistent concerns…
Continue ReadingUkrainian refugees forced to escape to enemy soil in Russia
By LORI HINNANT, CARA ANNA, VASILISA STEPANENKO and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press NARVA, Estonia (AP) — For weeks Natalya Zadoyanova had lost…
Continue Reading‘The mouth of a bear’: Ukrainian refugees sent to Russia
By LORI HINNANT, CARA ANNA, VASILISA STEPANENKO and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press NARVA, Estonia (AP) — For weeks Natalya Zadoyanova had lost…
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