Russia pounds Ukraine as Putin gets Iran’s backing
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles have struck cities and villages in eastern and southern Ukraine as Russian…
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WHO: COVID triples across Europe, hospitalizations double
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for nearly half of…
Continue ReadingAfrica’s wildlife parks managers meet to boost conservation
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Officials are meeting in Kigali in Rwanda this week as part of the continent’s…
Continue ReadingGun violence leads community groups to take bolder action
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Dominique Davis was inside a Seattle-area church one day in March 2021 when a man with a handgun…
Continue ReadingIran says acclaimed filmmaker to serve out 6-year sentence
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s judiciary has ordered one of the country’s leading filmmakers to serve out a six-year prison sentence…
Continue ReadingCyprus president tests positive for COVID-19, mild symptoms
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A government official says the president of Cyprus  has tested positive for the coronavirus. President Nicos Anastasiades…
Continue ReadingClimate summit host cautions nations against ‘zero-sum game’
BERLIN (AP) — Egypt’s foreign minister has called on rich and developing countries to show readiness to compromise at the U.N. climate talks he…
Continue ReadingAviation faces hurdles to hit goals for cutting emissions
By DAVID KOENIG and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press FARNBOROUGH, England (AP) — Airplanes are a minor contributor to global greenhouse-gas emissions,…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Italy is used to crises, but this one is tough
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy has had dozens of governments since the end of World War II. The  country is very…
Continue ReadingPakistan resumes search for 29 missing after boat capsized
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say Pakistani rescuers have resumed a search for 29 people who were missing after a passenger boat carrying…
Continue ReadingAviation faces hurdles to hit goals for cutting emissions
By DAVID KOENIG and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press FARNBOROUGH, England (AP) — Airplanes are a minor contributor to global greenhouse-gas emissions,…
Continue ReadingTaliban says quake shakes Afghanistan, injures 31 people
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban says at least 31 people have been injured after an earthquake shook a remote area of eastern Afghanistan. Abdul Wahid…
Continue ReadingSAS pilots reach agreement with management, end strike
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Scandinavian Airlines pilots in Sweden, Norway and Denmark have called off a strike that ran for 15 days and caused major…
Continue ReadingUK breaks record for highest temperature as Europe sizzles
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a…
Continue ReadingBus rams into truck in southern Egypt, killing 23 people
CAIRO (AP) — A passenger bus slammed into a parked trailer truck on a highway in southern Egypt early on Tuesday, killing 23 people and injuring at…
Continue ReadingRescuers search for 13 after boat sinks in Indonesian waters
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers are searching for 13 passengers from a boat that sank in bad weather and high waves while traveling between…
Continue ReadingEast Timor hopes to join ASEAN when Indonesia chairs in 2023
By ACHMAD IBRAHIM and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta says he hopes Asia’s…
Continue ReadingThai lawmakers begin no-confidence debate against PM
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thai lawmakers began debating on a final no-confidence debate targeting Prime…
Continue ReadingEU starts membership talks with Albania, North Macedonia
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is starting the long enlargement process that aims to lead to the Albania and…
Continue Reading3 missing in gas explosion in major north China port city
BEIJING (AP) — A gas explosion after a partial building collapse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin has left three people missing and 11…
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