Japan police find bullet marks near Abe assassination site
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police say they have found what they believe are several bullet marks on a building near…
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Florida woman surprised by uninvited iguana, in her toilet
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman interrupted an uninvited guest in her bathroom on Saturday night. Michelle Reynolds told WSVN that she went…
Continue ReadingUN sees progress in talks to free up Ukraine grain exports
By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the first meeting in weeks between…
Continue ReadingChina trade surplus surges to record as exports accelerate
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s monthly trade surplus soared to a record $97.9 billion in June as exports picked up…
Continue ReadingSpain’s running of the bulls: 6 hurt, no gorings in Pamplona
PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Six people have been treated for injuries but initial reports say there were no gorings in the second-last running of the…
Continue ReadingUS destroyer sails past Chinese-held South China Sea islands
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. Navy has sailed a destroyer close to China-controlled islands in the South China Sea. Washington says it’s a patrol…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka in crisis: President flees and ire turns to PM
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president fled the country Wednesday, plunging a…
Continue ReadingUK Conservative hopefuls strikingly diverse, firmly on right
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The race to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being called Britain’s most diverse…
Continue ReadingBiden to ping through Israel’s iconic spots on Mideast tour
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — President Joe Biden’s dash through Israel and the occupied West Bank this week is…
Continue ReadingIsraeli museum finds sketches hidden in Modigliani painting
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Curators at an Israeli museum have discovered three previously unknown sketches by…
Continue ReadingAfrica looks to private sector to fund ocean climate action
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Countries on Africa’s east coast are increasingly turning to climate funding…
Continue ReadingS. Korea expands booster shots as COVID-19 cases creep up
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Health officials in South Korea are expanding booster shots to adults 50 and over as…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s happened and what’s next in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president, who had announced he would resign Wednesday, has fled the country after months of turmoil…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks down after US inflation fuels rate hike fears
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Thursday despite a record-setting U.S. inflation report that pointed to…
Continue Reading7-Eleven shooter ended a life that had just turned around
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police are seeking a lone gunman wanted for six robberies at Southern California 7-Eleven…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects Amber Heard’s request to set aside Depp win
By MATTHEW BARAKAT and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge on Wednesday rejected an effort by actress Amber…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand’s central bank lifts benchmark cash rate to 2.5%
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 2.5% as it…
Continue ReadingUS inflation surges again in June, raising risks for economy
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation surged to a new four-decade high in June because of rising prices for…
Continue ReadingUS, allies aim to cap Russian oil prices to hinder invasion
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With thousands of sanctions already imposed on Russia to flatten its economy, the U.S. and its…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How Trump allies may be pushed to testify in Ga.
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia investigation into potential criminal interference in the 2020 election is heating up.…
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