Palestinian leader, Israeli PM hold first call in years
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has received a call from Israel’s caretaker prime minister, Yair Lapid, the first…
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UK Labour leaders cleared over ‘beergate’ meal with team
LONDON (AP) — British police say they will not fine the two top leaders of the opposition Labour Party over a curry-and-beer meal with colleagues…
Continue ReadingFormer Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos has died in a clinic in Barcelona,…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Greece-Bulgaria-Gas Link story
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — In a story published July 8, 2022, about Greece and Bulgaria marking the completion of a new pipeline, The Associated Press…
Continue ReadingThousands march in Bosnia in memory of Srebrenica massacre
NEZUK, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Thousands of people joined a peace march through forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica…
Continue ReadingGerman energy giant Uniper asks for bailout amid Ukraine war
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged to help troubled energy giant Uniper after it asked the…
Continue ReadingGun applicants in NY will have to list social media accounts
By MARINA VILLENEUVE and MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As missed warning signs pile up in investigations of mass killings, New…
Continue ReadingRescued sea turtles in Israel released back to the wild
By ODED BALILTY Associated Press MICHMORET, Israel (AP) — Over a dozen endangered sea turtles that were rescued after suffering major injuries in…
Continue ReadingRussia hands down first prison term for anti-war remarks
By The Associated Press A court in Moscow has sentenced a municipal council member to seven years in prison for his remarks opposing the war in…
Continue ReadingDispatcher who didn’t send ambulance charged in 2020 death
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press A Pennsylvania 911 operator faces a rare charge of involuntary manslaughter for failing to send an ambulance to the…
Continue ReadingPope schedules back-to-back Italy trips after pandemic lull
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is planning to restart his pilgrimages within Italy after a pandemic-induced lull and knee pain that has made…
Continue ReadingChina ex-vice public security minister on trial for graft
BEIJING (AP) — A former Chinese vice minister of public security has gone on trial, accused of collecting 646 million yuan ($96.3 million) in…
Continue ReadingShinzo Abe, powerful former Japan PM, leaves divided legacy
By FOSTER KLUG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Shinzo Abe was a political blueblood groomed for power. Japan’s longest…
Continue ReadingUkrainian official warns of ‘catastrophe’ in captured city
By FRANCESCA EBEL and MARIA GRAZIA MURRU Associated Press POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian regional official is warning of deteriorating living…
Continue ReadingReport: Europe’s banks need to raise game on climate risk
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s banks aren’t sufficiently considering risks from climate change…
Continue ReadingJapan’s tight gun laws add to shock over Abe’s assassination
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in broad daylight Friday shocked a world that…
Continue ReadingUK leader hopefuls jostle as Johnson digs in for final weeks
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak formally launched his campaign to replace…
Continue ReadingYellen to push price cap on Russian oil during Asia visit
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Asia this month, her first trip to the…
Continue ReadingPortugal on wildfire alert amid heat wave and severe drought
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s government on Friday declared an eight-day state of alert due to a heightened…
Continue ReadingPhilippine leader tests positive for coronavirus, isolates
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say the country’s new president has tested positive for the coronavirus after taking an…
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