Taliban leader: Afghan soil won’t be used to launch attacks
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban supreme leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada says that Afghan soil will not be used to…
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French PM vows to boost economy amid impact of Ukraine war
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has vowed to boost jobs, cut taxes, support purchasing…
Continue ReadingJihadis attack jail in Nigeria’s capital, 600 inmates escape
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian official says that at least 600 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Abuja, the…
Continue ReadingHow a hotel satisfaction promise has led to more discontent
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet In the 1990s and early 2000s, hotels began offering 100% Satisfaction Guarantees to customers. The promise ensured that…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Fears of a natural gas emergency stalk Europe
Associated Press The war in Ukraine is fueling fears of a natural gas emergency in Europe. Russia has throttled back supplies to more countries, this…
Continue ReadingAhead of G-20 ministers’ meeting, China slams US, NATO
BEIJING (AP) — China has launched a scathing attack on the U.S. and NATO, days before a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and…
Continue ReadingSeoul spy agency files charges against ex-chiefs over NKorea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency has filed charges against two of its…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: 2022 Kia Sorento vs. Volkswagen Tiguan
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds Two prime picks for a three-row compact SUV are the 2022 Kia Sorento and 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan. The Sorento was recently…
Continue ReadingSpain’s famous Bull Run festival back after 2-year hiatus
By IRENE YAGÜE and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of revelers erupted in celebration Wednesday as the traditional…
Continue ReadingItaly’s No. 2 most-wanted mobster is extradited from Brazil
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A convicted Italian mobster, one of Italy’s most sought-after fugitives, has been…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia expecting 1 million in largest hajj since virus
By AMR NABIL Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — One million Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on…
Continue ReadingNorth Macedonia: More violence reported at protests
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators have marched through the capital of North…
Continue ReadingDutch police shoot at tractor during night of farm protests
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch police have shot at a tractor during a heated night of farm protests and detained three demonstrators. It was the latest…
Continue ReadingSouth African president decries deaths of 21 teens in tavern
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press EAST LONDON, South Africa (AP) — The deaths of 21 teenagers in a nightclub tragedy is a crime and South…
Continue ReadingFrance’s train traffic disrupted amid strike for higher pay
PARIS (AP) — A strike by railway workers demanding higher pay amid cost of living increases is interrupting train services in France. National…
Continue ReadingStudent charged in southern Sweden high-school killing
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Prosecutors say an 18-year-old man who attacked and killed two teachers with a knife and an ax at a high school in…
Continue ReadingRussia pounds rebel-claimed region, Ukraine pushes back
By FRANCESCA EBEL and MARIA GRAZIA MURRU Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has redoubled its push for Ukraine’s eastern Donbas…
Continue ReadingEconomists: Current measures won’t meet German energy goals
BERLIN (AP) — Economists say current measures aren’t enough to achieve Germany’s targets for phasing out fossil fuels and ramping up renewable…
Continue ReadingIsraeli army kills Palestinian in West Bank arrest raid
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it has shot and killed a Palestinian man during an arrest raid near the city of Jenin in the occupied…
Continue ReadingOPEC secretary-general dies, just weeks shy of departure
By CHINEDU ASADU and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries…
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