Egypt’s president holds talks with visiting Qatari emir
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt was holding talks with Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad…
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French lawmakers want abortion rights in constitution
PARIS (AP) — A group of lawmakers from French President Emmanuel Macron’s party is proposing a bill to inscribe abortion rights into the…
Continue ReadingHere we go again: Strike snarls UK trains for a third day
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Train stations are all but deserted across Britain on the third day of a national strike that…
Continue ReadingRussia fires missiles across Ukraine, cements gains in east
By DAVID KEYTON and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces were seeking to swallow up the last remaining Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingProtesters gather as G-7 leaders set to arrive in Germany
By DANIEL NIEMANN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — About 4,000 protesters have gathered in Munich as the Group of Seven…
Continue ReadingBangladesh marks opening of country’s longest bridge
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has celebrated the opening of the country’s…
Continue ReadingDanish queen opens new museum telling the story of refugees
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe has opened a new museum that tells the story of the…
Continue Reading‘Total bloodbath’: Witnesses describe Ethiopia ethnic attack
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The heavily armed men appeared around the small farming village in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, frightening residents already…
Continue ReadingIsrael fires at Palestinian stone throwers, teen said killed
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian officials say a 16-year-old youth has been killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military…
Continue ReadingDeadly quake a new blow to Afghans reeling from poverty
By EBRAHIM NOROOZI Associated Press GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s deadly earthquake this week struck one of the poorest corners of a…
Continue ReadingGuns and abortion: Contradictory decisions, or consistent?
By KATE BRUMBACK, ADAM GELLER and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press They are the most fiercely polarizing issues in American life: abortion and guns. And…
Continue ReadingInflation sparks global wave of protests for higher pay, aid
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press Rising food costs. Soaring fuel bills. Wages that are not keeping pace. Inflation is plundering people’s…
Continue ReadingWith war, Kyiv pride parade becomes a peace march in Warsaw
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukraine’s largest LGBTQ rights event has gone ahead this weekend. But not on its…
Continue ReadingArmy Guard troops risk dismissal as vaccine deadline looms
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Up to 40,000 Army National Guard soldiers across the country — or about 13% of the force…
Continue ReadingDems hope to harness outrage, sadness after abortion ruling
By STEVE PEOPLES and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — The shock quickly turned to sadness for Victoria Lowe. The 37-year-old…
Continue ReadingNorway shaken by attack that kills 2 during Pride festival
By MARIA SANMINIATELLI and KARL RITTER Associated Press OSLO, Norway (AP) — A gunman opened fire in Oslo’s nightlife district early Saturday,…
Continue ReadingXi taking part in Hong Kong anniversary but no word on visit
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says President Xi Jinping will participate in next week’s celebrations of…
Continue ReadingFormer Brazil player Richarlyson says he is bisexual
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazil and Sao Paulo midfielder Richarlyson says he is bisexual. He is the first…
Continue ReadingGraduating Uvalde High School class remembers slain children
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Almost 300 high school seniors received their diplomas in Uvalde in the shadow of the massacre of 19 elementary school…
Continue ReadingMishael Morgan is 1st Black lead winner at Daytime Emmys
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Mishael Morgan of “The Young and the Restless” won as lead drama actress, becoming the…
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