Teenager held after 2 stabbed in Swedish mall’s parking area
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Police say at least two people have been stabbed, and the one suffered life-threatening injuries, in a shopping mall’s parking…
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Earl and Countess of Wessex to underscore UK-Cyprus ties
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Earl and Countess of Wessex have met with the president of Cyprus as part of a three-day visit to the former British…
Continue ReadingSyrian plane lands in base after Damascus airport attack
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state news agency says a flight by a private Syrian airline has landed at an…
Continue ReadingUK rail strike strands commuters, pits workers against govt
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of railway workers have walked off the job in Britain, bringing the train network…
Continue ReadingIslamic State group claims Syria bus attack that killed 13
BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a civilian bus in northern Syria that killed 13 people. The…
Continue ReadingBelgium takes back mothers and children from Syria
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s judicial authorities have brought home six women and 16 children with Belgian…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea launches first satellite with homegrown rocket
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it has conducted its first successful satellite launch using a…
Continue ReadingTokyo closes books on delayed Games; $13 billion price tag
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The final price tag for last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics has been put at $13 billion (1.4…
Continue ReadingIsraeli government fast-tracks bill to dissolve parliament
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s outgoing coalition government will fast-track a bill this week to dissolve…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s next after Russia reduced gas to Europe?
By The Associated Press It’s not a summer heat wave that’s making European leaders and businesses sweat. It’s fear that Russia’s…
Continue Reading‘A dear friend’: Syrian carves model of Cologne cathedral
DANIEL NIEMANN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — When Syrian refugee Fadel Alkhudr arrived in Germany in 2015, the…
Continue Reading‘The impossible’: Ukraine’s secret, deadly rescue missions
By JOHN LEICESTER and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As was his habit before each flight, the veteran Ukrainian army pilot…
Continue ReadingPoland’s Kaczynski leaves govt post to focus on elections
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s most powerful politician, conservative ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, says he has given up his role as a…
Continue ReadingAway from war, Syrians find their rhythm in ballroom dancing
By OMAR SANADIKI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — One, two, three, stop. Five, six, seven, stop: A group of young Syrian men and women step,…
Continue ReadingAfrica ‘taken hostage’ by Russia’s invasion, Zelenskyy says
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ukraine’s leader has told the African Union that the continent has been “taken…
Continue ReadingNuclear industry hopes to expand output with new reactors
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The trade association for U.S. nuclear plant operators says it hopes to nearly double their output over the…
Continue ReadingVirginia GOP voters to settle crowded congressional runoffs
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia voters are set to winnow a crowded field of candidates to two nominees to…
Continue ReadingGeorgia runoffs to decide secretary of state, other nominees
By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats were choosing their nominee for secretary of state in primary…
Continue ReadingUS, Iran in tense sea incident; Tehran preps new centrifuges
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship has fired a warning flare to wave off an Iranian…
Continue ReadingNo nukes? Ukraine-Russian war will shape world’s arsenals
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and YONG JUN CHANG Associated Press The headlines on the newsstands in Seoul blared fresh warnings of a possible nuclear test by…
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