Israel hopes Biden trip helps tighten ties with Saudi Arabia
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel hopes President Joe Biden’s visit to the region next month will bolster its efforts to…
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US, Germany sending weapons to Ukraine as Russia advances
By JOHN LEICESTER and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The governor of a key eastern Ukrainian city is acknowledging that…
Continue ReadingEdmunds compares the 2022 Audi A3 and 2022 Volvo S60
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The 2022 Audi A3 has been completely redesigned with new tech, updated styling and improved fuel efficiency. But can it…
Continue ReadingWHO to share vaccines to stop monkeypox amid inequity fears
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization is creating a new vaccine-sharing mechanism to stop the spiraling…
Continue ReadingIndonesian leader reshuffles Cabinet amid rising food prices
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has announced a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing key…
Continue ReadingIn Ukraine, mines take lives even after fighting moves on
By JOHN LEICESTER and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press MAKARIV, Ukraine (AP) — The truck driver had the radio on, his daughter’s stuffed toy…
Continue ReadingBiden tells oil refiners: Produce more gas, fewer profits
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel, saying their profits…
Continue ReadingTop German court backs far-right party over Merkel comments
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court has backed a far-right party’s complaint against comments by former Chancellor Angela Merkel that the…
Continue ReadingEU sues UK over move to rewrite post-Brexit trade rules
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is suing Britain over its move to rewrite the trade rules…
Continue ReadingIran arrests suspect allegedly involved in Tehran hacking
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities say they have arrested a suspect allegedly involved in a cyberattack on the Tehran municipality’s…
Continue ReadingRussia’s economic forum to be far smaller but moves forward
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Organizers of Russia’s showpiece investment gathering are telling foreign participants to be…
Continue ReadingEgypt, Israel to boost gas supply to EU amid Ukraine war
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt, Israel and the European Union have signed a deal to increase liquified natural gas sales to EU…
Continue ReadingEuropean Central Bank gathers after borrowing costs rise
By The Associated Press The European Central Bank’s rate-setting council will hold an unscheduled meeting “to discuss market conditions” as…
Continue ReadingBritain vows more Rwanda deportation flights after setback
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government vowed Wednesday to organize more flights to deport asylum-seekers from around…
Continue Reading6 dead in China as rain triggers landslides, house collapse
BEIJING (AP) — Heavy rain in China has claimed six lives this week and forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people. Five people died in…
Continue Reading25 treated after people walk over hot coal in Switzerland
GENEVA (AP) — Twenty-five people have been treated for burns after walking on hot coal in northern Switzerland, according to police. Emergency…
Continue Reading7 earthquakes strike off Iranian coast; no damage reported
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Seven earthquakes struck off Iran’s southern Kish Island on Wednesday, rattling Dubai and other areas across…
Continue ReadingSwitzerland reopens airspace after ‘technical malfunction’
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland has reopened its airspace after a brief closure for safety reasons because of an unspecified “technical malfunction.”…
Continue ReadingStudy: Facebook fails to catch East Africa extremist content
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new study has found that Facebook has failed to catch Islamic State group and al-Shabab…
Continue ReadingStrategist: Last Australian government lost Chinese votes
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A campaign strategist says the previous Australian government’s stance against a more…
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