Norway ends contract for NH90 helicopters, wants full refund
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO-member Norway terminated its two-decade-old contract with a France-based…
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China calls COVID ‘lab leak’ theory a lie after WHO report
BEIJING (AP) — China has attacked the theory that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory as a politically…
Continue ReadingMan with knife hurts woman, child at school in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Police say a man apparently attacked a woman and a 7-year-old girl with a knife at an elementary school in southwestern Germany and…
Continue ReadingZimbabweans count their toes as inflation soars above 130%
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Battling rampant inflation, Zimbabweans are counting their toes as they struggle to buy…
Continue ReadingHuge German military fund clears last parliamentary hurdle
BERLIN (AP) — A 100 billion-euro ($107 billion) fund to strengthen the German military has cleared its final legislative hurdle, winning approval…
Continue ReadingStocks dive to another losing week as inflation worsens
By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s shuddering realization that inflation got worse last month,…
Continue ReadingItaly searches for missing chopper; 4 Turks among 7 on board
ROME (AP) — Italian rescue crews have resumed searching for a private helicopter carrying seven people that went missing in a forested, mountainous…
Continue ReadingBoris Johnson’s weakness brings international complications
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one…
Continue ReadingUkraine: Drivers risk all to bring aid, help civilians flee
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — As Russian artillery pummeled the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol in April, one…
Continue ReadingIsraeli settlers at risk of losing special West Bank status
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank may soon get a taste of the military rule that…
Continue ReadingUkraine fears a long war might cause West to lose interest
By COLLEEN BARRY and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds into its fourth month, officials…
Continue ReadingJapan eases foreign tourism ban, allows guided package tours
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Friday eased its borders for foreign tourists and began accepting visa applications, but…
Continue ReadingUkraine soccer club Shakhtar survives into 9th year of exile
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Hosting Champions League games in Poland and planning a humanitarian tour of the United States feel…
Continue ReadingCapitol officer recounts Jan. 6 ‘war scene’ in her testimony
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards described to lawmakers the “war scene” that she…
Continue ReadingAustralia, New Zealand unite on China’s Pacific threat
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister says after a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart that…
Continue ReadingCivilians flee intense fighting in contested eastern Ukraine
By DAVID KEYTON and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Civilians are fleeing eastern Ukraine where Russian and Ukrainian forces…
Continue ReadingUS inflation at new 40-year high as price increases spread
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The prices of gas, food and most other goods and services jumped in May, raising…
Continue ReadingNo deaths from 2nd military aircraft crash in 2 days
By JULIE WATSON and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities say a second military aircraft crashed and everyone on board…
Continue ReadingChinese fighter jet crashes into homes, killing 1 on ground
BEIJING (AP) — State media say a Chinese fighter jet crashed into houses during a training mission, killing one person on the ground and injuring…
Continue ReadingA harrowing American moment, repackaged for prime time
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Jan. 6 congressional hearings are being held with the help of a big-time television producer,…
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