Saving the children: War closes in on eastern Ukrainian town
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — Chunks of thick, twisted metal and wood splinters lie among the swings and slides in…
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Pakistani ex-PM Khan demands new elections be set in 6 days
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s defiant former Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned the government to announce the…
Continue ReadingPfizer to offer low-cost medicines, vaccines to poor nations
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Pfizer says it will provide nearly two dozen products at not-for-profit prices in some of the world’s poorest…
Continue ReadingChinese leader Xi defends record to UN human rights chief
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has defended China’s record to the top U.N. human rights official,…
Continue ReadingScars of war seem to be everywhere in Ukraine after 3 months
By ELENA BECATOROS and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Piano music wafted from an apartment block on a recent spring…
Continue Reading1.1 million Afghan children could face severe malnutrition
By RAHIM FAIEZ and LEE KEATH Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — In Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of 5 will likely face the most…
Continue ReadingOnlookers urged police to charge into Texas school
By JAKE BLEIBERG, JIM VERTUNO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas…
Continue ReadingTurkey demands ‘concrete steps’ to back Nordics’ NATO bids
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A senior Turkish official says Turkey will not agree to Sweden and Finland joining NATO…
Continue ReadingSchool massacre continues Texas’ grim run of mass shootings
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Once again, one of America’s deadliest mass shootings happened in Texas. Past…
Continue ReadingIndia curbs sugar exports to ensure supply, stabilize price
ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India is restricting its sugar exports to 10 million tons in the current season to help maintain…
Continue ReadingSale of Chelsea by sanctioned Abramovich approved by UK govt
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Roman Abramovich’s 19-year ownership of Chelsea is ending after the British government…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka’s prime minister tackles thorny finances, economy
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mixed after Fed confirms rate hike plans
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after notes from the Federal Reserve’s latest…
Continue ReadingFDA chief struggles to explain slow response on baby formula
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration faced bipartisan fury from House lawmakers…
Continue ReadingBiden signs policing order on anniversary of Floyd’s death
By JOSH BOAK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to improve accountability in…
Continue ReadingVaccines bring optimism as COVID cases soar in South America
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — After a reprieve of months, confirmed cases of COVID-19 are surging in the…
Continue ReadingMinneapolis renames intersection to honor George Floyd
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The intersection where George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis…
Continue ReadingReality TV’s Josh Duggar gets 12 years in child porn case
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced Wednesday to about 12 1/2 years in prison after he was convicted of…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Texas-School-Shooting-Victims story
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — In a story published May 25, 2022, about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, The Associated Press erroneously cited the…
Continue ReadingJapan’s weaker yen a blessing to some, burden for others
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese yen has weakened, trading recently at 20-year lows of 130 yen to the U.S. dollar,…
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