Czech arts collector, patron Meda Mladkova dies at 102
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Czech arts collector and patron Meda Mladkova has died. She was 102. Mladkova was also a historian…
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Slovakia, Hungary won’t back EU sanctions on Russian energy
By KAREL JANICEK, JUSTIN SPIKE and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Slovakia and Hungary say they won’t support…
Continue ReadingTop German court reject’s Syrian’s appeal in torture case
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top court says it has rejected the appeal of a former member of Syria’s secret police who was convicted last year of…
Continue ReadingGerman opposition leader visits Kyiv, Scholz refuses to go
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany’s conservative opposition leader has traveled to Kyiv for meetings with Ukrainian officials including President…
Continue ReadingExecution of Missouri man just the 5th in US this year
By JIM SALTER Associated Press A Missouri man who killed a couple during a robbery at their rural home nearly 26 years ago has been put to death,…
Continue ReadingBritish girl Madeleine McCann still missing after 15 years
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The parents of Madeleine McCann, a British toddler who vanished from an apartment during her family’s vacation in…
Continue ReadingReport: Fake priest conned way into royal guards’ barracks
LONDON (AP) — The British Army said Tuesday it has launched an urgent investigation after an intruder posing as a priest reportedly spent the night…
Continue ReadingInside the Met Gala: Glitter, glamour and 275,000 pink roses
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Looking at the schmoozing guests at the Met Gala cocktail reception, TV host James Corden…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr amid attacks on community
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Muslims across India marked Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday by offering prayers outside mosques,…
Continue ReadingAid worker held in Israel for 6 years insists he’s innocent
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Nearly six years after Israel accused Mohammed el-Halabi of diverting tens of millions of…
Continue ReadingCourt that rarely leaks does so now in biggest case in years
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is known for keeping secrets. Year after year, in major case after major…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand rocket caught but then dropped by helicopter
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Using a helicopter to catch a falling rocket is such a complex task that Peter Beck…
Continue ReadingHeat wave sparks blackouts, questions on India’s coal usage
By KRUTIKA PATHI and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An unusually early and brutal heat wave is scorching parts of India, with…
Continue ReadingLawmakers in 19 states want legal refuge for trans youth
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in more than a dozen states are following California’s lead in seeking…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico governor seeking US disaster status for wildfire
By CEDAR ATTANASIO and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor on Tuesday asked President Joe Biden…
Continue ReadingAustralian central bank hikes rate for 1st time in 11 years
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate for the first time in…
Continue Reading2 more survivors found 3 days after China building collapse
BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers have found two more survivors in the rubble of a building in central China that collapsed more than three days ago. The…
Continue ReadingRussia storms Mariupol plant as some evacuees reach safety
By CARA ANNA and YESICA FISCH Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces Tuesday began storming the steel mill containing the…
Continue ReadingElection 2022: JD Vance wins Ohio’s GOP Senate primary
By JILL COLVIN and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Primary elections in Ohio have set the stage for a more competitive…
Continue ReadingBrown wins Ohio rematch with progressive activist Turner
By WILL WEISSERT and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden has congratulated Democratic U.S. Rep. Shontel…
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