Final UK evacuation flight leaves Kabul; troops head home
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British troops have left Kabul, ending the U.K.’s evacuation operation, and its 20-year military…
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Germany: Survivors, leaders remember victims of July floods
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Survivors of last month’s extreme flooding in western Germany have joined first responders, religious leaders…
Continue ReadingTaliban guard airport as most NATO troops leave Afghanistan
By SAYED ZIARMAL HASHEMI, RAHIM FAIEZ, JILL LAWLESS and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban forces have sealed off…
Continue ReadingGaza protesters clash with Israeli troops near the border
By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of Hamas-backed activists have launched what they say is the first in a…
Continue ReadingMuseum chief is only candidate for Estonia’s presidency
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia is gearing up for an unusual presidential election. There’s only one candidate…
Continue ReadingParalympic coverage airs on NBC for the first time on Sunday
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer NBC’s Olympics coverage has long been built on a foundation of human-interest stories and showcasing their road to…
Continue ReadingEvacuee: World has ‘abandoned’ Afghanistan’s new generation
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Until last week, journalist Shabeer Ahmadi was busy covering the news in Afghanistan. But after a…
Continue ReadingArc de Triomphe to be wrapped for posthumous work by Christo
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris’ iconic Arc de Triomphe is set to be wrapped in silver and blue recyclable polypropylene…
Continue ReadingIraq brings together Mideast rivals in bid to ease tensions
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Arab heads of state and senior officials from the region including…
Continue ReadingHurricane Ida forecast to strengthen as it nears Louisiana
By REBECCA SANTANA and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Residents of south Louisiana are bracing for the approach of what is…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Is New Orleans protected from a hurricane?
By JEFF AMY Associated Press New Orleans finds itself in the path of Hurricane Ida 16 years to the day after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina caused…
Continue ReadingBiden: Another attack likely, pledges more strikes on IS
By ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is warning that it’s “highly likely” an Islamic State affiliate…
Continue ReadingHarris holds steady on Southeast Asia trip as crises loom
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Singapore and Vietnam was overshadowed by global…
Continue ReadingGOP rift widens amid growing hostility to Afghan refugees
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. rushes to evacuate Americans and allies from Afghanistan, a growing number of…
Continue Reading‘We can’t do enough’: Lawmakers flooded by evacuation pleas
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Across the county, the offices of members of Congress have become makeshift…
Continue ReadingChina protests US Navy, Coast Guard ships in Taiwan Strait
BEIJING (AP) — China’s defense ministry has protested the passage of a U.S. Navy warship and Coast Guard cutter through the waters between China…
Continue ReadingAsian tourism sees ups, downs in 2nd year of pandemic
By The Associated Press From the Great Wall of China to the picturesque Himalayan mountains of India, Asia’s tourist destinations are looking to…
Continue ReadingBoard says RFK assassin Sirhan changed man; grants parole
By JULIE WATSON and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin has been granted parole. The decision…
Continue ReadingHurricane Nora sweeps past Puerto Vallarta, heads north
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Newly formed Hurricane Nora has swept past Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta area and is heading north for possible close…
Continue ReadingVideo shows police use stun gun on NBA’s Jaxson Hayes
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Body camera video shows a Los Angeles police officer briefly pressing a knee to the neck of…
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