Egypt officials say militant attack kills 7 troops in Sinai
By ASHRAF SWEILAM Associated Press EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian officials say that a roadside bomb has exploded in the restive northern part of…
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The Taliban now control half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals
CNN By Clarissa Ward, Brad Lendon and Rob Picheta, CNN The Taliban have seized Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, and a number of…
Continue ReadingRussia bus explosion kills 2, injures 22; cause under review
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials say a second person has died following an explosion on a city bus about 280 miles south of Moscow. They said Friday…
Continue ReadingGermany commemorates 60 years since building of Berlin Wall
BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Friday commemorated 60 years since the day East German authorities started building the Berlin Wall, where at least 140…
Continue ReadingBelarus floods the European Union with migrants, taking a page out of Putin’s playbook
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Desperate, frightened and begging for help, they emerge from the darkness: a group of Yazidi migrants, lost in the…
Continue Reading‘The Delta variant has burned through us with a ferocity that’s hard to describe,’ doctor says in plea for people to get vaccinated
By Alta Spells, CNN A doctor in Middle Tennessee began his message with a stark and simple warning. “No beds. There are no beds.” Dr.…
Continue ReadingMalaysian police: Air force officer kills 3 colleagues, self
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police say a Malaysian air force officer went on a shooting rampage Friday, killing three colleagues before turning…
Continue ReadingReport: Authorities to remove SS memorial in Austrian town
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian media report that a town in the west of the country is planning to remove a memorial to three soldiers who were members of…
Continue ReadingAustralia urgently evacuates Afghans threatened by Taliban
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister says he is working urgently with the United States to…
Continue ReadingGuatemalans held in Spain over drugs face US extradition
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press A Spanish judicial official says two Guatemalan men detained in Madrid will be processed for extradition to the…
Continue ReadingHeavy rainfall in Japan causes mudslide, threatens floods
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Torrential rain pounding southwestern Japan triggered a mudslide that swallowed four people and was…
Continue ReadingTaliban seizes Afghanistan’s second-largest city
CNN By Clarissa Ward and Brad Lendon, CNN The Taliban has taken control of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Afghan…
Continue ReadingUS stocks eke out gains, leaving S&P 500 higher for the week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks managed to eke out tiny gains after another day of wobbly trading, leaving the S&P…
Continue ReadingUS stocks eke out gains, leaving S&P 500 higher for the week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks managed to eke out tiny gains after another day of wobbly trading, leaving the S&P…
Continue ReadingChina issues new guidelines for face mask wearing amid Delta outbreak
By Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese health authorities have issued new guidelines upping the requirement of mask wearing for the public — including in…
Continue ReadingBeijing has denied taking political hostages. Experts say the fates of two Canadians suggest otherwise
By Nectar Gan, Jessie Yeung and Steve George, CNN After spending nearly 1,000 days in a Chinese jail cell, Canadian businessman Michael Spavor has…
Continue ReadingBeijing has denied taking political hostages. Experts say the fates of two Canadians suggest otherwise
CNN, INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP, GETTY IMAGES, CCTV, AFPTV, CTV NETWORK, FACEBOOK By Nectar Gan, Jessie Yeung and Steve George, CNN After spending…
Continue ReadingTaliban seizes Afghanistan’s second-largest city
CNN By Clarissa Ward and Brad Lendon, CNN The Taliban has taken control of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Afghan…
Continue ReadingPolice chief in Chinese industrial center suspected of graft
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party says the police chief and vice mayor of a northeastern industrial city is under investigation…
Continue ReadingPolice chief in Chinese industrial center suspected of graft
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party says the police chief and vice mayor of a northeastern industrial city is under investigation…
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