We’re in the thick of the ‘dog days of summer.’ We can thank the ancient Greeks for that
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Bad news, heat haters: The dog days of summer are not, as Florence Welch once sang, over or done. The dog days…
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Spain heats up under 1st heatwave of the year as Southern Europe swelters
Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain is sweating under its first official heatwave of the year with temperatures expected to reach 40…
Continue ReadingThe Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola are among the newest Kennedy Center Honors recipients
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A filmmaking legend and one of the world’s most enduring musical acts headline this year’s crop of Kennedy…
Continue ReadingChinese-led consortium pulls out of contract to build Cyprus’ first natural gas import terminal
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A Chinese-led consortium has pulled out of its contract with Cyprus to build the island nation’s first…
Continue ReadingSpain and Germany arrest 4 people for supplying Hezbollah with parts for drones used against Israel
MADRID (AP) — Three people have been arrested in Spain and one in Germany on suspicion of belonging to a network that obtained key parts to build…
Continue ReadingWith mosque attack in quiet Oman, a fragmented Islamic State group aims to show it can still strike
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This week’s attack on a Shiite mosque in the capital stunned Oman, a quiet nation long…
Continue ReadingPassenger train derails in India, killing at least 2 passengers and injuring 20 others
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A passenger train derailed on Thursday in northern India, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others, a railroad…
Continue Reading106 rare crocodile eggs are found in Cambodia, the biggest such discovery in 20 years
PNOMH PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Officials in Cambodia say conservationists have found 106 eggs of rare Siamese crocodile species in a western Cambodian…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 18: Presidential race, Covid-19, Student loans, Gaza aid, Emmy nominations
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Eyewitnesses in the New York metropolitan area spotted a rare daytime meteor streaking across the sky this…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s president to open Parliament after historic election created a coalition government
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to open a new parliamentary term to mark the…
Continue ReadingIn landmark verdict, South Korea’s top court recognizes some rights for same-sex couples
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court has ruled that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health…
Continue ReadingWho is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive…
Continue ReadingVietnam’s President To Lam becomes caretaker of Communist Party while chief Trong focuses on health
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The Vietnamese Communist Party says President To Lam on Thursday became the caretaker of the Party while its…
Continue ReadingParis police are sealing off the Seine River ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic…
Continue ReadingChina investigators suspect construction work caused fire that killed 16 people in shopping mall
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese investigators suspect construction work sparked a fire that caused 16 deaths in a shopping mall in the southwestern city of…
Continue ReadingEven with restrictive rules, swimsuit wars heat up in an Olympic year
AP National Writer The swimsuit that Michael Phelps wore while winning eight golds medals at the Beijing Olympics is still revered around Speedo’s…
Continue ReadingWhat’s next after protests forced Bangladesh’s prime minister to quit and flee the country?
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — What began as peaceful protests by students in Bangladesh against a quota system for government jobs…
Continue ReadingKenya bans protests in the capital over security concerns and lack of leadership
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya have banned protests in the capital indefinitely citing a lack of leadership that would…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea restarts propaganda broadcasts across border in reaction to North’s balloon launches
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to…
Continue ReadingAmerican who made social media threats against Taylor Swift detained ahead of German concert
BERLIN (AP) — Police say an American man who made threats against Taylor Swift on social media was detained ahead of her first concert in the…
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