Russian teams won’t play in U17 Euros qualifying after UEFA fails to make new policy work
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Russia will not be allowed to take part in qualifying for the Under-17 European…
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5 things to know for Oct. 10: Israel, Classified docs, Presidential race, Covid, Chemical ban
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, has been rife with misinformation about the Israel-Hamas…
Continue ReadingWall Street Journal reporter loses appeal and will stay in a Russian jail at least through November
MOSCOW (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich lost an appeal Tuesday to be released from jail on espionage charges, meaning he will…
Continue ReadingBiden’s Gulf allies want an ‘ironclad’ security pact with the US. Here’s what it might look like
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — Two of the United States’ closest Arab allies are asking the Biden administration to formalize…
Continue ReadingA train-loving boy aspired to serve and already had saved lives. Then gunfire ended his
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Collingdale, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Even on his most tiring Sundays, after a full day of working in sanitation, Anthony…
Continue ReadingBritain-Ireland to host soccer’s 2028 European Championship. Italy-Turkey to stage Euro 2032
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The trend of reaching friendly agreements to pick hosts of the Olympics or major soccer…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 bodies found in Israeli kibbutz Be’eri after Hamas attack
By Amir Tal and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 bodies have been found in the Israeli kibbutz Be’eri, as details gradually emerge of…
Continue ReadingAid groups scramble to help as Israel-Hamas war intensifies and Gaza blockade complicates efforts
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Humanitarian groups are scrambling to assist civilians caught in the war between Israel and…
Continue ReadingChinese coast guard claims to have chased away Philippine navy ship from South China Sea shoal
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s coast guard claims to have chased a Philippine navy ship from a disputed shoal in the…
Continue ReadingChinese developer Country Garden says it can’t meet debt payment deadlines after sales slump
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese property developer Country Garden has warned it cannot meet deadlines to repay its debts.…
Continue ReadingChina touts its Belt and Road infrastructure lending as an alternative for international development
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is touting its 10-year-old Belt and Road Initiative as an alternative model for economic…
Continue ReadingPolish generals named to replace top military commanders who resigned in spat with defense minister
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has appointed two senior military officers after…
Continue ReadingCambodia records second bird flu death in a week, third this year, after no cases since 2014
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A 2-year-old girl has become the second person in Cambodia to die of bird flu this…
Continue ReadingLiberian President George Weah seeks a second term in a rematch with his main challenger from 2017
By MARK N. MENGONFIA and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian President George Weah is seeking a second term in office,…
Continue ReadingUnder heavy bombing, Palestinians in Gaza move from place to place, only to discover nowhere is safe
By ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Over 180,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are packed into U.N. shelters as Israeli…
Continue ReadingIMF outlook worsens for a ‘limping’ world economy. Mideast war poses new uncertainty
By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers The world economy has lost momentum from the impact of higher interest rates, the invasion of…
Continue ReadingLabour Party leader Keir Starmer makes his pitch to UK voters with a speech vowing national renewal
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — The leader of the U.K.’s Labour Party has promised to restore Britain’s battered…
Continue ReadingAfghans still hope to find survivors from quake that killed over 2,000 in western Herat province
By EBRAHIM NOROOZI and OMID HAQJO Associated Press ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Clinging to hope that finding survivors was still possible, Afghan…
Continue ReadingPublishing executive found guilty in Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal, but avoids jail time
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An executive at Japanese publishing house Kadokawa has been found guilty of bribing a former Tokyo…
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Bend, Redmond home prices, other stats hold fairly stable in September, monthly report shows
Despite interest rates topping 7% and close to the highest levels in a quarter-century, among other economic winds buffeting the nation’s real…
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