Sri Lanka deploys troops as the railway workers’ strike worsens
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government has deployed army troops at railroad stations as…
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Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante is captured in Pa. with the help of dogs and a heat-sensing plane
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A murderer who brazenly escaped from a Pennsylvania jail…
Continue ReadingBaltic states ban vehicles with Russian license plates in line with EU sanctions interpretation
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have banned vehicles with Russian license plates from entering their…
Continue ReadingTaliban hail China’s new ambassador with fanfare, say it’s a sign for others to establish relations
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have hailed China’s new ambassador to Afghanistan with fanfare, saying his arrival is a sign for other…
Continue ReadingChief financial prosecutor says investigation into Paris Olympics did not uncover serious corruption
PARIS (AP) — France’s top financial prosecutor says that investigations into the organization of the 2024 Paris Olympics have not revealed any…
Continue ReadingHigh gas prices push up inflation, but prices overall are slowly moving in the right direction
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation jumped last month largely because of a spike in gas prices but other costs…
Continue ReadingNATO member Romania finds fragments of drones near its border with Ukraine for the third time
By STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Defense officials in NATO member Romania say they have found…
Continue ReadingOx-pulled floats with sacred images of Mary draw thousands to Portugal’s wine-country procession
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press LAMEGO, Portugal (AP) — Galego and Cabano, two dark-haired oxen, pulled the sacred image of Our Lady…
Continue ReadingChristine Blasey Ford, who testified against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, will release a memoir in 2024
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The California professor who testified that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had assaulted…
Continue ReadingBody found by divers in Greece raises death toll from recent storm to 16
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Coast guard divers in central Greece have recovered the body of an unidentified man in an area where authorities are…
Continue ReadingA school shooting in Greensburg, Louisiana, leaves 1 person dead and 2 injured. Now a juvenile suspect is in custody
By Melissa Alonso and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A shooting at St. Helena College and Career Academy in Louisiana has left one person dead, two…
Continue ReadingJapanese boy-band production company sets up panel to compensate sexual assault victims
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese boys-band production company at the center of an unfolding sexual abuse scandal, Johnny…
Continue Reading‘We knew ahead of time’: A decade of turmoil left Libya unprepared for a catastrophic storm
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Following a civil war and a political standoff that has lasted almost a decade, Libya is struggling to deal with…
Continue ReadingSimanic returns to Serbia with World Cup silver medal winners hoping to play basketball again
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Serbian player who needed a kidney removed during the Basketball World Cup has been discharged from a Philippines…
Continue ReadingRussian spaceport visited by North Korea’s Kim has a history of corruption and construction delays
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian space launch facility where President Vladimir Putin has hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reflects an ambitious…
Continue Reading3 wounded in southern Syria after shots fired at protesters at ruling party’s local headquarters
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Security guards from the Syrian president’s Baath party have fired shots at protesters trying…
Continue ReadingHeavy surf is pounding Bermuda as Hurricane Lee aims for New England and Atlantic Canada
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The outer bands of Hurricane Lee are starting to lash Bermuda as big surf pounded the…
Continue ReadingResponders dig for bodies in Moroccan mountain villages devastated by last week’s earthquake
By SAM METZ and MOSA’AB ELSHAMY Associated Press IMI N’TALA, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan rescuers have been joined by crews from Spain, the…
Continue ReadingChina upgrades relationship with Venezuela to ‘all weather’ partnership
BEIJING (AP) — China has announced that it’s upgrading its diplomatic ties with Venezuela to an “all weather” partnership. That’s a…
Continue ReadingPalestinian politicians lash out at renowned academics who denounced president’s antisemitic remarks
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian politicians have denounced dozens of Palestinian academics who criticized President Mahmoud Abbas’ recent…
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