Taiwan’s vice president accuses China of attempting to influence upcoming elections
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s vice president and front-runner in upcoming presidential elections has…
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Danish government to present draft law making it illegal to burn the Quran or other religious texts
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish government will propose a law that would make it illegal to desecrate any…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s interim central bank chief vows not to lend money to government, calls for economic reform
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s interim central bank governor has called on the country’s ruling class to quickly…
Continue ReadingBiden and Harris will meet with King’s family on the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will observe Monday’s 60th…
Continue ReadingDutch Supreme Court confirms immunity of former Israeli officers over a deadly 2014 Gaza airstrike
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that a Palestinian man cannot sue…
Continue ReadingUkrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian defenses on southern front lines
By Tim Lister, Josh Pennington, Olga Voitovych and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Signs are growing that Ukrainian forces have penetrated Russian…
Continue ReadingAs temperatures climb across the globe, track and field athletes try to keep cool
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Everyone in track and field is constantly looking for ways to keep cool in an era of rising…
Continue ReadingZimbabweans anxiously wait for election results as armed police gather with water cannons
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabweans are waiting anxiously for the outcome of general elections as dozens of armed…
Continue ReadingThe death toll from wildfires in Greece this week rises to 21 after another victim is found
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities battling a major wildfire in northeastern Greece that has been described as…
Continue ReadingPlayers credit the NFL and union with doing a better job of teaching when sports betting isn’t OK
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Detroit wide receiver Jameson Williams and Tennessee right tackle Nicholas…
Continue ReadingKremlin denies role in plane crash believed to have killed Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin
By The Associated Press The Kremlin on Friday rejected allegations it was behind a plane crash that is presumed to have killed mercenary leader…
Continue ReadingNorway to spend $6 million a year stock-piling grain, citing pandemic, war and climate change
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway will spend 63 million kroner ($6 million) per year until the end of the decade on filling up emergency stocks…
Continue ReadingUK police are investigating the deaths of 88 people linked to Canadian self-harm websites
LONDON (AP) — British police are investigating the deaths of 88 people who bought products from Canada-based websites allegedly offering lethal…
Continue ReadingSurfer fights for his life after shark attack in Australia
By Angus Watson, Lizzy Yee and Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — A surfer is fighting for his life in the hospital after he was attacked by a shark…
Continue ReadingThis baby gorilla almost died before a zookeeper held him close. Now he has a new adoptive mom
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — In many ways, raising a baby gorilla is very similar to nurturing human newborns, says Chad…
Continue ReadingUN Geneva complex shuts briefly after ‘intruder’ breaks into security perimeter in ‘minor’ incident
GENEVA (AP) — The sprawling U.N. compound in Geneva was briefly shut down after an intruder broke through the security perimeter. A U.N.…
Continue ReadingDutch brewer Heineken sells its Russian operations for 1 euro, taking a 300-million-euro hit
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch brewer Heineken has completed its withdrawal from Russia, 18 months after Moscow launched its full-scale…
Continue ReadingNerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or…
Continue ReadingAustralian, US, Filipino forces practice retaking an island in a drill along the South China Sea
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Australian and Filipino forces, backed by U.S. Marines, have practiced retaking an island…
Continue ReadingAs hundreds remain missing in Maui, electric company admits evidence to determine how wildfires started may have been compromised
By Michelle Watson, Kelly McCleary, Cheri Mossburg, Anna-Maja Rappard and Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people are still listed as…
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