Polish climber dies after scaling Pakistan’s ‘killer mountain,’ Nanga Parbat
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a Polish climber has died after scaling Nanga Parbat, one of the world’s tallest mountains. Local…
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Business travel for Indonesians to Australia will be made easier in a deal between national leaders
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Business travel for Indonesians to Australia will be made easier in a bid to boost the economic partnership between the…
Continue ReadingFrance returns 35 citizens from camp in Syria housing thousands linked to Islamic State extremists
PARIS (AP) — France has returned 35 people — 10 women and 25 minors — from a sprawling camp in northeast Syria housing thousands of people…
Continue ReadingPolish climber dies after scaling Pakistan’s ‘killer mountain,’ Nanga Parbat
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a Polish climber has died after scaling Nanga Parbat, one of the world’s tallest mountains. Local…
Continue ReadingRussia says it foiled Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow as Kyiv’s counteroffensive grinds on
By The Associated Press Russian air defenses on Tuesday foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow that prompted authorities to briefly close one of…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Macron weakened by crisis over teen killed by police
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Even in normal times Emmanuel Macron needed allies’ help governing France. To get some things done…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Global stocks higher after Wall St hits 15-month high ahead of holiday
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday after Australia’s central bank kept its key…
Continue ReadingAustralian central bank leaves its benchmark cash rate at 4.1% but warns there may be further hikes
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate at 4.1% after inflation fell to 5.6% in May from 6.5%…
Continue ReadingJapan’s tallest skyscraper, part of ambitious ‘urban village,’ completed in Tokyo
Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — The new tallest building in Japan is here — and the gleaming skyscraper is part of an expansive “modern urban…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia mass shooting was ‘obviously planned,’ DA says. But investigation could still take months
CNN, KYW, WPVI By Aya Elamroussi and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The man facing murder charges in a mass shooting that left five people…
Continue ReadingWhy a Guatemalan court’s decision to freeze presidential election results is stirring criticism
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A week after Guatemala’s June 25 elections boosted a relative long-shot candidate into…
Continue Reading‘You can never become a Westerner:’ China’s top diplomat urges Japan and South Korea to align with Beijing and ‘revitalize Asia’
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s top diplomat has urged Japan and South Korea to foster a sense of “strategic autonomy” from…
Continue Reading‘You can never become a Westerner:’ China’s top diplomat urges Japan and South Korea to align with Beijing and ‘revitalize Asia’
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s top diplomat has urged Japan and South Korea to foster a sense of “strategic autonomy” from…
Continue ReadingVietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie due to an illustration showing China’s territorial claim
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s state media have reported that the government banned distribution of the popular “Barbie” movie because…
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Wind-fanned Madras brush fire burns shed, prompts evacuations before crews contain it
A wind-fanned brush fire traced to a cigarette destroyed a small shed and prompted evacuation of some threatened homes on the north end of Madras…
Continue ReadingFour migrants, including an infant, drowned in the Rio Grande River over 3-day period, official says
By Raja Razek and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement officers in Texas have recovered the bodies of four drowned migrants, including…
Continue ReadingSe ahogan cuatro migrantes, entre ellos un bebé, al intentar cruzar el río Grande en las últimas 48 horas
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — En las últimas 48 horas, cuatro migrantes, entre ellos un bebé, se ahogaron en el río Grande, a lo largo de la…
Continue ReadingViola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim, publishes memoir
By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Being a centenarian hasn’t slowed down Viola Ford Fletcher’s pursuit of justice. In the…
Continue ReadingHong Kong leader says 8 pro-democracy activists who escaped to the West ‘will be pursued for life’
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader says eight pro-democracy activists who now live in the United States,…
Continue ReadingRodríguez delivers in 4-run 9th against All-Star closer Doval as Mariners beat Giants 6-5
By HENRY SCHULMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run double in a four-run ninth inning against All-Star closer…
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