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By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president has asked its parliament to approve a four-year International…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian court has issued a $312.9 million judgement against the United…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prosecutors have acknowledged that new scientific evidence leaves reasonable doubt that…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior Shiite cleric in Iran has been shot and killed in an attack in a northern province along the Caspian Sea. An attacker…

By JUSTIN SPIKE and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The spiritual priorities of Pope Francis will be on display during a…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Thursday, echoing the drop on Wall Street, as worries about the U.S.…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — I won’t forget the first time I took a ride in a car without anyone sitting in…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — With her homeland now a conflict zone, rest does not come easily for Dr. Sara Abdelgalil. She is…

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian government has launched an initiative to streamline and promote innovation in…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s public safety chief has come under fire for his remark that he enjoyed eel rice so…

By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians living on opposite sides of the largely frozen battle lines dividing their country are…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has held trade talks with South Korean officials in Seoul, on the second leg of his four-nation…

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For most of her life in New Mexico, Christina Wood felt like she had to…

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have released a video…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s state parole board voted Wednesday not to recommend clemency for death row inmate…

BEIIJING (AP) — Travelers entering China will no longer need to provide a negative PCR test result starting Saturday. A Foreign Ministry official…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide the case of a woman who lost her one-bedroom condo in Minneapolis…

By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No honking geese are likely to interrupt his speeches this time. As President…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI, MATTHEW LEE, AAMER MADHANI and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A ground assault by the Taliban killed the…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press MURKATA, India (AP) — Krishna Biswas is scared. Unable to prove his Indian citizenship, he is…

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are still alive in the playoffs and that will force fans planning to attend Janet Jackson’s concert in the…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Bud Light may have fumbled its attempt to broaden its customer base by partnering with a transgender influencer.…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda is gearing up for an electrification shift in North America with two models developed with…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The words “impressive” and “awesome” were common refrains from a group of entertainment…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A trial has begun in connection with a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic…

By JEMIMA RAMAN, Press Trust of India KOCHI, India (AP) — On a tiny sliver land in southern India, the future of an ancient grain that helps combat…

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he is not seeking political asylum in the…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will host President Joe Biden and the…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts has declined a request from the Senate…

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Sheeran took the witness stand in a New York courtroom Tuesday to deny allegations that his…

By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — The head of Mexico’s immigration agency was arraigned on charges Tuesday that he…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mother of a 10-year-old California boy who died after being tortured has been sentenced to life in prison, along with her…

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off the state visit of South Korean…

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A rural Arizona county where leaders have embraced voting machine conspiracies has hired an…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A series of moderately strong earthquakes has rattled New Zealand’s North Island…

By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are pushing their debt ceiling package to a vote. The roll…

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas schools could offer up to $25,000 stipends to teachers and staff who accept the dual…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina grand jury Tuesday charged convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh with two…

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press U.S. prosecutors who introduced Russian spy intrigue into a case of a couple accused of living for…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Amazon are facing rising pressure from European authorities…

By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Armed with machetes, bottles, and rocks, residents in the hilly suburbs of Haiti’s…

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press A bill that would outlaw caste discrimination in California has cleared its first big legislative hurdle. On…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama state investigator has described how 89 bullet casings were fired into a crowded…