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By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer The Pritzker Architecture Prize — the highest honor in the field — has been awarded to British architect and…

By JOSEPH WILSON and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government has presented a plan to mandate gender quotas in elected…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — The second astronaut from the United Arab Emirates is still adjusting to life off…

By ALFREDO PEÑA, FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A road trip to Mexico for cosmetic surgery…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the second state visit of his…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are getting the vegan treatment. The Hershey Co. said Tuesday that Reese’s Plant…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift will receive the 2023 iHeartRadio Innovator Award at the iHeartRadio Music…

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An explosion in a seven-story commercial building in Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday killed at least 14 people and…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has renewed his cabinet of cardinal advisers from around the world. He named a handful of new members Tuesday and…

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chávez told Venezuelans to choose Nicolás Maduro as his successor…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press The European Commission says it’s tightening rules that allow foreign governments or organizations to pay travel…

LONDON (AP) — Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in the grounds of a cathedral in…

ROME (AP) — Two Italian air force planes collided in mid-air and crashed to the ground, killing both pilots. Italy’s air foce said in a…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The new U.N. human rights chief says his office has opened “channels of communication” to help…

By JAVIER CÓRDOBA and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica went from having one of the world’s highest…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Moscow sentenced a student activist to 8 1/2 years in prison for social…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian teachers have held protests in several cities over suspected poisonings…

By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet As the Federal Reserve continues to increase interest rates, borrowers may find that they’re paying more for…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed new taxes on the rich to help fund…

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A television news report claims that St. John Paul II knew about sexual abuse of…

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A parliamentary delegation from Hungary says it supports Sweden’s NATO membership bid…

By NICOLE WINFIELD and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican and Greece finalized a deal Tuesday for the return of three…

By MAJDI MOHAMMED and ISABEL DeBRE Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian health officials say at least six Palestinians were killed…

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new United Nations report says acute malnutrition among pregnant and breastfeeding…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police say a woman accused of assisting a suspect in the gruesome killing and…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government says it’s ready for human-rights legal challenges to a tough new law…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar’s top diplomat has been sworn in as prime minister, replacing another member of the ruling family who…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — South Korean technology firm Kakao has launched a tender offer to buy up to 35% of K-pop agency SM…

By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Still recovering from the effects of the first battering, the southeastern African…