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Associated Press DJENNE, Mali (AP) — Thousands of Malians joined the annual replastering of the world’s largest mud-brick building this weekend,…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The whereabouts of a Chinese citizen journalist who served four years in prison for reporting on the…

LONDON (AP) — Booking Holdings, the U.S. company that owns Booking.com and a number of other travel websites, has been added to the European…

BERLIN (AP) — A publisher says former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s memoirs will be released in late November, nearly three years after the…

FORT NELSON, British Columbia (AP) — A fire expert is warning that an intense wildfire could hit a town in western Canada, based on forecasts of…

DETROIT (AP) — Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government’s highway safety agency after two of its…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Forty-nine employees of the Vatican Museums have filed a class-action complaint with the Vatican…

NEW YORK (AP) — The fourth week of witness testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial could be a doozy: Michael Cohen is expected to…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Democratic group is rolling out a new $140 million ad campaign that aims to chip away at Donald…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says the Nordic and Baltic cooperation is now “deeper than at any time in…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has arrived  on a surprise visit to Russia-friendly Serbia, together with first…

By The Associated Press Israel’s leaders commemorated Memorial Day on Monday, a usually somber holiday that this year was almost entirely absorbed…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Rescue teams in South Africa are searching for any survivors still trapped under…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology company SoftBank Group says it trimmed its losses for the fiscal year through…

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She…

By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Ibu, a volcano in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, has erupted, spewing thick…

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops are locked in intense battles with the advancing Russian army in two border…

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda has denied claims by neighboring Burundi that it armed a rebel group that was…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge has lifted a ban on the social media platform X showing Australians…

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s parliament green-lit a final vote on a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the…

BERLIN (AP) — A court has ruled that Germany’s domestic intelligence agency was justified in designating the far-right Alternative for Germany as…

LONDON (AP) — London’s Metropolitan Police say three men have been charged with assisting Hong Kong intelligence services and with foreign…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The long-haul carrier Emirates says it saw record profits of $4.7 billion in…

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s incumbent president has won the most votes in a weekend presidential election but he still faces a…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press SAMASTIPUR, India (AP) — Millions of Indians across 96 constituencies are casting their ballots as the…

The Associated Press Protests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across U.S. university and college campuses in recent weeks, leading to…

By TOM KRISHER and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers…

By TOM KRISHER and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers…

By MORIAH BALINGIT Associated Press A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their…

By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly lower on Monday after Wall Street coasted to the close of another winning…

By FANNY BRODERSEN Associated Press EICHSFELD, Germany (AP) — When Erdina Laca goes grocery shopping in Eichsfeld these days, she pulls out a…

By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The vast coin collection of a Danish butter magnate is set to finally go to on sale a…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The star prosecution witness in Donald…

BY JIM GOMEZ AND AARON FAVILA Associated Press SANTA ANA, Philippines (AP) — The far-flung coastal town of Santa Ana in the northeastern tip of the…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection is scheduled to start in the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat charged…

By FU TING, ALI SWENSON and DIDI TANG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The daily struggle to find work for Chinese immigrants living illegally in a…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Students often throw up or wet themselves when gunfire erupts outside their school in…

By FU TING, ALI SWENSON and DIDI TANG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese…

By KASPARMAN PILIANG Associated Press PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered more bodies Monday after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case pushed by Democrats to overturn…

By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include new music from Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik, the Oscar-winning…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Emergency services have been called to Newcastle Airport north of Sydney following “reports of an aircraft with…

By FATMA KHALED Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A study has found that fires being used as a weapon in Sudan destroyed more villages and towns in the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Steve Buscemi’s publicist says he is OK after the “Boardwalk Empire” star was punched in the face by a man on a New…

By MORIAH BALINGIT Associated Press Despite pro-Palestinian protests roiling some U.S. college campuses this spring, graduation ceremonies are going…

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eight people have been reported killed in a mass shooting attack just south of Mexico City. Local and state officials confirmed…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” has reigned over the weekend box office. Studio…

LEBANON, Conn. (AP) — Two horses stuck deep in the mud for hours are free after being pulled out by more than a dozen rescuers in Connecticut. The…

GRETNA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana jury has convicted one former law enforcement officer and acquitted another in the 2022 shooting death of a man who…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The largest labor union in Nevada has ended a planned 48-hour strike meant to pressure Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to agree to a…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish rail authorities say commuter rail service serving Barcelona and northeastern Spain has suffered major disruption…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s…

By MASSINISSA BENLAKEHAL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Hooded police raided Tunisia’s bar association headquarters and arrested a lawyer…

By CHINEDU ASADU and DAN IKPOYI Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s fashion and traditional dances were at full display during…

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s foreign secretary has said that halting arms exports to Israel is “not a wise path” and would only strengthen…

By JEAN-FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Authorities say that anti-government rebels in the Central African…

STOCKTON, Ala. (AP) — Three people are dead and at least 12 were wounded in a shooting at party in south Alabama. Andre Reid with the Baldwin…

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova has been sworn as the first female president…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Republican primary voters will have a hard time finding a…

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Republican Gov. Phil Scott is running for reelection to a fifth two-year term in the largely blue state of Vermont. Scott…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark, like NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird was 45 years ago, is involuntarily the focus of…

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Swiss Eurovision fans were getting ready to give a hero’s welcome to singer Nemo, who won…

By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — More working U.S. parents than ever are celebrating their first Mother’s…

TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A strong earthquake has shaken the border of Mexico and Guatemala driving frightened residents into the streets. The…

The Associated Press EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — A police officer was shot and killed in Ohio after being called to a residential area for a disturbance.…

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands more civilians have fled Russia’s renewed ground offensive in Ukraine’s…

By JENNIFER PELTZ and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen is the most central witness for prosecutors in former President…

By The Associated Press An apartment block has partially collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod. Officials on Sunday blamed Ukrainian…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A fourth Indian national living in Canada has been charged in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June…

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When two U.S. fighter jets recently faced off in a dogfight in California, only one was piloted by…

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Victims of the devastating floods in northern Afghanistan are burying the dead and looking for the…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A protest against rising costs of food, fuel and utility bills has turned violent in Pakistani-controlled portion of Kashmir,…

ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities in Atlanta say three police officers were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after an altercation that left a man dead.…

By WAFAA SHURAFA, JOSEPH KRAUSS and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces were battling Palestinian militants across…

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano’s slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A fire broke out on Sunday morning in a vast shopping center housing 1,400 shops and service outlets in the Bialoleka…

CAIRO (AP) — Canadian authorities are urging all remaining residents in the northeastern part of the province of British Columbia to leave…

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press MBALE, Uganda (AP) — There can be lifelong challenges for people with sickle cell disease in rural Uganda,…