Heavy rains lead to flooded roads, basements in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Heavy rains in southwestern Germany have flooded roads and basements, forced train routes to close temporarily and left some…
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China tells US to ‘reflect deeply’ over downturn in ties
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister has told the U.S. ambassador that Washington is responsible for the downturn in relations between the two…
Continue Reading Thousands march in silence in Serbia after mass shootings
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands have marched in silence in Serbia in a major outpouring of discontent triggered by…
Continue Reading EU’s von der Leyen to visit Kyiv to celebrate Europe Day
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to Kyiv on Tuesday to mark Europe Day together with…
Continue Reading Tanked Biden pick highlights escalation of dark-money forces
By TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden nominated Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal Communications…
Continue Reading Russia bans jet skis, ride-hailing before WWII tributes
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia enacted a major security clampdown before Tuesday’s annual commemorations marking the…
Continue Reading US to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration is working on new regulations that would require airlines to compensate passengers and…
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‘Risk it all’: Migration rises ahead of end to asylum rules
By REBECCA SANTANA and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Under a set of white tents at the U.S.-Mexico border in…
Continue Reading ‘Risk it all’: Migrant surge as US prepares for Title 42 end
By REBECCA SANTANA and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Under a set of white tents at the U.S.-Mexico border in…
Continue Reading Macron leads ceremony marking end of WWII in Europe
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has led the traditional ceremony on Paris’ Champs-Elysees Monday commemorating May 8, the day that…
Continue Reading GOP threatens Blinken contempt charge over Afghanistan docs
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it’s “unfortunate” the House Foreign Affairs…
Continue Reading Airstrikes kill well-known Syrian drug kingpin
By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An opposition war monitor and a pro-government radio station are reporting that…
Continue Reading ASEAN leaders to tackle regional crises at tropical resort
By EDNA TARIGAN and ANDI JATMIKO Associated Press LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AP) — A picturesque tourist destination will host crisis-weary Southeast…
Continue Reading Set to host, UK taking Eurovision very seriously this year
By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — There’s nothing like nearly winning to wake people up. And the U.K.’s second-place position at…
Continue Reading Turkey’s opposition denounces fairness of vote under Erdogan
By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — As Turkey heads for presidential and parliamentary elections at the weekend that are shaping up to…
Continue Reading Norway’s aging king hospitalized with an infection
Norway’s aging king, Harald V, has been admitted to a hospital due to an infection. The Norwegian palace said Monday that “the king has been…
Continue Reading Iran hangs 2 in rare blasphemy case as executions surge
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has hanged two men convicted of blasphemy. The hangings Monday represent…
Continue Reading Sudan doctors: At least 100 killed in Darfur clashes
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s Doctors Syndicate says at least 100 people were killed in clashes that erupted last…
Continue Reading War overshadows holiday integral to Russian identity
By The Associated Press Victory Day is Russia’s most important secular holiday, lauding two tenets that are central to its identity: military might…
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House republicans to vote on border security bill
Conditions are expected to get worse along the southern border once the public health measure known as Title 42 expires on…
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