China expresses support for Serbia in renewed Kosovo clashes involving NATO troops
BEIJING (AP) — China has expressed its support for Serbia following renewed violence between ethnic Serbs and NATO troops in Kosovo. China’s…
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Post-soccer match brawl in Germany leaves teen with life-threatening injuries; 16-year-old detained
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A 15-year-old soccer player has been hospitalized with life-threatening brain injuries after being struck by an opposing…
Continue Reading Toyota, Daimler Truck, Hino, Mitsubishi Fuso joining forces in ecological technology
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — German truck maker Daimler, Toyota and two other automakers plan to work together on new…
Continue Reading Free concert, other celebrations in Jordan ahead of kingdom’s first major royal wedding in years
By KARIN LAUB Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A free concert, a henna party and other celebrations have taken place ahead of Jordan’s…
Continue Reading Rolling thunder: Contestants chase cheese wheel down a hill in chaotic UK race
LONDON (AP) — The big cheese of extreme U.K. sports events is back. Hundreds of spectators gathered Monday to watch dozens of reckless racers chase…
Continue Reading Papua New Guinea says security treaty with Australia has been delayed over certain provisions
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape says a proposed security treaty with…
Continue Reading NATO to send 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — NATO will send 700 more troops to northern Kosovo to help quell…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s army says Saudi citizen kidnapped in Beirut released following ‘special operation’
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army says troops have rescued a Saudi citizen kidnapped over the weekend in Beirut and held for ransom. The Lebanese…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street is mixed as DC moves to avoid default
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is mixed Tuesday as a long list of worries loom, even if the most pressing crisis seems…
Continue Reading Time machine: Rebuilding Notre Dame’s fire-ravaged roof transports workers back to Middle Ages
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-PLAINE, France (AP) — If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be…
Continue Reading At least 10 dead, 55 injured as bus of Hindu pilgrims falls into gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — At least 10 people died and 55 were injured when a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims skidded into a mountain gorge in…
Continue Reading Spain PM’s shock election call brings unruly coalition to heel
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY and RENATA BRITO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s snap general election breaks…
Continue Reading Staff at Ukraine’s experimental nuclear site pick up pieces from Russian strikes
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — There is activity at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, but it’s not what scientists at its cutting-edge…
Continue Reading Rights group says Uyghur student reported to be missing in Hong Kong did not travel to city
By KANIS LEUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Amnesty International says a Uyghur student who it had said was missing…
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NBC 11 Sports: Imperial Valley teams prepare for state tournament, several Gila Ridge Hawks commit to the next level
Championship weekend has passed but there’s more ahead for three local Imperial Valley teams who punched their tickets to the California state…
Continue Reading Offshore Typhoon Mawar lashes eastern Taiwan, northern Philippines as it heads for southern Japan
By JIM GOMEZ and JOHNSON LAI Associated Press YILAN, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Mawar lashed Taiwan’s eastern coast with wind, rain and large…
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Locals give tribute to veterans on Memorial Day
The silence as a bugle played taps and a traditional gun salute served as key reminders to those who gave their all during a Memorial Day ceremony in…
Continue Reading Pro-Imran Khan Pakistani TV journalist returns home after being freed
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prominent Pakistani television journalist who went missing last week has returned home after being released by his captors. Sami…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say Sam Bankman-Fried’s arguments to dismiss cryptocurrency charges are meritless
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers made meritless arguments in a bid to convince a judge to toss…
Continue Reading DeSantis kicks off presidential campaign in Iowa, vows to ‘fight back’ against Trump
By STEVE PEOPLES, HANNAH FINGERHUT and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stepped up to Donald Trump at…
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