Iran warns Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers not to violate its water rights, over Helmand River
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media say the Iranian president has warned Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers not to violate water rights of the…
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China’s loans pushing world’s poorest countries to brink of collapse
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions…
Continue Reading Syria’s Assad arrives in Saudi Arabia for regional summit, sealing his return to the Arab fold
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad’s office says he is heading to Saudi Arabia to…
Continue Reading Deutsche Bank to pay $75 million to settle lawsuit from Epstein victims, lawyers say
LONDON (AP) — Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that the German lender should have seen evidence of sex…
Continue Reading Top leaders of Pakistan, Iran inaugurate border market in their first meeting in 10 years
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say the top leaders of Pakistan and Iran have inaugurated the first border market as…
Continue Reading New Zealand police arrest, charge man in connection with hostel fire that killed at least 6
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police have arrested a man and charged him with two counts of arson in…
Continue Reading Correction: Singapore-Execution story
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — In a story published May 17, 2023, about an execution in Singapore, The Associated Press erroneously reported the…
Continue Reading Biden’s reelection campaign sees ‘viable pathways’ to 2024 election win
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ‘s reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the…
Continue Reading China says Ukraine envoy met with Zelenskyy during talks in Kyiv
BEIJING (AP) — China says its special envoy met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during talks in Kyiv earlier this week. Foreign…
Continue Reading China lifts ban on Australian timber imports in another sign of improving bilateral relations
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China has opened its doors to Australian timber imports for the first time in more than…
Continue Reading World leaders warn China and North Korea on nukes as Ukraine’s Zelenskyy travels to G7 summit
By FOSTER KLUG, ADAM SCHRECK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies warned…
Continue Reading Show must go on for a Ukrainian director drafted for war ahead of opening night
By BERNAT ARMANGUE and HELENA ALVES Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The show must go on, even when its Ukrainian director is drafted by the…
Continue Reading Pakistani police besiege Imran Khan’s home as deadline for him to hand over suspects expires
By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police are keeping up their siege around the home of Imran Khan as a 24-hour…
Continue Reading Anti-migration operation on French African island of Mayotte stirs tensions, exposes inequalities
By GREGOIRE MEROT Associated Press CHIRONGUI, Mayotte (AP) — Facing a migration quagmire on the French island territory of Mayotte, off Africa’s…
Continue Reading Israel deploys heavy police presence ahead of contentious Jerusalem march
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has deployed over 2,000 police for a parade by flag-waving Jewish nationalists through…
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NBC 11 Sports: Several local teams cruise to next round, Palo Verde pulls off upset and Brawley walks it off
The road to CIF championship weekend took a big turn on Wednesday as many teams moved on with ease, while others fell to the elimination…
Continue Reading 8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas, as agency struggles with overcrowding
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A little girl from Panama born with heart problems died in Border…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Global stocks, Wall St futures rise on hopes for US debt deal
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and Wall Street futures rose Thursday on hopes U.S. political leaders can…
Continue Reading China asks embassies to avoid ‘propaganda’ in apparent reference to pro-Ukrainian displays
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Foreign embassies in Beijing were asked by the Chinese government to avoid displaying what it calls…
Continue Reading UK-based group documents rights abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan with ‘witness map’
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.K.-based rights group on Thursday launched an interactive map documenting rampant human rights…
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