Former Google executive enters 2024 US Senate race to succeed California’s Feinstein
Former tech executive Lexi Reese announced Thursday that she is entering California’s 2024 U.S. Senate contest, adding another Democrat to a…
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Shooting kills 2 in India’s troubled northeast as opposition leader Rahul Gandhi visits region
By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — India’s top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is visiting communities hit by weeks of…
Continue Reading Angered over EU migrant rules, Poland and Hungary veto a summit statement in a gesture of protest
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungary and Poland have vetoed a statement by European Union leaders laying out their migration…
Continue Reading Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ rights activists in Nepal celebrate interim court ruling
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — LGBTQ+ rights activists and couples in Nepal on Thursday were celebrating an interim…
Continue Reading Muslim pilgrims take part in symbolic stoning of the devil as Hajj pilgrimage winds down
MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims are casting stones at pillars representing the devil during the final days of the annual Hajj pilgrimage…
Continue Reading Philippines considering US request to host visa processing center for Afghans despite concerns
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a request for his country to temporarily…
Continue Reading Older Americans can get RSV vaccine this fall after consulting their doctor, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE and CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writers Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor…
Continue Reading Greece’s left-wing opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, stepping down after crushing election defeat
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s left-wing opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras has announced his decision to step down after a crushing election…
Continue Reading $115M in federal grants will give a boost to smaller meat processors in 17 states
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Smaller meat and poultry operators in 17 states will receive $115 million in grants.…
Continue Reading Trump’s GOP support dips slightly after his indictment over classified documents, AP-NORC poll finds
By JILL COLVIN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s criminal indictment on charges of…
Continue Reading UK appeals court rules that plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Thursday that a U.K. government plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip…
Continue Reading North American trade pact on 3rd anniversary: Optimism is rising for US and Mexican workers
By PAUL WISEMAN, MARK STEVENSON and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To President Donald Trump, America’s trade relationship with…
Continue Reading Woman’s leg is amputated after being trapped under a moving walkway in a Thai airport
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A woman’s leg has been amputated in a Thai airport after it was trapped by a movable…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson’s allies tried to stymie probe into his partygate lies, UK lawmakers say
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A committee of British lawmakers has slammed allies of Boris Johnson in Parliament for trying to…
Continue Reading Austrian police seize drugs and weapons in a raid on a far-right biker gang
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities have seized large amounts of drugs and weapons in a raid on a far-right biker gang tied to organized crime.…
Continue Reading US says it’s horrified by conditions in Ethiopia after theft leads to food aid pause and deaths
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States humanitarian agency tells The Associated Press it is horrified by conditions in Ethiopia. Three months ago,…
Continue Reading Facebook content moderators in Kenya call the work ‘torture.’ Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — On the verge of tears, Nathan Nkunzimana recalled watching a video of a…
Continue Reading UNESCO member states expected to approve US decision to rejoin the UN’s cultural agency
PARIS (AP) — UNESCO’s 193 members states are gathering for a two-day meeting in Paris aimed at voting on the United States’ plans to rejoin the…
Continue Reading EU leaders recommit to support Ukraine as they and NATO see divisions emerging in Russia
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have taken center stage at the…
Continue Reading France mobilizes tens of thousands of police to head off unrest after police fatally shot a teenager
By SYLVIE CORBET, JOHN LEICESTER and ALEX TURNBULL Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — France mobilized tens of thousands of police officers…
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