Israeli Cabinet minister chides US Vice President Harris for judicial overhaul criticism
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has chided U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris for speaking out against Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Spain registers hottest spring temperatures on record
MADRID (AP) — Spain registered its hottest spring on record this year, and its second driest ever, the state meteorological agency says. A…
Continue Reading Pope Francis emerges from 3-hour abdominal surgery without complications
By NICOLE WINFIELD and MARIA CHENG Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall,…
Continue Reading Turkish lira declines to record lows following start of Erdogan’s new presidential term
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish lira has tumbled to fresh record lows, extending its slide against the U.S. dollar. The lira weakened by around…
Continue Reading After years of threats, a feud ends with a Black mom dead and her white neighbor arrested
By CURT ANDERSON and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A woman accused of shooting and killing a mother in front of her kids last…
Continue Reading NATO allies prepare unprecedented air deployment exercise over Europe in show of force to Russia
BERLIN (AP) — Germany is preparing to host the biggest air deployment exercise in NATO’s history. The show of force is intended to impress allies…
Continue Reading UN judges declare elderly Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to stand trial due to dementia
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — United Nations judges have declared an elderly Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to…
Continue Reading In Kenya, lions are speared to death as human-wildlife conflict worsens amid drought
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and DESMOND TIRO Associated Press MBIRIKANI, Kenya (AP) — Parkeru Ntereka lost almost half of his goat herd to hungry lions that…
Continue Reading Author Haruki Murakami says pandemic, war in Ukraine create walls that divide people
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese writer Haruki Murakami says walls are increasingly built and dividing people and countries…
Continue Reading In Jerusalem’s contested Old City, shrinking Armenian community fears displacement after land deal
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A real estate deal in Jerusalem’s Old City, at the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian…
Continue Reading In ‘The Blue Caftan,’ Moroccan film director tackles LGBTQ+ love and celebrates embroidery craft
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press As Mina gets increasingly sick, her body withering away, her husband dotes on her: He washes her hair, helps her…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares slip following technology selloff on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell Thursday after heavy selling of big-name tech stocks pushed benchmarks lower on…
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NBC 11 Sports: More Region honors recognized on the diamond, another Kofa wrestler meets Tempe
Many stars on the diamond from Kofa and Yuma baseball are recognized in the spring sports All-Region honors, resulting in double-digit 1st Team…
Continue Reading Flooding from dam break strands hundreds and leaves thousands with no drinking water in Ukraine
By VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities rushed to rescue hundreds of people stranded on rooftops and supply…
Continue Reading North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum set to announce 2024 Republican campaign for president
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JACK DURA Associated Press North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is set to announce his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential…
Continue Reading ‘Home is like a jail’: Afghan soldier weathers injuries, uncertainty in US asylum bid
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The April visit to a Houston clinic was just one of a never-ending assembly line of medical…
Continue Reading Takeaways of AP investigation into a missing boat of 180 Rohingya refugees
By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AP) — On Dec. 1, 2022, a boat carrying around 180 Rohingya refugees set out from…
Continue Reading Virginia regulators expected to vote on Youngkin plan to withdraw from climate initiative
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia regulators are expected to take a final vote on whether to advance Republican Gov.…
Continue Reading Leaders gather in Paris to accelerate wringing more out of every ounce of fuel
By BRITTANY PETERSON and DREW COSTLEY Associated Press As 30 environment and trade ministers, and 50 CEOs gather in Paris for the 8th international…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to assisting in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors in Michigan have notched another conviction in a 2020 plot to kidnap Gov.…
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