Turkey to send commando unit to help quell unrest in Kosovo
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA (AP) — The Turkish defense ministry announced Saturday it will be sending a commando battalion to northern…
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Pope to visit Mongolia at end of summer in visit rich in geopolitical significance
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is traveling to Mongolia at the end of the summer. The visit will be a first for a pontiff and one rich in…
Continue Reading 3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border
JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunbattle along Israel’s southern border with Egypt left three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian officer dead. That’s…
Continue Reading Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigation
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned the Vatican’s missionary fundraisers on Saturday not to allow…
Continue Reading Delegates working to end global plastics pollution agree to craft a draft treaty
By ANGELA CHARLTON and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Global negotiators have agreed to craft a draft treaty to end plastic…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term
By SUZAN FRASER and CINAR KIPER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was sworn into his third presidential…
Continue Reading Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny
By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest…
Continue Reading As anti-gay sentiment grows, more LGBTQ+ people seek to flee Uganda
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Pretty Peter flicked through frantic messages from friends at home in…
Continue Reading Inside Russia’s penal colonies: A look at life for political prisoners caught in Putin’s crackdowns
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Alexei Navalny turns 47 on Sunday, he’ll wake up in a bare concrete cell…
Continue Reading UAE defends Big Oil’s role at UN climate summit it will host
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit…
Continue Reading DeSantis wraps up 1st early states tour as candidate with more personal touch in South Carolina
By MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is wrapping up his first tour of early…
Continue Reading Protests erupted outside Los Angeles elementary school’s Pride month assembly
By JOHN ANTCZAK and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police officers separated groups of protesters and counterprotesters Friday…
Continue Reading Oath Keepers convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot get prison in latest extremist sentencings
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Florida men who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s lawyers ask judge to exit criminal case, echoing claims of political bias
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are demanding that the judge in his New York City criminal case step…
Continue Reading India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in one of nation’s worst rail disasters
By RAFIQ MAQBOOL, ASHOK SHARMA and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press BALASORE, India (AP) — Rescuers found no more survivors in the overturned and…
Continue Reading Man repeatedly shocked with Taser by LAPD died from enlarged heart and cocaine use, coroner says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A teacher who was repeatedly shocked with a Taser by Los Angeles police died from an enlarged heart and cocaine use, according…
Continue Reading A look at deadly train crashes in India in recent decades
NEW DELHI (AP) — The latest deadly train crash in India happened Friday, when two passenger trains derailed. Officials say more than 200 people…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Panama launches operation against smugglers in Darien Gap
By JUAN ZAMORANO and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press NICANOR, Panama (AP) — Panama unveiled a new effort to control illegal migration through…
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Brown scores 26, Sparks get 2nd win over Mercury
PHOENIX (AP) — Lexie Brown scored 26 points, Nneka Ogwumike had 21 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Phoenix…
Continue Reading UN agency for Palestinian refugees raises just $107 million of $300 million needed
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Donors at a pledging conference provided just $107 million in new funds for the United…
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