Oil spill from Shell pipeline fouls farms and a river in a long-polluted part of Nigeria
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A new oil spill at a Shell facility in Nigeria has contaminated farmland and a river,…
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New Zealand leader’s plane so prone to breakdowns he takes a backup on China trip
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The United States has Air Force One, a plane that can refuel in midair and act as a…
Continue Reading Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia, with 2 million expected after lifting of COVID measures
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims in Mecca circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, and then…
Continue Reading Conservative Mitsotakis sworn in as Greece’s prime minister while far-right sees election surge
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s center-right leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been sworn in as prime minister…
Continue Reading Putin says the aborted rebellion played into the hands of Russia’s enemies
By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday blasted organizers of a weekend revolt, the gravest threat yet to his power, as…
Continue Reading Guatemala voters send 2 presidential candidates on opposite sides of political spectrum to a runoff
By SONIA PÉREZ D. and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalans have sent two presidential candidates from opposite…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Deputy fled during Parkland school massacre, putting own life ahead of students’
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A jury will soon decide the fate of a Florida sheriff’s deputy accused of…
Continue Reading Myanmar burns $446 million worth of seized drugs as illicit trade booms in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK (AP) — The authorities in Myanmar have destroyed more than $446 million worth of illegal drugs seized from around the county to mark an…
Continue Reading Lightning strikes kill 10 as pre-monsoon rains lash Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Lightning strikes across Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province killed at least 10 people, officials said Monday as heavy…
Continue Reading Thousands of North Koreans march in anti-US rallies as country marks Korean War anniversary
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Tens of thousands of North Koreans marched in anti-U.S. rallies in the nation’s…
Continue Reading US aircraft carrier makes Da Nang port call as America looks to strengthen ties with Vietnam
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier and two guided missile cruisers are visiting Vietnam in a rare port call…
Continue Reading After the Titan implosion, the US Coast Guard wants to improve the safety of submersibles
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press As an international group of agencies investigates why the Titan submersible…
Continue Reading Chaos in Russia is morale booster for Ukraine as it pushes on with early stages of counteroffensive
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The armed rebellion against the Russian military may have ended quickly, but the disarray…
Continue Reading Essentials for the Hajj: From sun hats to shoe bags, a guide to gear for the Muslim pilgrimage
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Straw hats, cross-body bags, and collapsible chairs: These are just some of the…
Continue Reading Haruki Murakami pleads for keeping Tokyo park and baseball stadium that inspired his writing
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Author Haruki Murakami says he’s strongly opposed to the redevelopment of a Tokyo park…
Continue Reading The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine. After decades of limited success,…
Continue Reading With abortion rights on the line, an August special election has Ohio election offices scrambling
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A high-stakes August special election with national political implications is upending…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court made big decisions this week and more are coming. Here’s what you need to know
By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is expected to announce major decisions Friday on President…
Continue Reading Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ club mass killer gets life in prison, victim says ‘devil awaits’ defendant
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The person who killed five people at a Colorado Springs…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asia mixed after Wall St drifts lower following run-up
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street drifted lower following its latest…
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