Lesotho imposes nationwide curfew in attempt to curb violent crime
By HERBERT MOYO Associated Press MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — Authorities in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho have imposed an indefinite…
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Persistently high inflation is causing a split among Federal Reserve officials over next steps
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The stubbornness of high inflation is dividing the Federal Reserve over how to manage…
Continue Reading UK telecom company BT plans to shed up to 55,000 jobs, replace some with AI
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — U.K. telecom company BT Group plans to shed up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade and replace…
Continue Reading Meet D’Arcy Drollinger, a drag queen who’s now the first drag laureate in the US
By STEFANIE DAZIO and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anti-trans legislation is roiling the nation. Bills prohibiting drag…
Continue Reading PGA Live Updates | PGA Championship underway after frost delay
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The PGA Championship is officially underway at Oak Hill. Shaun Micheel kicked off golf’s second major of the year with the…
Continue Reading Takeaways of AP’s report on Chinese loans pushing poor countries to brink of collapse
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse because of a common, undeniable factor:…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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