Lawsuit against UK security agency by survivors of Ariana Grande concert bombing is rejected
LONDON (AP) — A special tribunal has rejected a legal claim against Britain’s domestic intelligence agency by more than 300 survivors of a…
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Bulgaria and Romania ‘one step closer’ to full membership in Schengen zone, Hungary says
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian officials say Bulgaria and Romania could become full members of Europe’s Schengen travel zone…
Continue Reading A baby who disappeared from a Vienna hospital ward has been found dead. Her mother was arrested
VIENNA (AP) — Police say the body of a newborn baby who was reported missing from a neonatal ward at a hospital in Vienna has been found in a…
Continue Reading Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad
Associated Press A social-media tribute to Coptic Christians. A billboard in Amish country. A visit to a revered Jewish gravesite. While Donald…
Continue Reading Protesters in Serbian cities block traffic, standing in silence for the victims of roof collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Residents in several cities and towns across Serbia blocked traffic and stood in silence for 15 minutes on Friday to…
Continue Reading Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill a hospital director in Lebanon and wound 9 medics in Gaza
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes have killed the director of the largest hospital in the country’s northeast. Six others…
Continue Reading German ex-leader Merkel says she felt sorrow at Trump’s comeback and recalls awkward non-handshake
BERLIN (AP) — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she felt “sorrow” at Donald Trump’s return to power and recalls that every meeting…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi’s judicial runoff elections
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in central Mississippi and the Delta and Gulf Coast areas will return to the polls Tuesday for a runoff…
Continue Reading London’s Gatwick Airport re-opens its South Terminal after a suspicious package triggers an alert
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s Gatwick Airport said it is reopening its South Terminal after police resolved a security alert triggered…
Continue Reading Pakistani city mourns 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed in a gun attack
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Funeral prayers were held for 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed by gunmen a day earlier in Pakistan’s…
Continue Reading US budget airlines are struggling. Will pursuing premium passengers solve their problems?
AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Delta and United have become the most profitable U.S. airlines by targeting premium customers while also winning…
Continue Reading Rental home investors poised to benefit as mortgage rates, high home prices sideline buyers in 2025
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elevated mortgage rates, rising home prices and other U.S. housing market trends that have kept many would-be…
Continue Reading More aid workers have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, UN says
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations says more aid workers, health care staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024…
Continue Reading The US Embassy in London returns to normal after police carry out controlled explosion of package
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in London has returned to normal operations after police carried out the controlled explosion of a suspicious…
Continue Reading NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia’s attack with new hypersonic missile
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with an experimental,…
Continue Reading Japan passes $250B economic package meant to lift wages and spur growth
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has approved a $250 billion economic stimulus package centered around initiatives intended to boost incomes.…
Continue Reading China is expanding visa-free entry to more countries in bid to boost economy
BEIJING (AP) — China is going to expand visa-free entry to citizens of nine more countries as it seeks to boost tourism and business travel to help…
Continue Reading 6 tourists died in Laos after apparently drinking methanol. What is it and why was it in drinks?
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Two Australian teenagers and a British woman have died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted…
Continue Reading Taiwan president will visit allies in South Pacific as rival China seeks inroads
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will visit the self-governing island’s allies in the South Pacific, where rival China has…
Continue Reading Indigenous leaders travel to UK from Peru to draw attention to oil damage and banking
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Indigenous leaders from the Wampis Nation in Peru are urging lawmakers at the House of Commons in London to ban…
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