Las Vegas police officer set to go on trial over $165k stolen in 3 casino heists
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A trial for a Las Vegas police officer accused of stealing nearly $165,000 in a series of casino…
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Solomon Islands leader visits Beijing, highlighting US-China rivalry in South Pacific
BEIJING (AP) — Leaders of the Solomon Islands and China have promised to expand relations that have fueled unease in Washington and Australia about…
Continue Reading Egypt’s inflation rate sets record high at 36.8% in June, official data show
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s statistics bureau says the country’s annual inflation rate has set a record high,…
Continue Reading Erdogan says Turkey could approve Sweden’s NATO membership if Europeans ‘open way’ to EU membership
By KARL RITTER and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday introduced a new…
Continue Reading Japan defends neutrality of IAEA report on Fukushima water release plan as minister visits plant
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s industry minister has visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to see…
Continue Reading Iran sentences rapper to more than 6 years in prison over protests, supporters say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has sentenced a popular rapper to six years and three months in prison over his participation in protests…
Continue Reading Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will leave politics after election, marking the end of political era
By MIKE CORDER and RAF CASERT Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says he plans to leave politics after…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s newly named Roman Catholic cardinal wants reconciliation and more hope for young people
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s newly named Roman Catholic cardinal says he hopes for reconciliation and wants the…
Continue Reading The Russian military chief who was targeted in a June rebellion has surfaced in a video
The Associated Press Russia’s Defense Ministry has released a video of the country’s military chief. The video made public on Monday is the first…
Continue Reading Kremlin says Putin met with Russian mercenary leader days after abortive mutiny
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin days after a short-lived rebellion by the mercenary…
Continue Reading Survivors of New Zealand’s deadly volcano eruption will testify at a trial of tourism operators
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A U.S. honeymoon couple who survived severe burns when New Zealand’s White Island volcano erupted in 2019 are…
Continue Reading How many Russians have died in Ukraine? Data shows what Moscow hides
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Nearly 50,000 Russian men have died in the war in Ukraine, according to the first independent…
Continue Reading New Delhi schools close after monsoon floods kill at least 15, Pakistan on alert for more flooding
NEW DELHI (AP) — Schools in New Delhi have closed after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital, caused landslides and flash floods in the…
Continue Reading Ukraine tops NATO summit agenda along with defense plans, Sweden’s membership and Belarus fears
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine will top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts hold a summit in…
Continue Reading Morocco’s historic Women’s World Cup debut inspires girls even if some in the Arab world ignore it
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The game was sparsely attended; it was midweek and the match wasn’t going to be a…
Continue Reading Man with knife kills 6 people at kindergarten in China before being arrested, police and reports say
BEIJING (AP) — A man with a knife killed six people and wounded one Monday at a kindergarten in southeastern China, police and a news report said…
Continue Reading Morocco’s historic Women’s World Cup debut inspires girls even if some in the Arab world ignore it
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The game was sparsely attended; it was midweek and the outcome wasn’t much in doubt: the…
Continue Reading NATO will boost defense spending to help back Ukraine but the math is tricky. Just ask Luxembourg
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — When it comes to criticizing the NATO members who fail to spend enough on defense, tiny Luxembourg…
Continue Reading Chinese employers ordered to limit outdoor work as country struggles with heat, flooding and drought
BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers were looking Monday for seven people missing in a landslide triggered by torrential rains while employers across much of…
Continue Reading Myanmar violence and sea disputes to dominate ASEAN talks joined by US, Russian and Chinese envoys
By NINIEK KARMINI and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Myanmar’s prolonged civil strife, tensions in the disputed South China…
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