Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas steps down to become EU’s top diplomat
Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has stepped down as the leader of the Baltic country to become the foreign…
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Man charged with two counts of murder after body parts found in suitcases on UK bridge
LONDON (AP) — A 34-year-old man has been charged with murdering two men whose remains were found in two suitcases in southwest England. Yostin…
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Provisional election results show Rwanda’s Kagame cruising to victory, an outcome that was expected
Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — President Paul Kagame has won 99% of the vote in provisional results from Rwanda’s presidential…
Continue ReadingNepal’s new prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu. Khadga…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed after Dow sets a new record
Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday as investors grappled with the weak economic data from China and waited to see the outcome of a top Communist…
Continue Reading4 Pakistani soldiers and 5 insurgents are killed in coordinated suicide attacks at military facility
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a suicide bomber has detonated his explosives-laden vehicle and some other insurgents…
Continue ReadingArgentina fans revel in their Copa America triumph, a brief respite from their country’s crises
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentines taking to the streets to revel in their Copa América triumph late Sunday inhabit a very…
Continue Reading Syrians vote for their next parliament, which may pave the way for Assad to extend his rule
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrians have voted for members of a new parliament in an election that was expected to hold few surprises.…
Continue ReadingIn beachy Galveston, locals buckle down without power after Beryl’s blow during peak tourist season
Associated Press GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Vacuums sucked the water out of the seaside inn run by Nick Gaido’s family in Galveston since 1911 as…
Continue ReadingA decade after deadly MH17 crash, the father of one victim is still waiting for Russia to say sorry
Associated Press HILVERSUM, Netherlands (AP) — Quinn Schansman dreamed of becoming the youngest-ever CEO of an American company. A decade ago,…
Continue ReadingJury finishes 2nd day of deliberations without a verdict at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez finished its second day of deliberations without a verdict. The…
Continue Reading Expert calls NRA’s spending policies a ‘dumpster fire’ as gun group’s civil trial begins a new phase
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The second phase of the trial in a civil lawsuit against the National Rifle Association and its top executives is…
Continue ReadingCocked rifles and infrared cameras along Cyprus buffer zone stoke tensions that could spread farther
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Fifty years after war cleaved Cyprus along ethnic lines, tensions are flaring again along the…
Continue ReadingRescuers in Nepal recover 11 bodies after a landslide swept 2 buses full of people into a river
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal have recovered a total of 11 bodies from the river that two buses full of people were…
Continue ReadingWhen does a presumptive nominee become a nominee? Here’s how Donald Trump will make it official
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 2,500 delegates gather in Milwaukee this week for a roll call vote to select the Republican presidential…
Continue Reading Protesters rally peacefully at GOP convention for abortion and immigrant rights, end to war in Gaza
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Protests around the Republican National Convention in downtown Milwaukee have been peaceful and without any major…
Continue ReadingThe Republican National Convention is here. Here’s how to watch it
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican National Convention kicks off this week, with delegates and officials descending on Wisconsin to…
Continue Reading From basement to battlefield: Ukrainian startups create low-cost robots to fight Russia
Associated Press NORTHERN UKRAINE (AP) — Ukraine hopes to find a strategic edge against Russia in drones built in abandoned warehouses or factory…
Continue ReadingFloor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention history
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In 1948, the Republican and Democratic parties did something unthinkable in today’s climate of ferocious…
Continue ReadingIn a world of moving pictures, photographs capture indelible moments in Trump assassination attempt
AP Media Writer The photograph of a bloodied Donald Trump with his fist in the air and an American flag looming in the background is quickly emerging…
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