Argentina coach slams chaotic ‘scandal’ at Olympic soccer match vs Morocco
AP Soccer Writer The head of Argentina’s soccer federation said the chaotic ending to its Olympic soccer match against Morocco on Wednesday…
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Ukraine’s foreign minister in Hong Kong calls on officials to stop Russia from evading sanctions
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called on Hong Kong to prevent Russia and Russian businesses…
Continue ReadingUN cultural agency decides against placing Lumbini, Buddha’s birthplace in Nepal, on endangered list
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency has decided against putting the Buddhist pilgrimage destination of…
Continue ReadingCroatia declares 3 Montenegrin officials persona non grata over WWII camp genocide statement
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia has declared three senior Montenegrin government officials persona non grata after they led a declaration in…
Continue ReadingHead of Cambodia’s top opposition party hit with $1.5 million judgement for defaming government
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The lawyer for the president of Cambodia’s main opposition party says his client has been found…
Continue ReadingUN-backed independent experts urge Pakistan to end discrimination, violence against minority Ahmadis
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed independent experts has expressed grave concern about increased discrimination and violence against…
Continue Reading Southwest Airlines plans to start assigning seats, breaking with a 50-year tradition
AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Goodbye, cattle call. Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used…
Continue ReadingIsraelis watched Netanyahu’s Congress speech closely. For many, it was both uplifting and depressing
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fiery speech to Congress may have been delivered in…
Continue Reading UK police officer suspended after video appears to show a man being kicked in head
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British police officer has been suspended from all duties after a video was posted on social media that appeared…
Continue ReadingCarmaker Stellantis pledges to tackle problems in North America as profits plunge
MILAN (AP) — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares pledged action to tackle problems in North America and elsewhere after reporting a plunge in first-half…
Continue ReadingMelania Trump to tell her story in memoir, ‘Melania,’ scheduled for this fall
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, “Melania,” billed as “a powerful and…
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Citlalli Ortiz, oriunda del Valle de Coachella, representará a México en los Juegos Olímpicos de 2024 en París
Hernán Quintas Citlalli Ortiz está a punto de cumplir el sueño de su vida. Ortiz representará a México en los Juegos…
Continue ReadingMacron aims to sidestep political concerns and regain prestige with the Paris Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Emmanuel Macron has pledged to make France shine during the Olympics. Weaker than ever at home after recent…
Continue ReadingMore than a dozen African migrants dead, over 150 missing after their boat capsized on way to Europe
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The International Organization for Migration says more than a dozen migrants died and at least 150 others…
Continue ReadingUN cultural agency calls for Laos, Cambodia to invite monitoring teams to contentious UNESCO sites
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency is recommending that Laos invite a monitoring mission to the historic city of…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly advance after Wall St comeback from worst loss since 2022
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday, with major markets apart from Shanghai and Taiwan logging modest…
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Calexico hit and run suspect still at large
Calexico law enforcement says they are currently looking at any surveillance video that can possibly help them find a lead to this…
Continue ReadingJapanese automaker Nissan lowers its profit forecast amid incentive, inventory woes
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan has lowered its full fiscal year outlook after the Japanese automaker reported a 73% decline in profit in…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from an investigation into deaths of over 50 Ukrainian POWs in a barracks 2 years ago
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An explosion ripped through the Russian-controlled Olenivka prison barracks two years ago, killing more than…
Continue Reading2 years after Ukrainian POW deaths, survivors and leaked UN analysis point to Russia as the culprit
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The former prisoners of war still puzzle over the strange events leading up to the night now seared into…
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