Hundreds of new UK lawmakers are sworn in as Parliament returns after a dramatic election
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of newly elected lawmakers are gathering in Britain’s Parliament after the election that brought a…
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France’s leftist coalition demands the right to form a government after fractured parliament vote
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The leftist coalition that won the most seats in France’s National Assembly in surprise results is now…
Continue ReadingA rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study
AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering…
Continue ReadingA rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study
AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering…
Continue ReadingPope begs for new peace efforts after latest attacks in Ukraine, Gaza
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is appealing for concrete new measures to end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. The appeal came after attacks targeted…
Continue ReadingPutin hosts India’s prime minister to deepen ties, but Ukraine looms over their relationship
Associated Press Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, seeking to deepen the two nuclear powers’…
Continue ReadingUkrainian boxer sacrifices Olympic dreams and life to fight against Russia’s invasion
Associated Press ROMNY, Ukraine (AP) — More than 400 Ukrainian athletes have been killed since the start of the war, including many of the…
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Russia’s war threatens Ukraine’s Olympic future, not just the present. A young gymnast offers hope
Associated Press CHORNOMORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s war on Ukraine is demolishing the seeds of a sports culture that was a European powerhouse.…
Continue ReadingUK utility giant Thames Water will seek fresh funding to keep business afloat
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s largest utility company Thames Water says it will seek fresh funding to keep the business afloat even as it warned it…
Continue ReadingUNHCR chief meets Pakistan’s premier to discuss the situation of Afghan refugees following clampdown
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The head of the U.N. refugee agency has met the Pakistani prime minister to discuss the situation of Afghan…
Continue ReadingUkraine mourns as rescuers search the rubble of a Kyiv children’s hospital struck by a missile
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says rescue operations have stretched into a second day at a major…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthi rebels target a US-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted United States-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden…
Continue ReadingA driverless car hits a person crossing against the light in China
BEIJING (AP) — A driverless ride-hailing car in China hit a pedestrian, and people on social media are taking the carmaker’s side, because the…
Continue ReadingLarge pile of confiscated illegal fireworks explodes in the southern Philippines, injuring 27 people
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) — At least 27 people, including 19 police and other government personnel, have been injured when a large pile of…
Continue ReadingThe Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear among Afghans, UN says
The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans. That’s according to a U.N. report…
Continue ReadingJason Momoa and Lisa Bonet are officially divorced
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet are officially divorced. A Los Angeles County judge’s dissolution of the marriage of the two…
Continue ReadingJason Momoa and Lisa Bonet are officially divorced
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet are officially divorced. A Los Angeles County judge’s dissolution of the marriage of the two…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Fed chair’s comments give scant clues on rate cuts
AP Business Writer Shares were mixed Wednesday in Asia after remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in front of Congress did little to change…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Nikkei 225 stock index logs another record high close as world markets rally
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index has ended at a record high close. The share benchmark gained 2% to 41,580.17. The Nikkei 225…
Continue ReadingPapua New Guinea minister facing domestic assault charge steps down. Opposition demands resignation
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Papua New Guinea’s opposition leader has urged the country’s premier Tuesday to fire the…
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