Tijuana, reliant on the Colorado River, faces a water crisis
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Among the last cities to receive water from the shrinking Colorado River, Tijuana is…
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First Brexit, now Orxit? Politicians on Scotland’s Orkney Islands vote to explore more autonomy
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Officials on the Orkney Islands, a corner of Scotland with Viking roots and an independent spirit,…
Continue Reading Shots fired into a crowd of hundreds after a holiday festival in Texas leave 3 dead, 8 injured
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say three people were killed and eight others injured when several men fired…
Continue Reading Turkey says Quran burning in Sweden raises questions about its reliability as a possible NATO member
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister says Swedish authorities’ failure to prevent Quran-burning…
Continue Reading Andy Murray gets a win at rainy Wimbledon and a thumbs-up from Roger Federer
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer and Andy Murray have provided the highlights on a rainy Day 2 at…
Continue Reading Thailand chooses a House speaker as the Move Forward Party tries to secure the prime minister job
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new government is a step closer to forming with the speaker of the House of…
Continue Reading Meta looks to target Twitter with a rival app called Threads
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Meta is poised to unveil a new app that appears to mimic Twitter — a direct challenge to the…
Continue Reading Greek foreign minister says Athens is ready for talks with Turkey to resolve sea borders dispute
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Greece’s newly-appointed foreign minister says his country is ready to start…
Continue Reading ‘Liberty, equality, fraternity’ for all? New riots make France confront an old problem
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”: The lofty ideals to which France has long aspired are embossed…
Continue Reading Retailers beware: Resumption of student loan payments could lead some buyers to pull back
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The reprieve is over. Just as the American economy is struggling with high inflation and…
Continue Reading NATO again extends Stoltenberg’s mandate, happy with a safe pair of hands as the war drags on
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO has extended the mandate of Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg for another year. The former…
Continue Reading Outrage erupts in South Africa over video of deputy president’s security officers stomping on man
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A group of armed plainclothes officers assigned to protect South Africa’s deputy…
Continue Reading The Taliban are outlawing women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A spokesman at Afghanistan’s Vice and Virtue Ministry says the Taliban are banning…
Continue Reading Strong storm in Slovenia derails train, damages buildings and injures 2 passengers on a bus
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A strong storm in Slovenia has caused a train to derail, flooded roads, damaged buildings and slightly injured two…
Continue Reading A man who attacked 2 girls with a knife in Germany and killed 1 is sentenced to life in prison
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany has convicted a man who attacked two girls and killed one of them last year and sentenced him to life in prison.…
Continue Reading Masked assailants attack a journalist and a lawyer in Russia’s Chechnya province
MOSCOW (AP) — Masked assailants in the Russian province of Chechnya have attacked and beaten a prominent journalist and a lawyer. The assault on…
Continue Reading Putin says Russia is ‘united as never before’ during Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting
By ASHOK SHARMA and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the Russian people are “united as…
Continue Reading Israel withdraws troops from West Bank militant stronghold and warns 2-day raid is not a one-off
By MAJDI MOHAMMED and IMAD ISSEID Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military says it has withdrawn its troops from a militant…
Continue Reading Turkey and Egypt reappoint ambassadors and end years of tensions between the regional powers
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Egypt and Turkey have taken a further step toward restoring full diplomatic ties by dispatching ambassadors for the first…
Continue Reading Business travel for Indonesians to Australia will be made easier in a deal between national leaders
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Business travel for Indonesians to Australia will be made easier in a bid to boost the economic partnership between the…
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