‘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…
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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By MAJDI MOHAMMED and IMAD ISSEID Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military says it has withdrawn its troops from a militant…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…
Continue Reading France returns 35 citizens from camp in Syria housing thousands linked to Islamic State extremists
PARIS (AP) — France has returned 35 people — 10 women and 25 minors — from a sprawling camp in northeast Syria housing thousands of people…
Continue Reading Polish climber dies after scaling Pakistan’s ‘killer mountain,’ Nanga Parbat
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a Polish climber has died after scaling Nanga Parbat, one of the world’s tallest mountains. Local…
Continue Reading Russia says it foiled Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow as Kyiv’s counteroffensive grinds on
By The Associated Press Russian air defenses on Tuesday foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow that prompted authorities to briefly close one of…
Continue Reading France’s Macron is weakened by crisis over teen killed by police
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Even in normal times Emmanuel Macron needed the help of allies in governing France. To get some…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Global stocks higher after Wall St hits 15-month high ahead of holiday
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday after Australia’s central bank kept its key…
Continue Reading Australian central bank leaves its benchmark cash rate at 4.1% but warns there may be further hikes
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate at 4.1% after inflation fell to 5.6% in May from 6.5%…
Continue Reading Why a Guatemalan court’s decision to freeze presidential election results is stirring criticism
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A week after Guatemala’s June 25 elections boosted a relative long-shot candidate into…
Continue Reading Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie due to an illustration showing China’s territorial claim
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s state media have reported that the government banned distribution of the popular “Barbie” movie because…
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