UK sending Ukraine long-range cruise missiles
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. is sending Ukraine long-range cruise missiles to help push back Russian forces, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said…
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Candidate withdraws from presidential race in boost to Erdogan’s main challenger
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A candidate in Turkey’s presidential election has withdrawn from the race, a move that is likely to bolster President…
Continue Reading UN food agency says widespread locust infestation in Afghan provinces is ‘huge concern’
RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. food agency is warning that a widespread locust infestation in several Afghan provinces is…
Continue Reading Van carrying oxygen tanks explodes in Milan; driver injured
MILAN (AP) — A van that was transporting oxygen tanks to a nearby medical facility exploded in the center of the Italian city of Milan on Thursday,…
Continue Reading Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press HAMPDEN, Maine (AP) — David Bishop spends the school day as a mild-mannered custodian, but before the final bell…
Continue Reading 9 railcars from Norfolk Southern train derail in Pennsylvania, no hazardous chemicals on board
NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) — Officials say nine railcars from a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pennsylvania, with no hazardous chemicals on…
Continue Reading Australian trade minister visits China as part of joint efforts to repair ties
BEIJING (AP) — Australian Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell is visiting China as part of a joint effort to repair ties scarred by political…
Continue Reading Woman struck by police motorcycle escorting UK royal
LONDON (AP) — British police say a woman in her 80s is in critical condition after being hit by a police motorcycle that was escorting Prince…
Continue Reading Migrants rush across US border in final hours before Title 42 expires
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Migrants rushed across the Mexico border Thursday, racing to enter the U.S. before…
Continue Reading EPA: New pollution limits proposed for US coal, gas power plants reflect ‘urgency’ of climate crisis
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration proposed new limits Thursday on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and…
Continue Reading Why the arrest of Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan could push the country into chaos
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is witnessing a wave of violence following the arrest of popular opposition leader and…
Continue Reading Police: 24 people, many of them children, hurt in bridge collapse in Finland
HELSINKI (AP) — Police say two dozen people, many of them children, were injured when a temporary pedestrian bridge collapsed in the southern…
Continue Reading Nissan reports surging profit amid strong sales, easing chip crunch
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan is reporting a seven-fold surge in January-March profit and forecasting…
Continue Reading Shooting at Mercedes factory in Germany leaves 2 dead; suspect detained
BERLIN (AP) — A man opened fire at a Mercedes-Benz factory in southwestern Germany on Thursday, leaving two people dead, authorities and the…
Continue Reading Leader of pro-independence party in Wales quits after report slams toxic culture
LONDON (AP) — The leader of Wales’ pro-independence political party has resigned after an inquiry found it was riddled with bullying and…
Continue Reading UN human rights body turns attention to Sudan’s conflict as warring generals fight for control
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations top human rights body is holding a one-day urgent session on Sudan to draw attention to the killings, injuries and…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s Supreme Court orders the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan
By MUNIR AHMED and RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of former Prime Minister Imran…
Continue Reading Yellen: Different system needed to end repeated standoffs over US debt ceiling
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer NIIGATA, Japan (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that in her opinion, the United States should…
Continue Reading Ukraine says counteroffensive delayed; Britain sending cruise missiles to Kyiv
By SUSIE BLANN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in remarks broadcast Thursday that Kyiv is…
Continue Reading As Turkey heads to runoff presidential race, domestic issues loom large
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has parlayed his country’s NATO membership and…
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