China criticizes possible US plan to force TikTok sale
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government says it would oppose possible U.S. plans to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the short-video service as a…
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Denmark’s aging queen to resume most duties next month
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, whose half-century reign makes her Europe’s longest-serving monarch, is expected to…
Continue Reading UK: Man charged over 2 fire attacks on people near mosques
LONDON (AP) — British police have charged a 28-year-old man with two counts of attempted murder after men were set on fire near mosques. The West…
Continue Reading Heavily indebted Chinese developer proposes restructuring
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China Evergrande, a real estate developer whose struggle to manage more than $300 billion in debt…
Continue Reading ‘On tour in hell’: Wounded Ukrainian soldiers evacuated
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Their hands are blackened and grimy from the fight. Some are still wearing their…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse deal averted crisis, Swiss central bank says
By JAMEY KEATEN and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss central bank has hiked its key interest rate and declared that a…
Continue Reading Israel passes law protecting Netanyahu as protests continue
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s parliament has passed the first of several laws that make up its…
Continue Reading EU leaders endorse joint ammo purchases for Ukraine
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have endorsed a plan for sending Ukraine 1 million…
Continue Reading Ramadan begins in Mideast amid high costs, hopes for peace
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The first daily fast of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan began Thursday, as hundreds of…
Continue Reading Violent French pension protests erupt as 1M demonstrate
By ALEXANDER TURNBULL, NICOLAS GARRIGA and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — More than 1 million people demonstrated across France on…
Continue Reading Eager young Albanians risk everything for new future in UK
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press BAJRAM CURRI, Albania (AP) — Monika Mulaj’s son was in his second year of college in Albania, studying to…
Continue Reading Asian shares fall on banking turmoil, recession worries
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Friday in Asia as worries over turmoil in the banking sector and recession risks…
Continue Reading S. Korean unification minister in Japan to discuss N. Korea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — South Korea’s unification minister and senior Japanese government officials have reaffirmed their…
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McDavid scores 60th, leads Oilers past Coyotes 4-3 in OT
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored his 60th goal of the season with his second of the game 1:31 into overtime to lift the Edmonton…
Continue Reading Netanyahu seeks to soothe US concerns over settlement repeal
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says his government has ”no intention” to return to…
Continue Reading California may punish oil companies for high gas prices
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday will vote on whether to allow penalties on oil companies…
Continue Reading Gwyneth Paltrow’s lawyer asks about missing GoPro video
By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow’s attorneys asked the daughter of a man suing the actor-turned-lifestyle…
Continue Reading Muddy clothes? ‘Cop City’ activists question police evidence
By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Civil liberties groups and defense attorneys are outraged at the domestic terrorism charges that have…
Continue Reading Holocaust survivor shares on TikTok to educate young people
By TED SHAFFREY Associated Press MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman is a TikTok star at age 85, thanks to her 17-year-old…
Continue Reading Chinese diplomats oppose US military presence in Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese diplomats have expressed their strong opposition to the expanded United States…
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