Moroccan police thwart migrants targeting Spanish enclave
MADRID (AP) — Moroccan police have thwarted an attempt by several hundred migrants to force their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the…
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Hundreds of billions were spent by the US in Afghanistan. Here are 10 of the starkest examples of ‘waste, fraud and abuse’
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Half a billion dollars of aircraft that flew for about a year. A huge $85 million hotel that never opened, and sits in…
Continue Reading Greek lawmakers to vote on major defense pact with France
By ELENA BECATOROS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s lawmakers were poised Thursday to ratify a landmark…
Continue Reading Remnants of Black church uncovered in Colonial Williamsburg
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — The brick foundation of one the oldest Black churches in the United States has been…
Continue Reading Biden, a convert to vaccine mandates, champions compliance
By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Il. (AP) — President Joe Biden is championing COVID-19 vaccination…
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know about the Texas school shooting that left at least 4 people injured
By Kay Jones, Ashley Killough and Travis Caldwell, CNN At least four people were injured in a school shooting Wednesday at Timberview High School in…
Continue ReadingCalifornia school safety officer fired following shooting of 18-year-old woman
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A school safety officer in Long Beach, California, has been fired after shooting an 18-year-old woman following a physical…
Continue ReadingCalifornia school safety officer fired following shooting of 18-year-old woman
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Continue Reading Austrian leader hopes to stay on amid bribery allegations
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is denying wrongdoing and making clear he doesn’t plan to step down despite being under…
Continue Reading Reliance Retail to open 7-Eleven outlets in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — The 7-Eleven empire is coming to India. India’s Reliance Retail Ventures says it has set a franchise agreement with…
Continue Reading Assailants fatally shoot 2 schoolteachers in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police say assailants have fatally shot two schoolteachers in Indian-controlled Kashmir in a sudden rise in targeted…
Continue ReadingTurkey finally ratifies Paris climate agreement but protests key detail
By Isil Sariyuce and Caitlin Hu, CNN Turkey became the last G20 nation to ratify the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday, almost six years after…
Continue Reading Global stocks rise ahead of closely watched US hiring data
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets have risen as investors wait for U.S. jobs data that might influence a…
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LEADING OFF: La Russa & Baker, Red Sox vs Rays as ALDS begin
By The Associated Press Two septuagenarians will be on the bench when 77-year-old Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa and the Chicago White Sox face…
Continue Reading Saudi court upholds 20-year term for critic, draws US rebuke
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Saudi Arabia has upheld a 20-year prison term imposed on a Saudi aid…
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Saudi court upholds 20-year term for critic, draws US rebuke
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Saudi Arabia has upheld a 20-year prison term imposed on a Saudi aid…
Continue Reading Guinea’s junta leader appoints civilian prime minister
By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — The military leader of Guinea has announced that senior international civil servant…
Continue Reading Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel literature prize
By DAVID KEYTON, JILL LAWLESS and CARA ANNA Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the Nobel Prize…
Continue Reading Australia wants Facebook held liable for anonymous comments
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described social media as a “coward’s…
Continue Reading S Korean court: Discharge of late transgender soldier unjust
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court has ruled that the military unlawfully discriminated against the…
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