Reports: Turkey thwarts attack ahead of visit by Israeli FM
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish media reports say Turkish authorities have detained five Iranian suspected of…
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Ancient home, prayer room open at Rome’s Baths of Caracalla
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — One the most spectacular examples of ancient Roman baths, the Baths of Caracalla, has become more…
Continue Reading John Williams, 90, steps away from film, but not music
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After more than six decades of making bicycles soar, sending panicked swimmers to the shore and other…
Continue Reading Woman who had miscarriage on Malta trip can’t get abortion
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A pregnant American woman who suffered an incomplete partial miscarriage while vacationing…
Continue Reading Offshore wind boosted as Biden, East Coast governors team up
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is launching a partnership with 11 East Coast governors to boost the growing…
Continue Reading Portugal seizes tons of cocaine hidden in banana shipments
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Police in Portugal have found just over 8 metric tons (8.8 short tons) of cocaine concealed inside banana shipments from…
Continue Reading Myanmar says Suu Kyi held alone in new prison quarters
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has confirmed that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to a prison…
Continue Reading Bulgarian political crisis casts shadow over Balkans summit
BRUSSELS (AP) — A Bulgarian government crisis is threatening to tarnish a European Union summit that was intended to bolster the EU membership…
Continue Reading Arkansas county jail guard fatally shot by man being booked
PERRYVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A county jail guard in central Arkansas was shot and killed by a man being booked into the jail, state police said…
Continue Reading US coach makes dramatic rescue of artistic swimmer at worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Andrea Fuentes prevented a tragedy at the swimming world championships with her quick reaction. The United States coach…
Continue Reading Russians advance on war’s front line in eastern Ukraine
By JOHN LEICESTER and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says Russia’s military has captured two villages in eastern…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson faces test in 2 special parliamentary elections
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Polls are open for two special elections in England that could deliver a new blow to scandal-tainted…
Continue Reading WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — As the World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why Sri Lanka’s economy collapsed and what’s next
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister says the island nation’s…
Continue Reading 3 summits offer test of Western unity, dominated by Ukraine
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Three consecutive summits over the next week will test Western resolve to support Ukraine and the…
Continue Reading Incumbent Lebanese PM keeps post as economic crisis deepens
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has won the support of more than 50 legislators to keep his…
Continue Reading European Union leaders set to grant Ukraine candidate status
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and MIKE CORDER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday are set to make Ukraine a candidate for…
Continue Reading UN expert: Myanmar’s pledge for clean polls ‘preposterous’
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A U.N. expert says military-ruled Myanmar’s promise of free and fair elections next year is “preposterous.”…
Continue Reading Commonwealth heads call for climate action at Rwanda meeting
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA and WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Leaders of Commonwealth nations are calling for increased climate…
Continue Reading Iran orders US to pay compensation for slain nuke scientists
By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A court in Iran has ordered the United States government to pay over $4 billion to the…
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