Israel to dissolve parliament, call 5th election in 3 years
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s weakened coalition government has announced that it will dissolve parliament and…
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East African leaders send regional force to eastern Congo
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — East Africa’s leaders have responded to the threat of war between Rwanda and Congo by instructing a new regional force to…
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Biden says decision on gas tax holiday may come this week
By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that he will decide by the end of the…
Continue Reading Abrams tries to flip script on guns and crime in Georgia
By JEFF AMY and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — As Republicans nationwide gear up to attack Democrats with tough-on-crime platforms this…
Continue Reading Arizona fires sweep land rich with ancient sites, artifacts
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — As Jason Nez scans rugged mountains, high desert and cliffsides for signs of ancient…
Continue Reading Shots for tots: COVID vaccinations start for little US kids
By LINDSEY TANNER and ANGIE WANG Associated Press Little Fletcher Pack woke up Monday morning and asked: “Is today vaccine day?” For the…
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Clela Rorex, who issued 1st same-sex marriage licenses, dies
Clela Rorex, a former Colorado county clerk considered a pioneer in the gay rights movement for being the first public official to issue a same-sex…
Continue Reading Germany sticks to 2030 coal exit target amid energy worries
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it remains committed to its goal of phasing out coal as a power source by 2030, despite deepening worries…
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Cyprus investigates prison director’s blackmail allegations
Cyprus’ top lawyer has appointed an investigator to probe allegations by the country’s prisons’ director that a senior police officer had…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s Suu Kyi celebrates birthday with cake in court
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Although detained by Myanmar’s military government on a slew of charges, ousted leader Aung San Suu…
Continue Reading Poland wants formal rules for Israeli Holocaust study trips
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish official says his government wants formal rules to regulate the terms under which Israeli schoolchildren pay…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s last UK governor says crackdowns ‘heartbreaking’
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The last British governor of Hong Kong says Beijing’s crackdown on civil liberties in the former…
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Cambodian catches world’s largest recorded freshwater fish
By JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A giant stingray caught in the Mekong River last week is more than a giant — it is the biggest of…
Continue Reading Japan court says ban on same-sex marriage constitutional
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court ruled Monday that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the…
Continue Reading Sri Lankan students demand government resign over crisis
By ERANGA JAYAWARDENA Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thousands of students from state universities marched in Sri Lanka’s capital on…
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Sweltering streets: Hundreds of homeless die in extreme heat
Hundreds of blue, green and grey tents are pitched under the sun’s searing rays in downtown Phoenix, a jumble of flimsy canvas and plastic along…
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Canada sets dates to ban some single-use plastics
The Canadian government is banning companies from importing or making plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers by the end of this year, their…
Continue Reading Lithuania defends ban on some goods to Russia’s Kaliningrad
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania is defending its decision to bar rail transit from Russia to a Russian Baltic…
Continue Reading Mali government says jihadi rebels kill 132 civilians
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Recent attacks by jihadi rebels in central Mali have killed 132 civilians, the government…
Continue Reading Despite Western arms, Ukraine is outgunned in the east
By ANDREA ROSA and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — Holed up in a bombed-out house in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian troops keep a…
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