German, Swiss authorities detain 4 accused of supporting IS
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and Swiss authorities have carried out a joint operation to detain four people who are accused of membership in or support of…
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Danish-Canadian deal ends 49-year-old feud over Arctic isle
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A territorial dispute between Denmark and Canada over a barren and uninhabited rock in the Arctic that has led to…
Continue Reading Scotland leader launches campaign for new independence vote
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has started her campaign for a second independence referendum.…
Continue Reading UN chief: Governments’ inaction on climate is ‘dangerous’
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations has warned of a “dangerous disconnect” between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb…
Continue Reading Victim of pandemic, Hong Kong floating restaurant towed away
By KATIE TAM and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A floating restaurant that fed Cantonese cuisine to Queen Elizabeth II, Tom Cruise and…
Continue Reading US envoy talks with Lebanese on border dispute with Israel
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. envoy mediating between Lebanon and Israel over their disputed maritime border has met with…
Continue Reading South Korean truckers end 8-day strike, return to work
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unionized truckers in South Korea have ended an eight-day strike that caused major…
Continue Reading Austrian government presents package to cushion inflation
BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government has presented a package of measures aimed at cushioning the impact of high inflation that includes 500-euro…
Continue Reading A.B. Yehoshua, Israeli author and peace activist, dies at 85
JERUSALEM (AP) — A.B. Yehoshua, a prominent Israeli author celebrated for his mastery of the Hebrew language and a leading peace activist, has…
Continue Reading TV: Pakistani journalist freed after overnight detention
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani TV journalist apparently taken by force by plainclothes police in the southern port city of Karachi has been…
Continue Reading Refugees in Rwanda warn of challenges for arrivals from UK
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — As Britain plans to send its first group of asylum-seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday amid…
Continue Reading China city mayor apologizes over COVID-19 lockdown response
BEIJING (AP) — The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border has apologized for unspecified failures related to its COVID-19…
Continue Reading War isn’t funny but humor helps Ukrainians cope with trauma
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Because he’ll shortly be deployed as a soldier on the battlefields of Ukraine, Serhiy…
Continue Reading Wall Street slips into a bear market; here’s what that means
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street opened the week with heavy losses that put the benchmark S&P 500 at…
Continue Reading Possible successor to Abbas warns Israel, but works with it
By JOSEPH KRAUSS and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Hussein al-Sheikh, a senior Palestinian official increasingly seen…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed ahead of Fed rate hike decision
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s announcement of how…
Continue Reading Iran media: Scores injured in explosion at chemical factory
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An explosion at a chemical factory in southern Iran has injured scores of people, most of them lightly. The country’s state…
Continue Reading Northern Arizona watches winds as Western wildfires blaze
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Calmer winds and cooler temperatures Tuesday allowed firefighters across the U.S. West…
Continue Reading Treasury bond yield inversion raises worries over recession
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the more reliable warning signals for an economic recession is shining alarmingly brighter. Treasurys, the IOUs the U.S.…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama urges voters to stay engaged in anxious times
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michelle Obama urged Americans on Monday not to tune out of the gridlocked political system…
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