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Sorry, Arsenal fans, but a public holiday for you in Botswana is fake news
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Arsenal soccer fans in the southern African country of…
Congo cancels 3-day World Cup training camp and fan farewell in Kinshasa over Ebola fears
Congo’s soccer team has canceled a three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned…
Residents of Lithuania’s capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO’s eastern jitters
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Residents of Lithuania’s capital were told to take shelter and the…
Trump tells Coast Guard graduates they will ‘be tested’ in their military careers
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — President Donald Trump told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduates…
Former CAF general secretary Mosengo-Omba is elected president of Congolese soccer federation
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Véron Mosengo-Omba, the former general secretary of the Confederation of African…
Narváez storms to Ecuadorian record Giro stage win as Eulálio retains lead
CHIAVARI, Italy (AP) — Jhonatan Narváez became the most successful Ecuadorian stage winner at the…
‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ has its day at the Cannes Film Festival, 50 years after it was shot
CANNES, France (AP) — David Greaves was 26 when his father, the pioneering filmmaker William…
UEFA plans to revamp qualifying group formats for the 2030 World Cup and Euro 2032
GENEVA (AP) — UEFA has proposed a revamp of qualifying for the 2030 World Cup…
Joe Ingles back in Australia’s National Basketball League after a 12-year, 800-game NBA career
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Joe Ingles is returning to play in Australia’s National Basketball League…
Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement
Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was…
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie charted his own way, until toppled by Trump
There aren’t many lawmakers like Thomas Massie left in Congress. The renegade Republican who rose…
Hurricanes get another shot at Eastern Conference Final roadblock, this time against Canadiens
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Years of consistent regular-season success and postseason wins have again brought…
Wembanyama and Spurs to play regular-season games vs. Pelicans in Paris and Manchester next season
Victor Wembanyama is going home to France next season. The San Antonio Spurs — and…
World Cup-bound Norway player backs calls for improved heat protocols from FIFA
A Norway international likely headed to the World Cup is among a group of current…
Timeline of recent US-Cuba relations amid heightened tensions in Trump’s second term
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States began ratcheting up pressure on communist-controlled Cuba after the…
Hearts express concerns about ‘premature ending’ to title decider against Celtic
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Hearts expressed concerns Wednesday that a “troubling precedent” was set when…
French Open players plan media protest over prize-money share
PARIS (AP) — Players at the French Open are planning to reduce media appearances ahead…
Game 1s in the NBA’s conference finals were beyond belief
If the NBA had screenwriters, not even they could come up with a start this…
US test fires mobile rocket system near Mount Fuji in rapid ‘shoot and scoot’ drill
GOTEMBA, Japan (AP) — U.S. Marines test fired a dozen rockets from a mobile launcher…
North Korean soccer team beats South Korean hosts in rare match between divided countries
SUWON, South Korea (AP) — Drenched in rain, hundreds of South Koreans cheered the North…
Where Trump stands with Republicans nationally, according to the latest AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are unhappier with President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy than…
Seagull splatters King Charles III during Northern Ireland visit
LONDON (AP) — A seagull left a lasting impression Wednesday on King Charles III during…
The GOP’s YOLO caucus is small but growing. That may spell trouble for Trump’s congressional agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — The YOLO caucus is in session. In a Republican-led Congress defined by…
‘Minotaur,’ about murder and corruption in Putin’s Russia, jolts the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) — Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev sent shock waves through the Cannes Film…