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Slovenia TV says it won’t air Eurovision song contest after pulling out
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s national broadcaster RTV Slovenia said on Thursday it won’t air…
Britain and France sign a 3-year deal to curb small-boat channel crossings
ZUYDCOOTE, France (AP) — Britain and France signed Thursday a new multimillion-euro deal aimed at…
Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will miss Day 3 of the NFL draft
New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will not be with the…
Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi splattered with red liquid in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was splattered with red liquid on…
New cricket stadium in Southern California heralds the sport’s Olympic return after 128 years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s been 126 years since cricket — the second most watched…
A court orders Zambian government to return ex-president’s body to a funeral home in bizarre dispute
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A long-running dispute over the remains of Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu…
2021 collision of South Korean warplanes caused by pilots taking video, report says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 2021 midair collision of two South Korean fighter jets…
Lebanon decries Israeli demolition of homes in areas occupied after ceasefire
BEIRUT (AP) — Spread across a hillside of southern Lebanon, the tiny village of Beit…
New cricket stadium in Southern California heralds the sport’s Olympic return after 128 years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s been 126 years since cricket — the second most watched…
Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny top Spotify’s first all-time most streamed artists list
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s her, hi! Taylor Swift has topped Spotify’s first ever list…
Pope wraps up an Africa visit for the history books with a Mass in Equatorial Guinea
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his African odyssey on Thursday…
California’s woes at the center of debate among leading candidates for governor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A televised debate among six leading candidates for California governor Wednesday…
Scientists trace latest interstellar comet’s home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky Way
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The comet that rambled past us from another star last…
Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security Department
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen…
Residents in rural Sudan say the Iran war has made it harder to get medicines
QOZ NAFISA, Sudan (AP) — It’s always been challenging for Abbas Awad to find medicines…
2 trains collide in Denmark, prompting a massive emergency response north of Copenhagen
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two trains collided in Denmark early Thursday, prompting a massive emergency…
Wildfires across Georgia and Florida destroy more than 50 homes and force evacuations
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NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) — Huge plumes of smoke blanketed swaths of the Southeast on Wednesday…
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil killed in Israeli strike on a house where she took cover, paper says
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese journalist was killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on a…
Voting begins in India’s West Bengal state after a national voter list purge
KOLKATA, India (AP) — Voting in one of India’s most closely watched state elections began…
Trump-endorsed Burt Jones seeks edge on Rick Jackson in ugly Republican primary for Georgia governor
ATLANTA (AP) — Even with all his family wealth, there is no way for Burt…
Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight involving gender identity
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration took the unusual step this week of…
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Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and…
Vaccines, budget cuts and affordability: Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s gauntlet of congressional hearings
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday concluded a marathon series of hearings with…
Kalshi fines and suspends 3 congressional candidates for wagering on their own elections
Three congressional candidates wagered on the outcome of their own elections on Kalshi, according to…