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A Russian retail giant’s warehouse burns after Ukraine’s latest long-range drone attack
Ukrainian long-range drones hit a warehouse of Russia’s biggest online retailer in the Ural Mountains,…
Will Mississippi send a Black Democrat to the US Senate? Scott Colom says don’t count him out
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Scott Colom is a gregarious prosecutor who grew up in Mississippi…
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean
July 31-Aug. 6, 2026 Hundreds of people were evacuated after Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted, sending…
One man works to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, and he’s doing it unpaid
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Wiza Bondele goes to work every day at a hospital in…
‘I’m very good at grass.’ Why Trump goes into the weeds on one of his favorite topics
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will tell you: The grass is always greener on…
Spanish-led police raid smashes a vast Mediterranean smuggling network, arresting 78
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international police operation led by Spanish authorities dismantled a…
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii’s state primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — An ongoing corruption scandal involving Hawaii’s lieutenant governor looms over Saturday’s state…
Suspended priest in Grenada turns to calypso to preach about sexual abuse and Gaza
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A suspended Catholic priest on a tiny Caribbean island…
Pope Leo to meet with clergy abuse survivors during upcoming trip to France
MILAN (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will meet with survivors of clergy abuse during a…
Amanda Knox defends her comedy show at Edinburgh festival as honoring her murdered former roommate
LONDON (AP) — Amanda Knox, the American student convicted and later acquitted of the murder…
Plan to limit ‘vertical drinking’ decried by pub landlords and UK politicians
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LONDON (AP) — A proposal to limit “vertical drinking,” a bureaucratic euphemism for having a…
England forward Ivan Toney charged with assault after a London nightclub incident
LONDON (AP) — England forward Ivan Toney has been charged with assault after an incident…
Farmers in Kenya dispute that cyanide poisoning could have killed 16 elephants
KIMANA, Kenya (AP) — The carcass of one elephant lies on a dusty road, while…
Sri Lanka government says 3 inmates killed in separate prison clashes
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Three inmates were killed and more than 20 were injured…
Syria’s Health Ministry corrects Damascus minibus blast toll: 14 wounded, no deaths
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s Health Ministry said Friday that 14 people were wounded, three…
American flown to a New Zealand hospital in a rare midwinter Antarctic rescue mission
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian air crew flew an American from an Antarctic base…
The Danube River’s water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging
PRAHOVO, Serbia (AP) — Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe,…
Airport closes in Okinawa as Typhoon Dolphin hits parts of southern Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Typhoon Dolphin moved over Japan’s southern remote islands Friday, causing a main…
After centuries in India, the last Cochin Jews try to keep their history alive
KOCHI, India (AP) — As the sun set over Kochi’s historic Jew Town neighborhood, Keith…
Police respond to a school shooting in Thailand, in photos
BANGKOK (AP) — Police were responding to a shooting Friday at a high school in…
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean
July 31-Aug. 6, 2026 Hundreds of people were evacuated after Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted, sending…
A deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz may require a compromise from Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — To reach a deal with Iran that reopens the economically vital Strait…
Europe heat wave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat record
ROME (AP) — Italy placed all its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday…
Tennessee voters oust Trump-backed congressman, set fall matchup for redrawn Memphis-area House seat
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher defeated U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles…