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A giddy Patti Smith meets fellow Chicago legend, Pope Leo XIV
ROME (AP) — Rock legend Patti Smith was giddy and almost at a loss for…
Indonesia arrests Malaysia Airlines pilot for smuggling drugs into Jakarta
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Friday they have arrested a Malaysia Airlines pilot…
UN expert flags human rights concerns over Cambodia after talks with PM in Phnom Penh
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A U.N. official said Friday that Cambodia faces serious human…
Algerian bus plunges into a ravine near Algiers, killing at least 25 and injuring 44
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — At least 25 people were killed and 44 injured on Friday…
US cites ‘unauthorized travel’ to end DACA status for a mother of 3 deported to Mexico
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A Texas mother deported to Mexico despite having legal permission to…
Briton to petition Cyprus court to let him attend funeral of his son who fell from hotel window
PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — The lawyer for a British man charged with negligence in his…
UK funeral director sentenced to 20 years in prison after bereaved families given wrong ashes
LONDON (AP) — A British funeral director was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday…
Read the full text of the deal for Hamas to disarm and Israel to leave Gaza
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw…
Actor Storm Reid hopes music reveals another side, introducing listeners to the real her
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Storm Reid knows how the world sees her: an accomplished, polished…
Oprah Winfrey says she will close her school for girls in South Africa next year
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oprah Winfrey says she will close the school for underprivileged girls she…
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has thoughts about toning down political fights. Here’s what he says
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The last time Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma hosted the nation’s…
Myanmar’s president outlines policy road map, criticizes ASEAN peace plan
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military-backed government on Friday marked his government’s first…
Missouri proposal would create nation’s toughest standard for citizen-led constitutional amendments
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Over the past several years, Missouri voters have amended the…
Rights group says Russia-linked airstrike in Mali killed 8 civilians last month
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Human Rights Watch said Friday that Russian government-controlled Africa Corps aircraft…
At least 18 die after breach of border between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta
MADRID (AP) — At least eighteen migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave…
Man arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying on a UK military base for Iran
LONDON (AP) — A London man has been arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying…
Ugandan opposition leader Besigye is unconscious in hospital after collapsing in court, wife says
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been hospitalized and is unconscious…
34 miners killed in a methane explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A methane gas explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan…
Israelis worry about weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis across political and religious lines are worried about the weakening connection…
Japan’s Sony sees profit grow on demand for games, but quake damage still unclear
TOKYO (AP) — Sony Group Corp. reported a 32% profit growth in the fiscal first…
Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal has been reached for…
An Australian jury convicts British entertainer Yung Filly of assault as he weeps in court
PERTH, Australia (AP) — An Australian jury convicted the British social media celebrity and rapper…
What to know about the conflict in Mali and the world’s most terrorized region
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Mali is facing its most serious security crisis in years as…
Peru swears in new president and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean
July 24-30, 2026 Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president, a victory that confirmed…