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The first refugee to lead the UN refugee agency calls this a ‘very difficult moment in history’
ROME (AP) — The first refugee to lead the U.N. refugee agency said Monday the…
The last hostage recovered from Gaza, Ran Gvili, died fighting to save a kibbutz
JERUSALEM (AP) — The announcement that the remains of the last hostage in Gaza, Ran…
‘Crazy night’: Sittler’s 10-point game still stands as NHL record 50 years later
TORONTO — Darryl Sittler remembers the usual noise in the newspapers. Toronto Maple Leafs owner…
Broadway and Hollywood songwriter Marc Shaiman looks back with pessimistic humor in memoir
NEW YORK (AP) — Some people see the glass as half full and some as…
Mexico’s president joins ARMY fan base in BTS concert push
MEXICO CITY (AP) — BTS’s upcoming concerts in Mexico have escalated to a presidential level,…
‘Take pride in what we’ve built’: Producer says ‘Frankenstein’ Oscar noms spotlight Canadian talent
One of the producers behind Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” says the Oscar-nominated film is an…
Hungary’s Orbán accuses Ukraine of election interference and summons ambassador
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused Ukraine on Monday of…
California Post brings brash New York-style tabloid news to the West Coast
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aiming to shake up the Golden State’s media landscape, the California…
Sudan’s military says it breaks the paramilitary RSF’s siege of a key town
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military said Monday it has broken a siege imposed by the…
Canada’s ski cross, alpine ski racers unveiled for 2026 Olympic Games
TORONTO — World champions James Crawford, Laurence St-Germain and Marielle Thompson lead Canada’s alpine and…
He left the US for an internship. Trump’s travel ban made it impossible to return
The first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since sophomore year…
Wales captain calls Six Nations ‘a welcome distraction’ amid off-field turmoil
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — After Wales rugby players canceled their threat of strike action, national…
Olympic medallist swimmer Ilya Kharun switches from Canada to United States
Olympic medallist swimmer Ilya Kharun is switching national allegiances. The 20-year-old, who has represented Canada…
No “double standards” says Pakistan as it delays decision on whether to go to T20 World Cup
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan will decide by next Monday whether to participate in the T20…
Cuba’s Santeros offer gifts and ask deities for peace as tensions rise with US
HAVANA (AP) — As tensions rise between the United States and Cuba and the island…
Geoffrey Mason, TV producer of 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis, dies at 85
Geoffrey Mason, who had a five-decade career in sports television and was best known as…
Ethiopia declares the end of its first Marburg virus outbreak
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia on Monday declared the end of its first outbreak of…
Switzerland leaves 44-year-old ski-jump great Simon Ammann off Winter Olympics team
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland left 44-year-old ski-jumping great Simon Ammann out of a team…
Interpol arrests more than 3,700 suspects in global trafficking crackdown
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A global crackdown on human traffickers and migrant smugglers coordinated by…
Host Italy has new skiing star for Olympics and he’s gone from tragedy to triumph
Giovanni Franzoni just won the “Super Bowl of skiing.” Soon, he’ll be chasing Olympic gold…
Qatar influence grows in Olympic world as Sheikh Joaan elected to lead Asia’s OCA
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — Qatar scored a win in Olympic politics Monday, with the emirate…
A Brazilian skier at the Winter Olympics? Lucas Pinheiro Braathen could make history
MILAN (AP) — When Lucas Pinheiro Braathen tells people in Brazil that he represents the…
10 years, 3,000 creatives: the uphill battle for Black talent in Italian fashion
MILAN (AP) — A day before an emerging Ghanaian designer made his Milan runway debut,…
Taylor Fritz struggles with injury in loss to Lorenzo Musetti at Australian Open
Taylor Fritz’s Australian Open ended in a grueling physical struggle on Monday as he was…