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Boeing and the Justice Department detail the company's guilty plea involving jetliner crashes that killed 346 people

Boeing and the Justice Department detail the company's guilty plea involving jetliner crashes that killed 346 people

4 months ago

Nearly 600 Mexicans flee drug cartel violence to seek refuge in neighboring Guatemala

Nearly 600 Mexicans flee drug cartel violence to seek refuge in neighboring Guatemala

4 months ago

Germany’s Scholz confident of turning round his struggling party’s fortunes in run for a 2nd term

BERLIN -- Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday he is confident of turning around his struggling center-left party's fortunes and will…

4 months ago

Netanyahu in Washington: Israel PM vows ‘total victory’ in Gaza, denounces US protesters

2024-07-25 09:15:02 WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in a scathing speech to Congress on Wednesday to…

4 months ago

Kenyan president appoints opposition ministers to his Cabinet amid political unrest

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s president on Wednesday incorporated the opposition in his new Cabinet, appointing four ministers from the main…

4 months ago

Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces his first House of Commons grilling from lawmakers

LONDON -- Newly elected British leader Keir Starmer faced a House of Commons milestone on Wednesday, fielding lawmakers’ queries at…

4 months ago

Delta says cancellations continue as it tries to restore operations after tech outage

Airlines, including Delta Air Lines, continued to struggle to restore operations two days after a faulty software update caused technological…

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Argentina vs. Morocco: Fans rush pitch during Olympics soccer match

2024-07-24 23:50:02 SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — The Olympic men’s soccer tournament got off to a violent and chaotic start Wednesday…

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Internet partially restored in parts of Bangladesh as local media report at least 197 deaths in clashes since July 16

Internet partially restored in parts of Bangladesh as local media report at least 197 deaths in clashes since July 16

4 months ago

Japan protests against Russia’s entry ban on 13 mostly business leaders over sanctions

Japan’s government says it has protested against Russia’s announcement that it is permanently banning 13 Japanese citizens, mostly business leaders…

4 months ago

Yonhap news agency says North Korean trash balloons have fallen on the compound of South Korea’s presidential office

Yonhap news agency says North Korean trash balloons have fallen on the compound of South Korea’s presidential office

4 months ago

Google makes abrupt U-turn by dropping plan to remove ad-tracking cookies on Chrome browser

LONDON -- Google is dropping plans to eliminate cookies from its Chrome web browser, making a sudden U-turn on four…

4 months ago

Police in St. Maarten detain suspect in shooting of politician whose wife was killed in the attack

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Authorities in St. Maarten said they have detained a suspect linked to the recent shooting…

4 months ago

What to know about Netanyahu’s visit to Washington

2024-07-24 06:05:02 WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington this week is looming as a fraught…

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German government, mainstream opposition move to protect highest court against extremist forces

BERLIN -- Germany's governing coalition and the conservative opposition on Tuesday presented a plan to protect the country's highest court…

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Prominent Algerian opposition figures blast ‘authoritarian climate’ ahead of presidential election

ALGIERS, Algeria -- Eleven prominent Algerian opposition figures wrote an open letter this week, denouncing “the authoritarian climate” surrounding the…

4 months ago

Moroccan ex-minister who defended government critics sentenced to five years

RABAT, Morocco -- Mohamed Ziane, an ex-Moroccan minister of human rights, was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday…

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Estonia’s new government is formally appointed. Its first priority is to improve state finances

HELSINKI -- Estonia’s president formally appointed the Baltic country’s new government on Monday after lawmakers gave the green light to…

4 months ago

US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva convicted of spreading false news about Russian army, court records say

US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva convicted of spreading false news about Russian army, court records say

4 months ago

Israeli police say a Canadian citizen was killed after threatening Israeli security forces with a knife near Gaza border

Israeli police say a Canadian citizen was killed after threatening Israeli security forces with a knife near Gaza border

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