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The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday
The best offense. The best defense. The World Cup final is set, and fittingly, a clash of styles awaits. Lionel…
Poland seeks more flu vaccines amid shortage during pandemic
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish government is trying to secure more flu vaccines from international producers amid a national shortage fueled by higher demand during the coronavirus pandemic, Poland's health minis…
Greek minister: Force may be used to move homeless migrants
KARA TEPE, Greece (AP) — Greece’s migration minister said Tuesday that the government will use force, if necessary, to move homeless migrants to a new tent city after fires at an overcrowded refugee camp left thous…
Hurricane Sally slows, gathering a deluge for the Gulf Coast
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Hurricane Sally, a plodding storm with winds of 85 mph (137 kph), crept toward the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday as forecasters warned of potentially deadly storm surges and flash floods wit…
Mali junta faces deadline for naming civilian leader
ABURI, Ghana (AP) — Mali's military rulers face a regional deadline for naming a civilian interim leader Tuesday, as the junta meet with West Africa leaders who maintain that new elections must be held within a yea…
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Plodding and powerful, Sally moves in on Gulf Coast
Navalny posts photo of himself online, says he can breathe
BERLIN (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posted a picture of himself from his hospital bed in Germany on Tuesday, looking gaunt but joking wryly about his condition and saying that he was enjoying the…
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UN raises alarm over refugee killings in Uganda settlement
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says it is “saddened and alarmed” after at least 10 refugees were killed in an attack last week by local residents in northern Uganda amid tensions over incr…
Dutch government to unveil budget overshadowed by virus
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government plans to invest in protecting jobs during the coronavirus crisis but warned Tuesday in a speech delivered by King Willem-Alexander ahead of the unveiling of the na…
Global stocks mixed after Wall Street rises on dealmaking
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street rose on a flurry of corporate deals and China's economic activity improved.
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Hong Kong: No information on reported detentions in Taiwan
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that Taiwan has not disclosed information about the reported detentions of five Hong Kongers who may have attempted to flee there by boat to escape possible…
Bosnian Serb official jailed for war crimes dies of COVID-19
PALE, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Momcilo Krajisnik, a former top wartime Bosnian Serb official who was convicted of war crimes by a U.N. court, has died after contracting COVID-19. He was 75.
U.N.: Boat capsizes near Libya; 24 migrants presumed dead
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. migration agency said Tuesday that a boat carrying migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, leaving at least two dozen people drowned or missing and presumed dead…
Zimbabwe government abuses critics, allege rights groups
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Godfrey Kurauone, a Zimbabwean opposition official, sang a protest song at the funeral of a party member in July. For that, and other political charges, he spent 42 days in jail before the p…