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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…
Search for a bison after it attacked tourist in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Employees of the Bialowieza nature reserve in eastern Poland were searching for a male bison Monday after it injured a vacationer.
UK police arrest teenager after shooting of 15-year-old boy
LONDON (AP) — British police said a teenager in eastern England has been arrested in connection with the shooting on Monday of a 15-year-old boy on his way to school.
Tunisia arrests 7 suspects after deadly weekend attack
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities say that they have arrested seven people suspected of involvement in a deadly weekend attack that left one security officer dead and another wounded.
Belarus activist goes missing, colleagues fear detention
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A leading opposition activist and several other members of an opposition council in Belarus went missing Monday and their colleagues feared they were detained as part of the authorities' effort…
Russian FM in Syria, meets Assad in first visit since 2012
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russia's foreign minister has met with Syrian President Bashar Assad shortly after landing in the Syrian capital on Monday, his first visit since 2012.
Climate activists block Warsaw street against gov't inaction
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A few hundred Polish climate activists blocked traffic in downtown Warsaw Monday to spur the government into better protection of the environment.
Merkel won't rule out halting pipeline over Navalny
BERLIN (AP) — In a sign of Berlin's growing frustration over Moscow's stonewalling over the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, Chancellor Angela Merkel's office indicated Monday that she mig…
Philippine leader pardons US Marine in transgender killing
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president pardoned a U.S. Marine on Monday in a surprise move that will free him from imprisonment in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman that sparked anger in…
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Greece to boost military amid tension with neighbor Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece will be bolstering its military with new armament programs, a boost to military personnel and the development of the country’s defense industry, the government spokesman said Monday, as…
Serbia, Kosovo commit to EU talks on normalizing ties
BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo committed Monday to European Union-brokered talks on normalizing their strained ties and appeared to play down the importance of a surprise announcement last week by…
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India now 2nd behind US in virus cases amid economic pain
Global markets mixed after Wall Street slides
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets were mixed Monday after Wall Street turned in its biggest weekly decline in more than two months.
Sri Lanka assessing environment damage from oil tanker fire
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's government is sending scientists to determine whether a three-day fire on a giant oil tanker off its coast damaged the marine environment, an official said Monday.
2 depressions in Atlantic to become tropical storms Monday
MIAMI (AP) — Two tropical depressions in the Atlantic Ocean are expected to become tropical storms on Monday, with one system already generating a warning off the coast of continental Africa.