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Gas prices climb across WA through April
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…
Global shares mixed following Wall Street retreat
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares meandered Tuesday after a retreat on Wall Street.
Indian, Chinese commanders hold talks over mounting tensions
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian and Chinese military commanders held talks for a second day Tuesday following a new escalation in tensions along their contested border in the Ladakh region.
Trump to wade into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is diving into the latest eruption in the nation's reckoning over racial injustice with a trip Tuesday to Kenosha, Wisconsin, over the objections of local leaders.
French leader marks Lebanon centennial ahead of gov't talks
BEIRUT (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron planted a cedar tree in a forest north of Beirut on Tuesday, marking Lebanon's centenary ahead of talks with officials on ways to help extract the country from an unpr…
Kushner visits air base as part of Israel-US trip to UAE
AL-DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Jared Kushner and U.S. officials visited a major air base in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, speaking to Emirati and American pilots on the tarmac, near the adva…
Police: Black man killed by Los Angeles sheriff's deputy
Los Angeles (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was investigating a shooting of a Black man by a deputy Monday afternoon.
Eurozone unemployment spike held down by support schemes
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The unemployment rate across the 19 countries that use the euro currency rose modestly to 7.9% in July, official figures showed Tuesday. The number of people losing their jobs has been hel…
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Kushner visits US air base as part of Israel-Emirates trip
AL-DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Jared Kushner and U.S. officials visited a major American air base in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, speaking to Emirati pilots on the tarmac, near the advanced…
Police detain alleged IS commander in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police have detained an alleged top commander of the Islamic State group in Turkey, as well as 11 suspected collaborators, Turkish officials said Tuesday.
German jobless spike held down by government salary program
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's unemployment rate edged up to 6.4% last month but, as in July, the coronavirus pandemic played no significant role in the increase, the national labor agency said Tuesday. Jobless figures in…
Iran's supreme leader calls United Arab Emirates' recognition of Israel 'treason that will not last for long'
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader calls United Arab Emirates' recognition of Israel 'treason that will not last for long.'
The Latest: Russia passes 1 million coronavirus cases
MOSCOW — Russia’s tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Tuesday as authorities reported 4,729 new cases. Russia has the fourth largest caseload in the world after the U.S., Brazil and India.
Mexico City's 2nd oldest church burns amid homeless takeover
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities promised Monday to erect a barricade around Mexico City’s second oldest church after a weekend fire damaged the tower, choir, an organ and stained glass.
The Latest: Chinese students begin full return to school
BEIJING — Chinese students on Tuesday began a full return to regular classes following two weeks without new cases of local transmission in the country.