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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…
Who's next? Abe's party maneuvers to pick Japan's next PM
TOKYO (AP) — With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announcing his plans to step down due to health reasons, members of his ruling party are furiously maneuvering ahead of an internal vote that will ultimately decide his s…
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Trump to wade into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha
Hong Kong democracy activists urge German action on China
BERLIN (AP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy activists demonstrated outside the German Foreign Ministry on Tuesday as China's top diplomat visited the capital, urging the government in Berlin do more to try and force Beij…
Afghan official: Death toll from week of flooding at 190
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The death toll from a week of heavy flooding in northern and eastern Afghanistan rose to at least 190 on Tuesday, an official said, with scores more injured as rescue crews search for thos…
Poland approves new German ambassador after long delay
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has accepted the appointment of a new German ambassador after an unusual delay of three months, reportedly rooted in Polish grievances over World War II.
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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…