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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…
Police: 2 Chicago officers, suspect shot during traffic stop
CHICAGO (AP) — Two police officers were shot in a struggle with a suspect during a traffic stop in Chicago early Sunday, prompting a third officer to return fire, injuring the suspect.
Top French military officer arrested; reported Russia ties
PARIS (AP) — A senior French army officer based abroad has been arrested and handed preliminary treason charges for sharing highly sensitive intelligence with a foreign power, authorities said Sunday.
3 die, 4 injured after tree falls on van in Austria
BERLIN (AP) — Three people have died and four others were injured after the van they were in was hit by a tree, Austrian police said Sunday.
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Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland; 1 killed
Lebanon arrests 3 Egyptian suspects in Cairo gang rape case
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces have arrested three Egyptian men wanted in their home country on charges of involvement in an alleged gang rape at a luxury Cairo hotel six years ago.
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Swimming ban in German river after claims crocodile sighted
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in eastern Germany have banned swimming in parts of the river Unstrut after claims that a crocodile was seen there.
Afghan president names council for peace deal with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president has appointed a council for national reconciliation, which will have final say on whether the government will sign a peace deal with the Taliban after what are expe…
India records highest daily increase in virus cases globally
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Sunday registered a record new 78,761 coronavirus cases, the highest single-day spike in the world since the pandemic began, just as the government began easing restrictions to help the ba…
Israel responds to explosive balloons with tank fire on Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it struck militant targets in Gaza early on Sunday in response to continued launches of explosives-laden balloons out of the Hamas-run territory.
Turkey marks 1922 victory over Greece amid Med tensions
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey marked the 98th anniversary of the decisive War of Independence battle against Greek forces Sunday as the threat of a new conflict with Athens looms in the eastern Mediterranean.
Lebanon’s powerhouse Hezbollah hit by backlash after blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Sara Jaafar joined a group of political activists gathered on Aug. 4 to discuss strategies to challenge Lebanon’s entrenched rulers when their building was shaken and the windows blasted out by the gi…
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'Fanning the flames': Dems accuse Trump of stoking violence
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Thousands gather in Israel for anti-Netanyahu weekly rallies
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis demonstrated Saturday in Jerusalem in a continuation of summer-long weekend rallies demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces a corruption tria…