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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…
China intercepts boat with activists suspected on board
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese authorities have arrested at least 10 people, including a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, after its coast guard intercepted a speedboat believed to be heading to Taiwan, media reports sai…
Belarus leader accuses neighbors of waging "hybrid war"
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian president on Thursday accused the country's neighbors of waging a “hybrid war” against the ex-Soviet nation, as the authorities have continued their efforts to stem week…
The Latest: Still too early to assess Hurricane Laura damage
The Latest on Hurricane Laura:
China criticizes US sanctions over South China Sea buildup
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday accused the United States of violating international law by imposing sanctions on officials and companies involved in Beijing’s military buildup in the disputed South China Sea, but…
Laura, now a Category 2 hurricane, still extremely dangerous
LAKE ARTHUR, La. (AP) — Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border early Thursda…
France warns Lebanon risks collapse after explosion, crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is in such a deep political and economic crisis the country risks collapsing altogether, France’s foreign minister said Thursday, ahead of the French president's visit to the country next week.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT
Laura slams Louisiana coast with fierce wind, surging sea
Pompeo ends Mideast trip with visit to Oman's new sultan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday visited Oman's new sultan, the last stop on a Mideast trip that sought to build on an American-brokered deal to have Israel and the…
Global stocks lower ahead of U.S. Fed chair's speech
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and U.S. futures declined Thursday as investors looked ahead to a speech by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman.
The Latest: Laura surge swamps Holly Beach and Cameron, La.
The Latest on Hurricane Laura:
The Latest: Africa reports sharp decline in new infections
JOHANNESBURG — Africa’s top public health official says the continent has seen a 20% decrease in confirmed coronavirus cases in the past week, but he warns that “we shouldn’t go home celebrating that our pandemic i…
Thai headmaster accused of killing 3 gets death sentence
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand handed a death sentence Thursday to an elementary school principal convicted of fatally shooting three people including a toddler during a robbery of a gold shop earlier this year.
AP Week in Pictures, Middle East
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan & Pakistan Region between Aug. 20-26, 2020.
Turkey accuses France of stoking tensions in east Med
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Thursday accused France of stoking tensions in the eastern Mediterranean, where NATO allies Turkey and Greece are locked in a stiff standoff over competing claims over offshore energ…
Videos show Laura's winds battering a skyscraper in Lake Charles, Louisiana, blowing out windows as glass, debris fly
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Videos show Laura's winds battering a skyscraper in Lake Charles, Louisiana, blowing out windows as glass, debris fly.