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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…
Thai police seek new Interpol notice for Red Bull heir
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand on Wednesday began the process of informing the international police cooperation agency Interpol about a new arrest warrant for an heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who was…
Greek coast guard: 96 rescued from yacht carrying migrants
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A broad search and rescue operation was extended into Wednesday night a day after a yacht smuggling migrants partially sank in the eastern Aegean Sea, Greece's coast guard said.
2 people shot to death during protest over Kenosha shooting
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Two people were shot to death during another night of Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha in a possible vigilante attack carried out by a young white man who was caught on cellphone video op…
Zimbabwean activist and opposition leader dies of cancer
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A young Zimbabwean thrust into anti-government activism while searching for his missing journalist brother has died of colon cancer, just as well-wishers had raised money to get him into sur…
Afghan watchdog: Half of police in some provinces use drugs
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Approximately half of all police in Afghanistan's southern provinces use drugs and up to 70% of police positions in those regions are “ghost" positions not actually filled by a person, a n…
Germany to end mandatory tests for travelers, bans protests
BERLIN (AP) — Germany will end mandatory coronavirus tests for travelers returning from high-risk areas abroad and again focus its testing strategy on people with symptoms or possible exposure to COVID-19 patients,…
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Group of French-speaking countries suspends Mali after coup
PARIS (AP) — Mali has been suspended from a global body of French-speaking countries after a military junta overthrew the West African country’s democratically elected president.
3 shot, 2 killed in 3rd night of unrest over Blake shooting
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Two people were shot to death and another was wounded during a third night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, and authorities Wednesday hunted for a po…
Belarus turns up pressure on protesters, detains over 50
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Police in Belarus detained over 50 people across the country during protests demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian leader, officials said Wednesday.
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Pompeo has closed-door meetings with Bahrain, UAE leaders
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held closed-door meetings Wednesday with Bahrain's royal family and top officials in the United Arab Emirates amid the Trump administration's p…
EU ponders future of top trade official after travel gaffe
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commision President Ursula von der Leyen was weighing the fate of Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan after the Irishman became embroiled in controversy over a recent trip home and questionable a…