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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…
Pompeo in Sudan, top US official to visit since uprising
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Sudan on Tuesday, the most senior U.S. official to visit the African country since last year's ouster of its autocratic leader, Omar al-Bashir.
Pompeo arrives in Khartoum to discuss the possibility of Sudan normalizing ties with Israel, removal from US terror list
CAIRO (AP) — Pompeo arrives in Khartoum to discuss the possibility of Sudan normalizing ties with Israel, removal from US terror list.
Global stocks rise, spurred by hopes for COVID treatment
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday as investors hung onto hopes the coronavirus pandemic may come under control with vaccines and treatments being developed.
French troops stay in Mali after coup, no end in sight
PARIS (AP) — It was a picture postcard meant to portray unity in the vast and fragile lands that once were French colonies: President Emmanuel Macron standing with the leaders of five West African countries where F…
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Afghan officials: Taliban truck bomb, other attacks kill 12
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A wave of attacks across Afghanistan on Tuesday left at least 12 dead and wounded scores, officials said, including a Taliban truck bombing in the country's north that targeted a commando …
Battle looms in Mozambique over extremists' control of port
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — The stinging success of Mozambique's Islamic extremist rebels in seizing and holding a northern port city signals to the government, neighboring countries and the world that Africa has yet…
German FM heads to Greece, Turkey as regional tension mounts
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Germany's foreign minister was visiting Greece and Turkey on Tuesday in an effort to ease increasing tension between the two neighbors, which are at loggerheads over prospecting rights in the …
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The Latest: Hong Kong to ease distancing rules as cases drop
HONG KONG — Hong Kong will ease some social distancing measures later this week, allowing beauty salons and cinemas to reopen and relaxing an evening dine-in ban, as daily coronavirus infections in the city dwindle…
Israel bombs Gaza militants in response to fire balloons
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military said it bombed militant positions in the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday in response to incendiary balloons launched into southern Israel farmlands a day earlier.
UN cautions that virus plasma treatment still experimental
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization on Monday cautioned that using blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors to treat other patients is still considered an experimental therapy, voicing the concern as a U.S. boo…
Two women locked in GOP runoff, seeking to face Kendra Horn
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two Oklahoma City women, each touting their conservative credentials and support for President Donald Trump, faced off Tuesday in a testy GOP primary runoff for the opportunity to unseat the lo…
New Zealand survivor to mosque gunman: 'You are the loser'
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — A man who was shot and wounded in the New Zealand mosque attacks had a simple message for the mass-murderer responsible: “You are the loser, and we are the winners.”
Lottery State-by-State
The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Tuesday: