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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…
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Gaza militants fire 12 rockets, Israel strikes Hamas targets
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants fired 12 rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip overnight, nine of which were intercepted, and Israel responded with three airstrikes on targets linked to the territory's milit…
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2 tropical storms expected to form at each end of Caribbean
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Two newly formed tropical depressions at opposite ends of the Caribbean were expected to become tropical storms Friday, with forecasters projecting potential tracks for both that could…
AP PHOTOS: Masks, COVID-19 no match for Israeli bodybuilders
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Wearing face masks and not much else, dozens of Israeli bodybuilders greased up their bodies as they prepared to flex their muscles under the scorching Mediterranean sun to compete for the t…
PNG questions Chinese company claim to use COVID-19 vaccine
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea prevented the arrival of a flight carrying Chinese workers after a Chinese mining company claimed to have immunized employees against COVID-19 in an apparent vaccination …
Russian doctors refuse Navalny's transfer to Germany
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian doctors refused to authorize opposition politician Alexei Navalny's transfer to a German hospital from the Siberian city of Omsk on Friday.
US faces opposition to demand to 'snap back' Iran sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Trump administration ran into immediate opposition after its top diplomat officially informed the United Nations it is demanding the restoration of all U.N. sanctions on Iran, with allies …
Philippines protests Chinese fishing seizures, air warnings
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government filed a diplomatic protest after Chinese forces seized fishing equipment set up by Filipinos in a disputed shoal in their latest territorial spat in the South Ch…
'Telegram revolution': App helps drive Belarus protests
MOSCOW (AP) — Every day, like clockwork, to-do lists for those protesting against Belarus' authoritarian leader appear in the popular Telegram messaging app. They lay out goals, give times and locations of rallies …
AP Week in Pictures, North America
Aug. 14 - 20, 2020
Biden vows to defeat Trump, end US 'season of darkness'
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night with a vow to be a unifying “ally of the light” who would move an America in crisis past the chaos of President Donal…
Strong and deep undersea earthquake shakes eastern Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong, deep undersea earthquake shook eastern Indonesia on Friday, but no damage has been reported.
The Latest: PM says Australia travel limit prevents 2nd wave
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister says his government has avoided a major second wave of coronavirus infections on the scale of France, Germany or Britain by limiting international travel.
Dozens of WWII veterans to gather in Hawaii amid pandemic
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Several dozen aging U.S. veterans, including some who were in Tokyo Bay as swarms of warplanes buzzed overhead and nations converged to end World War II, will gather on a battleship in P…