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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…
Royal House confirms former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, has been in United Arab Emirates since Aug. 3
MADRID (AP) — Royal House confirms former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, has been in United Arab Emirates since Aug. 3.
German minister in Tripoli to press for end to Libyan war
BERLIN (AP) — German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas made an unannounced visit to Tripoli on Monday, saying that the world must not be deceived by the “deceptive calm” in Libya at the moment and should find a way to en…
Crowd protests outside US Postmaster's North Carolina home
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — More than 100 demonstrators converged outside the North Carolina mansion of the postmaster general, protesting the cutbacks, delays and other changes to the U.S. Postal Service that have cre…
4 killed, at least 20 hurt in Cincinnati weekend shootings
CINCINNATI (AP) — Police in Cincinnati say three more people suffered gunshot wounds as a violent weekend that saw four killings and at least 20 injuries came to a close.
Belarus workers on the streets as EU chief calls summit
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Thousands of factory workers in Belarus took to the streets and crowds of demonstrators besieged the state television headquarters Monday, raising the pressure on authoritarian President Alexa…
Mauritius copes with split Japanese ship that spilled oil
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Work began Monday to remove the two pieces of a grounded Japanese ship that leaked tons of oil into the protected coast of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius and broke apart.
Egyptian envoys in Gaza in bid to ease tensions with Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Egyptian mediators were in the Gaza Strip on Monday in an effort to reduce tensions and prevent a new cross-border conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Party official: FBI arrests Puerto Rico legislator, 3 others
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — FBI agents on Monday arrested Puerto Rico Rep. María Milagros Charbonier and three other people, a spokesman for the pro-statehood New Progressive Party said.
Splintered militants rejoin Pakistani Taliban, vow holy war
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A militant faction in Pakistan that split years ago from the Pakistani Taliban has returned and rejoined the insurgents, a Taliban spokesman said Monday.
German diplomat in Tripoli to press for end to Libyan war
BERLIN (AP) — German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas made an unannounced visit to Tripoli on Monday, saying that the world must not be deceived by the “deceptive calm” in Libya at the moment and find a way to end the c…
Hundreds help clean up site of fatal Baltimore explosion
BALTIMORE (AP) — Hundreds of community members in Baltimore helped clean up debris from the site of a gas explosion that killed two people and sent seven more to the hospital.
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Man barricaded in Texas home after 3 officers are shot
Residents of a suburb near Austin, Texas, were told to stay indoors early Monday as police surrounded a home where a man was barricaded inside with three of his family members after three officers were shot hours e…
Belarus workers hit the streets, as EU chief calls summit
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Thousands of factory workers in Belarus took to the streets and hundreds of demonstrators besieged the state television headquarters Monday, raising the pressure on authoritarian President Ale…
Official: Inmates attacked 6 officers at California prison
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Six correctional officers were taken to hospitals to be treated for injuries sustained in an inmate attack at a prison in California, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said.