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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…
Partner of dead Belarus protester believes police shot him
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The partner of a man who died in the protests engulfing Belarus says she does not believe the official account that Alexander Taraikovsky was killed when an explosive device that he intended t…
Thai student leader freed on bail, vows to keep up protest
BANGKOK (AP) — A student leader of Thailand’s anti-government movement vowed to continue his protesting after being released on bail Saturday, a day after his arrest on a sedition charge.
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Saturday, August 15, 2020
Hague police arrest 27 amid third night of rioting
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police in The Hague arrested 27 people as rioting broke out in a low-income neighborhood for the third night, with youths torching a storage building and throwing stones and fireworks …
FBI team arrives this weekend to take part in Beirut probe
BEIRUT (AP) — A team of FBI investigators was due to arrive in Lebanon this weekend to take part in the probe of Beirut’s massive explosion, a senior U.S official said Saturday after visiting the location of the bl…
AP News Digest 7 a.m.
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Thousands of Britons return from France to avoid quarantine
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of British tourists beat a hasty retreat from France, packing out planes, trains and ferries to return to the U.K. by the early hours of Saturday morning to avoid a mandatory 14-day quaranti…
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT
Virus flareups in Europe lead to club closings, mask orders
Pompeo inks deal for US troop move from Germany to Poland
WARSAW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday sealed a defense cooperation deal with Polish officials that will pave the way for the redeployment of American troops from Germany to Poland.
On V-J Day, UK's Johnson pays tribute to campaign's veterans
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is paying tribute to veterans of the multinational World War II campaign against Japan, which formally ended 75 years ago some three months after Nazi Germany had …
The Nation's Weather
The Nation's Weather for Sunday, August 16, 2020
Iran threatens 'dangerous future' for UAE after Israel deal
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard vowed Saturday there would be dangerous consequences for the United Arab Emirates after it announced a historic deal with Israel to open up diplomatic relatio…
AP Week in Pictures, Global
AUG. 8 - 14, 2020
Freed from Belarus jails, protesters recount beatings
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — They emerged dazed, shaken and in tears from the detention center in Minsk, to be met by waiting relatives. They displayed the black-and-blue bruises on their bodies, saying police had beaten …
AP News Digest 3:30 a.m.
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