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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…
UN cargo plane crashes in Somalia, 3 crew members survive
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Somali official says a United Nations cargo plane carrying humanitarian aid has crashed at an airport in central Somalia and the three crew members survived.
77 dead in floods and landslides in India's Assam state
GAUHATI, India (AP) — Six more people have died in floods and mudslides in northeastern India's Assam state, officials said Tuesday, taking the death toll to 77 from more than two weeks of heavy rains that caused o…
Burger King addresses elephant in the room, and it's a cow
Burger King is staging an intervention with its cows.
Report: Iran hangs 2 for 2010 parade bombing that killed 12
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV is reporting that authorities have executed two men convicted of a 2010 bombing at a military parade in northwestern Iran that killed 12 spectators.
Turkey says it rejects EU condemnation over Hagia Sophia
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister on Tuesday chided the European Union over its condemnation of a Turkish decision to convert Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque, saying the matte…
UK, France set to extend rules on face coverings in public
LONDON (AP) — British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Tuesday that the wearing of face coverings will be mandatory in shops and supermarkets in England. The requirement is expected to take effect from July 24.
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Israeli investigators: No footage of shooting of Palestinian
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Justice Ministry on Tuesday announced there is no footage of the shooting of an autistic Palestinian man who was killed by Israeli police, saying that security cameras in the closely monit…
Pensioners in Greece win court battle for bailout refund
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A high court in Greece has ruled in favor of pensioners who brought a class action case to demand the reimbursement of money cut from their income during international bailouts.
The Latest: France to require masks at indoor public spaces
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to require masks inside all indoor public spaces by Aug. 1.
Flash flood kills 15 in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A flash flood in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province left at least 15 people dead and an unknown number missing, an official said Tuesday.
UN commission warns new Burundi leader needs watching
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A United Nations commission of inquiry warns that it will take more than a new president to reverse the trend of repression in the East African country of Burundi.
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Armenia-Azerbaijan border fighting escalates; 16 killed
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan forces fought Tuesday with heavy artillery and drones, leaving at least 16 people killed on both sides, including an Azerbaijani general, in the worst outbreak of host…