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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…
Over 200,000 vote in Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries
HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents turned up over the weekend to vote in an unofficial two-day primary election held by the city’s pro-democracy camp as it gears up to field candidates fo…
Iran blames bad communication, alignment for jet shootdown
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders and a decision to fire without authorization all led to Iran's Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian je…
Iran investigators blame shootdown of Ukranian flight on misaligned missile battery, no communication with commanders
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran investigators blame shootdown of Ukranian flight on misaligned missile battery, no communication with commanders.
The Latest: Hungary reimposing restrictions on some arrivals
BUDAPEST, Hungary — The Hungarian government said Sunday that it will reimpose restrictions, such as mandatory two-week quarantines or bans, on people arriving from countries where the rate of coronavirus infection…
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Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse
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The Latest: Vatican highlights plight of maritime workers
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is highlighting the plight of maritime workers during the pandemic, saying bans on shore leave are severely stressing crews stuck aboard ship, some to the point of suicide.
Online funeral set for Seoul mayor over virus concerns
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The official funeral for Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon will be held online this week over coronavirus concerns, his funeral committee said Sunday.
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Libyan forces set conditions for lifting oil blockade
CAIRO (AP) — Forces loyal to a Libyan commander said they will only allow the reopening of oil fields and terminals once a mechanism has been set up to fairly distribute revenue across the country, which is split b…
Serbia, Kosovo leaders in new talks face same old issues
BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo resumed talks Sunday aimed at normalizing their long-strained relations, more than 20 years after Belgrade sent troops into its former territory to crush an uprising…
The Latest: Spain holds regional elections amid coronavirus
MADRID — Spaniards in two northern regions are voting in regional elections Sunday amid tight security measures to avoid more outbreaks of the coronavirus.
Over 200,000 vote in Hong Kong's pro-democracy primaries
HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers turned up over the weekend to vote in an unofficial two-day primary election held by the city’s pro-democracy camp as it gears up to field candidates for an up…
The Latest: India IT hub Bangalore in lockdown as cases rise
NEW DELHI — India’s coronavirus caseload is nearing 850,000 with a record surge of 28,637 in the past 24 hours, prompting authorities to announce a weeklong lockdown in the key southern technology hub of Bangalore.
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As US grapples with virus, Florida hits record case increase