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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…
Mourners attend funeral mass for retired pope's brother
BERLIN (AP) — A memorial mass was held Wednesday in Germany for the Rev. Georg Ratzinger, the older brother of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI.
China defends WHO, lashes out at US move to withdraw
BEIJING (AP) — China defended the World Health Organization and lashed out at the U.S. decision to withdraw from the U.N. body, adding to a litany of disputes between the world's largest economies and increasing ge…
Ethiopia's week of unrest sees 239 dead, 3,500 arrested
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — At least 239 people have been killed and 3,500 arrested in more than a week of unrest in Ethiopia that poses the biggest challenge yet to its Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister.
Woman killed as India, Pakistan trade gunfire in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian and Pakistani soldiers barraged each other with mortar shells and gunfire along the highly militarized frontier in Kashmir on Wednesday, killing a woman and wounding another in the Ind…
Power tussle in Nepal ruling party as China influence grows
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s prime minister could be forced out of office within weeks amid an internal tussle for power within his governing party following his sharp rhetoric on neighboring India and as Chines…
WHO says Sri Lanka and Maldives eliminate measles, rubella
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka and Maldives have become the first two countries in the World Health Organization's South-East Asia region to eliminate both measles and rubella ahead of a 2023 target, the U.N. …
Global shares mixed as pandemic uncertainty squelches buying
TOKYO (AP) — Global stock markets were mixed Wednesday as uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic sapped the buying enthusiasm that has been driving prices higher.
The Latest: Israeli defense chief quaratines after exposure
JERUSALEM — Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz says he is going into quarantine over concerns he was recently exposed to a COVID-19 carrier.
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FBI investigating reported assault on Black Indiana man
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The FBI said Tuesday it’s investigating the
Suicide attack, roadside bomb kill 6 police in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide truck bomber targeted a police district headquarters in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, killing three officers, a local official said. Three other police o…
Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases now above a half-million
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Africa now has more than a half-million confirmed coronavirus cases.
Africa's confirmed coronavirus cases now above a half-million as South Africa becomes a global hot spot
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Africa's confirmed coronavirus cases now above a half-million as South Africa becomes a global hot spot.
July 14 bail hearing date set for Epstein's ex-girlfriend
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend will appear remotely by video for a July 14 courthouse arraignment and bail hearing on charges she recruited girls for him to sexually abuse over two decades ago, a j…
The Latest: Serbian police say 23 held, 60 hurt in clashes
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian police say 23 people have been detained and scores of police officers and demonstrators injured in clashes that erupted over announced return of lockdown measures against the new coronavi…