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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…
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56 injured in blast at Turkish fireworks factory
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An explosion at a fireworks factory in northwestern Turkey injured at least 56 people Friday, officials and news reports said.
German lawmakers approve plan to phase out use of coal
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's lower house of parliament voted Friday to finalize the country's long-awaited
Jean Castex named as new French prime minister
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Jean Castex, who coordinated France’s virus reopening strategy, as the country's new prime minister.
The Latest: Cyprus says no quarantine for UK visitors
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus’ beleaguered tourism sector got some good news after the government announced that U.K. travelers will be allowed entry into the east Mediterranean island nation next month without a compul…
AP Interview: Barcelona mayor wants Columbus statue debate
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Christopher Columbus has been decapitated, defaced, or quietly removed for his own good from pedestals across the United States in the wake of the protests for racial justice sweeping the co…
French president names Jean Castex, who coordinated France's virus reopening strategy, as new prime minister
PARIS (AP) — French president names Jean Castex, who coordinated France's virus reopening strategy, as new prime minister.
19 dead as train hits bus carrying Sikh pilgrims in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A passenger train crashed into a bus carrying Sikh pilgrims at an unmanned railway crossing in eastern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 19 people and injuring several others, officials s…
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Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 states
The Latest: Johnson hopes for responsible behavior in pubs
LONDON -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not think allowing pubs in England to open on a Saturday instead of a working weekday makes any difference.
Modi visits military base close to China amid standoff
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unannounced visit Friday to a military base in a remote region bordering China where troops from the two countries have been facing off for nearly …
Syrian man charged with attempted murder in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors have charged a 33-year-old Syrian man with attempted murder on allegations he drove a stolen truck into a line of cars, injuring 18 people, authorities said Friday.
Messages claiming Iran nuclear site fire deepen mystery
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An online video and messages purportedly claiming responsibility for a fire that analysts say damaged a centrifuge assembly plant at Iran's underground Natanz nuclear site deepene…
Turkish fireworks factory blast injures at least 10
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An explosion at a fireworks factory in northwestern Turkey injured at least 10 people Friday, officials and news reports said.
Denmark: Statue of Little Mermaid vandalized again
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The famed statue of Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid, one of Copenhagen’s biggest tourist draws, has been vandalized with the text “racist fish.”