As virus cases soar, Pakistan says it must keep economy open

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The coronavirus is spreading in Pakistan at one of the fastest rates in the world, and its overwhelmed hospitals are turning away patients. But the government is pushing ahead with opening up the c…

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Italy, Germany, US seek Libya cease-fire after Egypt threat

ROME (AP) — Italy, Germany and the United States pushed Monday for a cease-fire and de-escalation of tensions in Libya following a warning by Egypt that it would intervene militarily if Turkish-backed forces attack…

English town mourns victims of suspected terror attack

LONDON (AP) — The English town of Reading mourned Monday for three people stabbed to death as they sat in a park in what is being treated as a terror attack, gathering for a moment of silence as police questioned t…

Sources: Venezuela wooed Texas Republican to ease sanctions

MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela's socialist government tried to recruit then-Congressman Pete Sessions to broker a meeting with the CEO of Exxon Mobil at the same time it was secretly paying a close former House colleague $…

US stocks open lower as global virus tally nears 9 million

Stocks are opening broadly lower on Wall Street, in line with weakness in overseas markets, as the global tally of coronavirus infections approaches 9 million. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% in early trading Monday. The ind…

'Obligation to act swiftly' seen on police discipline in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — The swift action of suspending a New York City police officer after he was seen on video putting a Black man in what officials say was a banned chokehold is a sign of “unprecedented times,” Police C…

14 fatally shot in Chicago over Father's Day weekend

CHICAGO (AP) — Fourteen people, including five children, were killed as more than 100 people were shot in a wave of gunfire in Chicago over the Father’s Day weekend that produced the city’s highest number of shooti…

AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, June 22, 2020

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ICC prosecutors seek to overturn Gbagbo acquittal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors sought Monday to overturn former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo's acquittal last year on crimes against humanity charges stemming from his alleged role in post-election v…

Amnesty says spyware used to monitor critics in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Amnesty International said Monday that sophisticated telephone surveillance software appears to have been used to spy on a journalist-activist in Morocco, in a continuing crackdown on dissent …

VIRUS DIARY: 'We're together & we're safe'

PALMYRA, N.J. (AP) — All I wanted was to be home. To sleep in my bed, cook in my kitchen and greet my husband after work.

Malawi to go to polls again, after first election nullified

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Voters in Malawi will return to the polls Tuesday to elect a president after the courts nullified the results of the election held more than a year ago.

Gunmen hit car in Kabul, killing 5, including 2 prosecutors

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen opened fire at a car belonging to the Afghan attorney general’s office on Monday morning in eastern Kabul, killing five people inside, including two prosecutors, an official said.

Detained Lebanese woman accused of dealing with Israel

BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese political activist who was detained last week was charged on Monday with collaborating with Israel and referred to a military prosecutor, Lebanon's state-run news agency reported.