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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…
Colombia captures Venezuelan soldier accused of spying
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian authorities said Thursday they’ve captured a Venezuelan soldier who claimed to seek refuge in the neighboring Andean nation but was actually still working for his old boss and spyi…
Naval Academy board chief calls to remove Confederate names
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The names of two members of the Confederacy should be removed from buildings at the U.S. Naval Academy, the chairman of the academy's Board of Visitors said Thursday.
Ex--federal worker pretended to be CIA to steal millions
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A former public affairs officer for the Drug Enforcement Administration pleaded guilty Thursday to pretending to be an undercover CIA operative to persuade companies seeking business with t…
Gunmen kill 10 Ivory Coast soldiers near Burkina Faso border
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Gunmen have attacked a security post in northern Ivory Coast near the border with Burkina Faso, killing at least 10 soldiers and injuring six others, Ivory Coast’s army chief said Thursd…
US, Iraq launch strategic talks on economy, American troops
BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States and Iraq launched much-anticipated strategic talks Thursday that are to span the gamut of their bilateral relations, with Washington prioritizing the issue of the future of its forc…
The Latest: Italy to launch contact-tracing app
ROME — Italy is poised to launch nationwide a contact tracing app in its efforts to contain COVID-19’s spread.
Stocks fall sharply on Wall Street as investors turn jittery
Stocks and bond yields are down sharply on Wall Street as optimism that the reopening of businesses would drive a relatively quick economic recovery fades amid rising coronavirus cases in many U.S. states and count…
Alarming rise in virus cases as states roll back lockdowns
NEW YORK (AP) — States are rolling back lockdowns, but the coronavirus isn't done with the U.S.
Senate panel OKs removing Confederate names from bases
WASHINGTON (AP) — A GOP-led Senate panel has approved a plan by Sen. Elizabeth Warren to have the names of Confederate figures removed from military bases and other Pentagon assets, taking on President Donald Trump…
Protesters topple Jefferson Davis statue in Virginia capital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Protesters pulled down a century-old statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in the former capital of the Confederacy, adding it to the list of Old South monuments removed or damaged ar…
Biden: Main worry is Trump will try to 'steal this election'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden says his chief worry is that President Donald Trump will attempt to “steal” the November election, and the Democratic challenger says he's even considered the possibility that the Republ…
The Latest: Less-hit, poorer nations want access to EU aid
LEDNICE, Czech Republic — The prime ministers of four central European countries have welcomed a European Union n EU plan to create a 750 billion-euro ($825 billion) recovery fund to help countries weather a painfu…
Congo doctor quits COVID-19 task force, notes testing delays
BENI, Congo (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege has stepped down from a COVID-19 task force in eastern Congo, saying his hospital needs to focus on treating coronavirus patients because testing dela…
Blood trail leads German police to suspected neo-Nazi bomber
BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany say they have tracked down a suspect in an explosives attack on an anti-fascist activist by following a trail of blood that led to his apartment.
UN agency: More than 94,000 Yemenis displaced since January
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency announced on Thursday that more than 94,000 people have been displaced and forced to flee their homes in several parts of Yemen since January, a grim statistic reflecting the de…