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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
Weather and protests hamper Ukraine quarantine efforts
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's effort to evacuate more than 70 people from China over the outbreak of a new virus faced setbacks Thursday as weather conditions delayed the return of the evacuees and protests broke …
1 trillion euros: worth a big, long fight at the EU summit
BRUSSELS (AP) — Everything is set for the EU's bruising trillion-euro summit.
Looted 18th century crown returned to Ethiopia after decades
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A rare and looted crown from the 18th century was returned to Ethiopia on Thursday after it was discovered in the Netherlands two decades ago.
Iran announces 3 new cases of coronavirus after 2 deaths
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Thursday that three more people have been infected with the new coronavirus that originated in central China, following an announcement the day before that two people had died of the i…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there is much to indicate racism motivated Hanau shootings
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there is much to indicate racism motivated Hanau shootings.
Merkel says German government will use "all its might" to stand up to those who try to divide the country
BERLIN (AP) — Merkel says German government will use "all its might" to stand up to those who try to divide the country.
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UK's Johnson under fire for flood response as more rain due
LONDON (AP) — British authorities said Thursday that more rain will bring the risk of “significant flooding" in the coming days, as people in central England and Wales kept a close eye on swollen rivers that have a…
Pompeo meets Saudi king in talks focused on Iranian threats
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Thursday in a visit focused primarily on discussing shared security concerns about regional rival Iran.
Global stocks mixed after Wall Street rises to record
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed Thursday, while the Shanghai benchmark jumped 1.8% after China's central bank cut interest rates to help ease credit for companies stricken by a virus outbreak centered on the …
The 1 trillion-euro fight: EU leaders wrangle over spending
BRUSSELS (AP) — Everything is set for the EU's bruising trillion-euro summit.
University of Michigan investigates doctor sex abuse claims
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Five former patients have alleged that a late University of Michigan physician sexually abused them during exams, the university says, with one accuser saying Dr. Robert E. Anderson's action…
New Chinese virus cases decline, but method revised again
BEIJING (AP) — New virus cases in China have again declined, up just 394, after authorities on Thursday again changed how they count new daily infections. They are now discounting cases that came back negative afte…
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UN report: South Sudan's rival sides are starving civilians
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Sudanese officials have diverted millions of dollars of state funds that are badly needed by civilians as the country staggers away from civil war, a United Nations commission said Thursda…