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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…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
German police arrest teen who recruited for Islamic State

BERLIN (AP) — Police in western Germany have arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion he tried to recruit people to join the Islamic State group.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Global Forecast-Celsius

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, October 15, 2020

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Global stocks slide on virus resurgence, US aid concerns

BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks dropped Thursday as hopes faded that U.S. leaders will agree on new economic aid before the Nov. 3 presidential election and European countries imposed new limits on businesses to conta…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, October 15, 2020

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Baltimore prosecutor: Do not authorize “no knock” warrants

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has directed prosecutors in her office to not authorize “no knock” arrest warrants that are approved by judges, citing the police shooting death of Breonna …

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
UN calls Europe's virus restrictions 'absolutely necessary'

LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said the exponential surge of coronavirus cases across the continent has warranted the restrictive measures being taken across the continent, …

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Turkey denies deliberately holding Greek plane in the air

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Thursday denied accusations by Greece that Ankara refused an overflight permit to a plane carrying Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, forcing the aircraft to remain in the air for…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Kyrgyzstan's president announces his resignation amid unrest

MOSCOW (AP) — Kyrgyzstan's president announced his resignation Thursday, bowing to the demands of protesters who have taken to the streets of this Central Asian nation to contest the results of a recent parliamenta…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Yemen's rebels say long-awaited prisoner exchange begins

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A satellite TV channel run by Yemen's Houthi rebels broadcast the start of a long-awaited prisoner exchange on Thursday between the country's warring sides, as three planes carrying freed Houthi…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
AP News Digest 7 a.m.

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Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
US jobless claims likely remain high as layoffs persist

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government will issue its latest snapshot Thursday of the level of layoffs in the United States, which remain elevated seven months after the viral pandemic erupted and after the expiration of…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Millions in England likely to move to tighter COVID-19 rules

LONDON (AP) — London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he expects the government to move the city of 9 million people to a higher level of coronavirus restrictions later Thursday as infection rates rise throughout the capital.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
China threatens response to new US sanctions over Hong Kong

BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday said new U.S. sanctions on officials responsible for Hong Kong security are an attempt to undermine the city’s stability and threatened unspecified countermeasures.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

Dueling town halls for Trump, Biden after debate plan nixed

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
LGBT groups in Japan launch petition seeking equality law

TOKYO (AP) — Sexual minority groups and human rights activists launched a petition on Thursday calling for an LGBT equality law in Japan in hopes that it can be enacted next year, when the country is to host the Ol…