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CNN says it was left off Air Force One for Trump's Saturday trip to a college football game
CNN says it has been left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s Saturday trip to a college football game. It is the latest media restriction imposed by the administration in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications. CNN reported Saturday that it had been scheduled to travel w...
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Colombia extradites rebel leader to US as its security strategy aligns with Washington
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian warlord, whose extradition to the United States had been delayed for several months while he was designated a peace negotiator by the country's previous government, was flown to California and placed in custody of federal agents.
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European ministers discuss stronger border controls and fast-track migrant returns
MUNICH, Germany (AP) — European interior ministers held talks on Saturday to strengthen border controls, improve emergency response times and establish fast-track procedures for returning some migrants.
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'We're not giving up': Beset by climate change, island nations act as conscience of a warming world
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — When Palau President Surangel Samuel Whipps Jr. recently took his children to his nation's Helen Island, two-thirds of it was gone. Rising seas caused by climate change had swallowed generational burial grounds, washing away a people's entire culture and identity.
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China, as usual, uses UN speech to promote global development as solution to world's challenges
NEW YORK (AP) — A day after his boss met with President Donald Trump in Washington, China's vice president unfurled the nation's familiar list of global talking points, emphasizing development, issuing mild statements about the U.S. war with Iran, artificial intelligence and protectionism, and ma...
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Body of 10th woman found in South Africa as killings investigation continues
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police said Saturday that another woman’s body had been found near Johannesburg, bringing to 10 the number of victims in a series of killings under investigation.
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Pope Leo XIV's outdoor Mass in Paris: the eye-popping numbers
PARIS (AP) — Pope Leo XIV's outdoor Mass on Saturday was a gargantuan undertaking.
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Gunmen target ambulance in Pakistan after suicide bombing at checkpoint killed 12
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 12 people and wounding about 35 others. The attack on Saturday happened in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to police and rescue officials...
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China and the US agree to set up a new AI safety channel, and to keep talking on trade, military
China and the U.S. have agreed to set up a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications. This follows a three-day summit between their leaders in Washington. The two sides will also work on a Board of Trade for selected bilateral trade issues. Th...
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Russian and Ukrainian strikes leave 10 dead as aerial war intensifies
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks killed four people across Ukraine, officials said on Saturday, as the aerial war between Moscow and Kyiv intensifies.
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Ireland players vote to go ahead with Israel games as pressure to boycott grows, 1 player leaves
Pressure to boycott upcoming Nations League games against Israel over that country’s actions in Gaza took its toll on the Ireland team Saturday when players talked for hours, voted on their participation, and one departed the squad.
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Photos of new amputee soccer league as it kicks off in Bucharest
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A new European soccer league for amputee players has kicked off in Romania’s capital. The European Amputee Football Federation inaugurated the Conference League in Bucharest. The tournament concluded on Friday with Maccabi Haifa FC of Israel winning against Scotland’s Ay...
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Pope Leo XIV fills central Paris with 700,000-strong crowd and fervor at giant outdoor Mass
Pope Leo XIV draws hundreds of thousands to Paris’ Champs-Élysées for a massive outdoor Mass. On Saturday, the American pope greeted cheering crowds from his popemobile during a parade leading to Place de la Concorde. The Vatican estimates 700,000 people attended, surpassing expectations. Leo enc...
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Rescuers pull 4 unconscious from collapsed building near the Acropolis in Greece
Rescuers have recovered four unconscious people from the rubble of a collapsed building in Athens' tourist district of Plaka. Authorities said Saturday that the blast, which occurred Friday morning, was likely caused by a massive gas leak. Athens Mayor Haris Doukas noted that neighboring building...
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Pope Leo XIV declines to credit himself for White Sox playoff return
PARIS (AP) — Might a helping hand from Pope Leo XIV partly explain the Chicago White Sox’s improbable return to the playoffs?
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Where things stand after Iran's new pitch for a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz
It’s been a busy week for Iranian diplomacy that may have come to nothing.
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A new European soccer league for amputee players kicked off in Romania’s capital
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A new European soccer league kicked off in Romania’s capital this week, giving amputee players from countries lacking domestic leagues an opportunity to compete on an international stage.
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Trump rejects Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and other Mideast news
U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump spoke to reporters Saturday outside the White House before leaving for a college football game. This week, Iran offered to reopen the strait and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the ...
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One month after Nepal’s devastating floods, in photos
NUWAKOT, Nepal (AP) — A month after Nepal’s floods, thousands are still missing and families face a long recovery.
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Loud worship and other contrasts set apart Kenya's large community of Quakers
KAIMOSI, Kenya (AP) — A choir blasts a local hymn complete with musical instruments as congregants, mostly women clad in white dresses, dance and clap along. The Quaker meeting house in western Kenya is a sharp contrast to the deafening silence that is the norm among practitioners of the faith in...
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11-year-old Japanese player Yuki Kurihara wins esports gold medal at the Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Eel is his favorite training food, he's only 11 years old, and he found his niche in his sport when he was in kindergarten.
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Heavy rain and flooding in Bangkok disrupts traffic and prompts evacuations
Incessant rain has hammered several areas of Thailand’s capital, disrupting traffic and forcing thousands to evacuate. Authorities declared the city a disaster area. Thailand’s Meteorological Department warned that the deluge, which began Thursday, would continue through Sunday. Accumulated rainf...
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Far-right settlers divert West Bank spring water as Israel backs heritage site takeovers
PETZAEL, West Bank (AP) — The natural springs and ancient pools of the occupied West Bank have long provided a respite from the oppressive summer heat. They also have been a lifeline for Palestinian communities, which rely on them for tourism and irrigation for their farmland.
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China has kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes are helping coal expand
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Addressing the U.N. General Assembly in 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to stop funding overseas coal power plants in an effort to help curb climate change. Five years later, as the assembly meets this week, the world's climate commitments are dangerously offtrack...
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Photos of record-breaking swimmers and more from the Asian Games’ first week
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — The first week of the Asian Games, the continent’s biggest multi-sport competition, saw Japan’s Shin Ohashi break the men’s 200-meter breaststroke world record and China’s 13-year-old Yu Zidi win three swimming gold medals.
