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Greenland court extends anti-whaling activist's time in custody as Japan seeks his extradition

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A court in Greenland has again extended the time in custody for a prominent anti-whaling activist as Denmark considers an extradition request from Japan. The court ruled Wed...

Sep 04, 2024

South Korea says North Korea has again launched suspected trash-carrying balloons across the border

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says it has detected suspected trash-carrying balloons launched by North Korea, in the latest round of a Cold War-style psychological warfare between the war-divi...

Sep 04, 2024

Failures by UK government and industry made London high-rise a 'death trap' in Grenfell Tower fire

LONDON (AP) - A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire says decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a "death trap" where 72 people lost their li...

Sep 04, 2024

Migrant boat seen trying to make an apparent crossing of English Channel a day after 12 people died

WIMEREUX, France (AP) - Just a day after 12 migrants died in a failed attempted crossing of the English Channel, another boat carrying several dozen people appears to be making another attempt from no...

Sep 04, 2024

Migrant boat seen trying to make an apparent crossing of English Channel a day after 12 people died

WIMEREUX, France (AP) - Just a day after 12 migrants died in a failed attempted crossing of the English Channel, another boat carrying several dozen people appears to be making another attempt from no...

Sep 04, 2024

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has resigned, parliamentary official says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned Wednesday, following an announcement last week from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that a Cabinet reshuffle was imminent. Kuleba's...

Sep 03, 2024

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has resigned, parliamentary official says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned Wednesday, the speaker of parliament said. Kuleba's resignation request will be discussed by lawmakers at the next plenary meetin...

Sep 03, 2024

In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of "harmony in diversity" and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-n...

Sep 03, 2024

In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of "harmony in diversity" and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-n...

Sep 03, 2024

Republicans in Massachusetts select attorney John Deaton to take on Sen. Elizabeth Warren

BOSTON (AP) - Attorney John Deaton won a three-way Republican primary to face off against incumbent U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who ran unopposed in Tuesday's Massachusetts primary. Deaton, a former U...

Sep 03, 2024