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CAIRO — CAIRO (AP) — Authorities in eastern Libya refused entry to three European ministers and the EU commissioner for migration on alleged entry violations, apparently after they stopped first in the rival Libyan capital of Tripoli in the west. A statement from the prime minister of the eastern part of Libya, Osama Hammad, said […]
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ROME — The horrific killing of a police bloodhound, who helped find nine people over the course of his sniffer-dog career, has outraged Italians and sparked a criminal investigation to find his killers. Bruno, a 7-year-old bloodhound, was found dead Friday morning in his shed in southern Taranto. His trainer, Arcangelo Caressa, said that he […]
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RIO DE JANEIRO — A 16-year-old attacked children in a school in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul on Tuesday, killing a 9-year-old, authorities said. The attacker was arrested shortly after. Another child and a teacher were also injured in the attack in the Estacao municipality, police said in a statement. The teen […]
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LONDON — The Bayeux Tapestry, the 11th-century artwork depicting the conquest of England, will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in almost 1,000 years. Officials said Tuesday that the treasured medieval tapestry will be on loan from France and arrive next year at the British Museum, where it will star in a […]
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for the Taliban’s supreme leader and the head of Afghanistan’s supreme court on charges of persecuting women and girls since seizing power nearly four years ago. The warrants also accuse the leaders of persecuting “other persons non-conforming with the Taliban’s policy on gender, […]
Continue Reading HOUSTON — A Chinese national has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into several U.S. universities’ computer systems to steal COVID-19-related research, authorities announced on Tuesday. Xu Zewei is charged in a nine-count indictment in the Southern District of Texas for his alleged involvement in computer intrusions between February 2020 and June 2021. Another Chinese […]
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BRUSSELS — Hungary has made virtually no progress in addressing European Union concerns about democratic backsliding over the last year, the EU’s justice commissioner said Tuesday, as he unveiled the bloc’s annual rule of law report. The section on Hungary highlighted concern about party financing, secret surveillance, media pluralism, the excessive use of government emergency […]
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the cover athlete of NBA 2K26 following his MVP and title-winning season, the video game’s developer announced Tuesday. Last season’s scoring champ and finals MVP will be featured on the game’s standard edition. He averaged 32.7 points, 6.4 assists and five rebounds per game, leading the Thunder to a 68-14 record. The […]
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KATHMANDU, Nepal — A mountain river flooded by monsoon rains swept away the main bridge connecting Nepal with China and 18 people were also swept away by the flooding Tuesday, Nepali authorities said. Rescue efforts were underway as officials assess the damage and search for the missing people. An army helicopter was able to lift […]
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Tourist with umbrellas wait outside the Acropolis of Athens, on Monday , July 7, 2025 while authorities in Greece have imposed mandatory work stoppages in parts of the country where temperatures are expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) The Associated Press
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