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national / Thu, May 26, 2022 7:19 AM

UK govt touts financial aid as it aims to banish 'partygate'

The British government is unveiling a package of help on Thursday to ease a severe cost-of-living squeeze

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 7:16 AM

Update on the latest sports

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 7:04 AM

Davos: Germany seeks 'multipolar' world amid climate protest

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed hopes for global cooperation on climate change, hunger and war as dozens of climate activists demonstrated...

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 7:03 AM

Portugal approves sale of Chelsea sale by Abramovich

The Portuguese government has given its authorization for the sale of Chelsea by Roman Abramovich, who as a Portuguese passport holder needed its...

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 7:03 AM

US aims to leverage Russia-Ukraine bloc against China

U.S. officials say the Biden administration is aiming to lead the international bloc opposed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine into a broader...

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 7:02 AM

Police arrest 10 youths for anti-India protest in Kashmir

Police in disputed Kashmir have arrested at least 10 youths during overnight raids following an anti-India protest that erupted as an Indian court...

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 7:02 AM

As Ukraine war grinds, world pushes for way to get grain out

Russia is pressing for the West to lift sanctions imposed because of its war in Ukraine, claiming that the punitive measures are preventing...

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 7:00 AM

Paris: Ex-leader of Louvre charged with money laundering

The former president of the Louvre museum has received preliminary charges for alleged antiquities trafficking during his tenure as head of the...

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 7:00 AM

Live updates | Russia tells Ukraine to accept real situation

The Kremlin says it expects Ukraine to recognize the existing situation and accept Moscow’s demands

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 6:55 AM

China's foreign minister starts Pacific tour in the Solomons

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation have arrived in the Solomon Islands at the start of an eight-nation tour that comes...

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 6:54 AM

Stocks mostly lower...Antiviral to become more accessible

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 6:42 AM

Beto O'Rourke interrupts briefing, echoing US debate on guns

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke has blamed Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for inaction on gun control

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 6:36 AM

AP Interview: Olympic champ Jacobs wants to win 'everything'

Marcell Jacobs already won another gold medal at the world indoors

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 6:33 AM

Minneapolis renames intersection to honor George Floyd

The intersection where George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers was renamed in his honor, among a series of events to...

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 6:29 AM

Davos updates | Scholz says war shows need for climate goals

Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany must pursue its climate goals even more resolutely because of Russia’s war in Ukraine

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 6:20 AM

Japan, US fly fighters after China drill, N. Korean missiles

Japan’s military says Japanese and U.S. forces have conducted a joint fighter jet flight over the Sea of Japan, in an apparent response to a...

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 5:43 AM

US moves to make antiviral drug more available against COVID

The White House has announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19...

national / Thu, May 26, 2022 5:05 AM

President: 11 babies killed in fire at Senegalese hospital

Senegal's president says 11 newborns have died in a fire that broke out in the neonatal unit of a hospital