UK’s new Treasury chief axes projects to save costs and confirms deal to end doctors strike
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Labour government axed several construction projects Monday in order to plug what it says is a newly found 22-billion-pound ($28…
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US arrests Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ and son of ‘El Chapo’ in Texas
July 25 (Reuters) – Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and a son of his former partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested on…
Typhoon Gaemi lashes China after pounding Taiwan, Philippines
BEIJING, July 26 (Reuters) – Typhoon Gaemi pummelled towns on China’s coastal Fujian province on Friday with heavy rains and strong winds as the most…
Harris tells Netanyahu ‘it is time’ to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday said she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held…
Netanyahu seeks to bolster US support with Congress speech
Israel’s prime minister will address a joint session of the US Congress in a bid to bolster support for his war in the Gaza Strip….
Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces his first House of Commons grilling from lawmakers
LONDON (AP) — Newly elected British leader Keir Starmer faced a House of Commons milestone on Wednesday, fielding lawmakers’ queries at the boisterous weekly Prime Minister’s Questions…
Plane crashes just after takeoff from Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people. Pilot is lone survivor
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A plane crashed Wednesday just after taking off from Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot who was the…
A gunman has killed 6 people including his mother at a nursing home in Croatia, officials say
DARUVAR, Croatia (AP) — A gunman entered a nursing home in a quiet Croatian town on Monday and opened fire, killing six people including his…
Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone as war’s toll passes 39,000 Palestinians
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military ordered the evacuation Monday of part of a crowded area in the Gaza Strip it had…
AP survey shows Kamala Harris backed by enough delegates to become Democratic nominee
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the support of enough Democratic delegates to become her party’s nominee against Republican Donald Trump, according…