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An appeals court in Pakistan upholds conviction of Imran Khan and his wife for unlawful marriage

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An appeals court in Pakistan Thursday upheld the conviction and seven-year prison sentenc...

French far-right leader Le Pen questions president's role as army chief ahead of parliament election

NICE, France (AP) — With just three days to go until France's landmark legislative elections , the...

Slovakia to boost protections for politicians after assassination attempt on populist premier Fico

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s Parliament approved a package of legislation Thursday meant t...

Another 400,000 people left Germany's Catholic Church last year, but the pace slowed from 2022

BERLIN (AP) — Another 400,000 people formally left the Catholic Church in Germany last year, though...

Prosecutors seek 8-month rehabilitation for Australian man charged with drug possession in Bali

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Prosecutors in Indonesia on Thursday demanded an eight-month medical rehabilitation...

Swedish police investigate three unexplained deaths at an electric vehicle battery plant

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police in northern Sweden said Thursday they were looking into the unexplained...

China expels 2 former defense ministers from its ruling Communist Party over graft allegations

BEIJING (AP) — China has expelled two former defense ministers from the ruling Communist Party over...

Ship attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault likely carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship traveling through the Red Sea on Thursday reported being hi...

The Latest | Israeli military releases photos it says prove slain charity worker was a militant

The Israeli military released photos on Thursday that it says show a staffer with the aid group Doctors...

Rescuers seek to bring down bodies found on Japan's Mount Fuji

TOKYO (AP) — Three bodies were found inside a crater at the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan’s most famous...

Who is Keir Starmer, the Labour leader favored to win Britain’s July 4 election?

LONDON (AP) — Dutiful, managerial, a bit dull — Keir Starmer is no one’s idea of a firebrand politician....

Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two candidates in Iran's presidential election withdrew from the...

Britain's Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led...

Red Cross envoy: Congo conflict has worsened with sharp increases in sexual violence and wounded

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The decades-old conflict in Congo’s mineral-rich east has “drastically deteriorated”...

Police clash with protesters in Kenya as the military patrols the streets

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police on Thursday clashed with protesters in Nairobi before planned protests...

European Union leaders agree on top officials who will be the face of world's largest trading bloc

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders signed off on a trio of top appointments for their shared politica...

Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of doctors in England are staging their 11th walkout on Thursday in a long-running...

Women's rights will be raised at the UN meeting being attended by Taliban, UN official says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief who will chair the first meeting between Afghanistan’s...

UK's Sunak and Starmer struggle to be heard as a noisy protest mars their final election debate

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer struggled...

North Korea says it tested a new multiwarhead missile. South Korea says it's covering up a failure

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday it had successfully tested a multiwarhead missile...

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