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By The Associated Press Swiss leaders are holding a news conference Sunday night following several media reports that banking giant UBS is believed to be in talks to acquire its smaller rival Credit Suisse in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in global banking. The Federal Council, the seven-member governing body that includes Swiss

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Governments gave their blessing on Sunday to a major new U.N. report on climate change, after approval was held up by a battle between rich and developing countries over emissions targets and financial aid to vulnerable nations. The report by hundreds of the world’s top scientists was

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Britain’s government says it could start deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda in the next few months if U.K. courts rule that the controversial policy is legal. The Home Office said Sunday that it was aiming to start flights “before the summer.” The news came

By JEAN-FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — A local official in Central African Republic says nine Chinese nationals have been killed in attack blamed on rebels. The ambush on Sunday took place near the town of Bambari at the Chimbolo gold mine. The mayor of nearby Bambari said the gunmen attacked

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “ Shazam! Fury of the Gods ” felt the fury of the marketplace in its theatrical debut this weekend. The New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. superhero movie opened to a disappointing $30.5 million from 4,071 theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. The “Shazam!” sequel fell short of its

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Voters in Kazakhstan have gone to the polls to choose lawmakers in the lower house of parliament which is being reconfigured in the wake of deadly unrest that gripped the resource-rich Central Asian nation a year ago. The electoral field was unusually large with two newly registered parties and hundreds of

HELSINKI (AP) — The Finnish president says he doesn’t think Sweden will end up in a vulnerable security situation although neighboring Finland is likely to join NATO first. Both Nordic membership candidates are currently negotiating bilateral military pacts with the United States. Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said in an interview with Swedish public broadcaster SVT

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Publication of a major new U.N. report on climate change is being held up by a battle between rich and developing countries over emissions targets and financial aid to vulnerable nations. The report by hundreds of the world’s top scientists was supposed to be approved by government

By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Voters in Montenegro are casting ballots in a presidential election marked by a deep political crisis and uncertainty over whether the small NATO member state in the Balkans will unblock its bid to join the European Union or seek instead to improve ties with Serbia and

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The race to lead the Scottish National Party has cracked open fissures over political strategy, social issues and the legacy of departing leader Nicola Sturgeon. Sturgeon announced her resignation in February after eight years as party leader and first minster of Scotland’s semi-autonomous government. Three members of

By KAT STAFFORD and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press In the hours after some of Silicon Valley Bank’s biggest customers started pulling out their money, a WhatsApp group of startup founders who are immigrants of color ballooned to more than 1,000 members. Questions flowed as the bank’s financial status worsened. Some desperately sought advice: Could they

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — The state of California and a generic drug manufacturer announced a 10-year partnership Saturday to produce affordable, state-branded insulin that they hope will rival longtime producers and push down prices for a medication used by millions of Americans. The product is not expected on store

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Taylor Swift opened her U.S. concert series with a three-hour tour of her career. Swift kicked off the first concert of the 52-date Eras Tour with a six-song set from her album “Lover” on Friday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where the Super Bowl was played a month

By THOMAS ADAMSON and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A smattering of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise France’s retirement age have taken place in Paris and beyond. Largely non-violent protests were held in various French cities as uncollected garbage piled up amid a strike by sanitation workers. In Marseille, protesters

By THOMAS ADAMSON and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A smattering of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise France’s retirement age have taken place in Paris and beyond. Largely non-violent protests were held in various French cities as uncollected garbage piled up amid a strike by sanitation workers. In Marseille, protesters

By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An unprecedented wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices are pushing more people into poverty was extended just before its expiration date, officials said Saturday.

PARIS (AP) — A spattering of protests were planned in France over the weekend against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform, as garbage continued to reek in the streets of Paris and beyond amid a strike by refuse collectors. An eerie calm, returned to Paris Saturday after two nights of thousands-strong protests across the French

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Soon after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims and anti-American propaganda about it on Twitter, using Elon Musk’s new verification system to expand their reach while creating the illusion of credibility. The accounts, which parroted