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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government is facing a no-confidence vote in the Welsh parliament. The opposition Conservatives called the vote over Labour First Minister Vaughan Gething after weeks of criticism of his leadership. Gething’s Labour Party holds 30 of the 60 seats in Wales’ parliament, but

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of mostly ultranationalist Israelis are expected to take part in an annual march through a dense Palestinian neighborhood in Jerusalem’s Old City on Wednesday in an event that often sees racist chants and brawls. Jerusalem, the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has been mostly calm throughout

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — For the first time since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party swept to power in 2014, the party did not secure a majority on its own in 2024 national election. But the prime minister’s coalition is still expected to run the country for another five

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing geared up again Wednesday for its first astronaut launch, held up for years by safety concerns. It was the third launch attempt for NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams in Boeing’s Starliner capsule. Rocket-related trouble thwarted the first two countdowns. The

By The Associated Press A 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut has become the first person to spend 1,000 days in space, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Wednesday. Oleg Kononenko achieved the milestone on Tuesday, having made five journeys to the International Space Station dating back to 2008. His current trip to the ISS began Sept. 15, 2023,

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — An Italian court reconvicted Amanda Knox of slander Wednesday, quashing her hope of removing a legal stain against her that has persisted after her exoneration in the brutal 2007 murder of her British roommate while the two were exchange students in Italy. The decision by a

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The United States, Russia, China, and other nations have sent congratulations as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government began preparations for his swearing-in for a record third term following the world’s largest democratic election. Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party planned to meet with allies on Wednesday to

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The season’s first heat wave is already baking the Southwest with triple-digit temperatures as firefighters in Phoenix — America’s hottest big city — employ new tactics in hopes of saving more lives in a county that saw 645 heat-related deaths last year. Starting this season, the Phoenix

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African Cabinet minister who is a senior member of the African National Congress party has appeared in court over allegations of bribery. His appearance Wednesday comes just as his party is meeting for talks to work out a way forward for the country after an election deadlock. Sports, Arts and

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says the U.S. has flown a long-range B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula for its first precision-guided bombing drill with the South in seven years. South Korea’s Defense Ministry says the U.S. B-1B bomber conducted joint aerial drills with other

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — In a soft and sometimes breaking voice, Amanda Knox asked eight Italian judges and jury members Wednesday to clear her of a slander charge that stuck even after she was exonerated in the brutal 2007 murder of her British roommate while the two were exchange students

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A global human rights group accused Israel of using white phosphorus incendiary shells on residential buildings in at least five towns and villages in conflict-hit southern Lebanon, possibly harming civilians and violating international law, in a report published Wednesday. Human Rights Watch said in its report that

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares traded mixed Wednesday, as investors weighed recent data highlighting a slowing U.S. economy that offers both upsides and downsides for Wall Street. France’s CAC 40 rose 0.4% to 7,966.52, while Germany’s DAX surged 0.6% to 18,516.05. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged up 0.2% to 8,249.33.

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and LUJAIN JO Associated Press AUKAR, Lebanon (AP) — A gunman who attacked the U.S. embassy near Beirut was shot and captured by Lebanese soldiers after a Wednesday morning shootout that injured an embassy security guard, the military and embassy officials said. The attack took place as tensions simmered in the tiny

By VLASOV SULAJ and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is visiting Albania to thank the tiny Western Balkan country for its help hosting thousands of asylum-seekers rescued from international waters. The visit comes just days before European Parliament elections, in which migration has been a key campaign issue.