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By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia conducted an array of aerial attacks on Ukraine with cruise missiles, drones and ballistic missiles, Ukraine’s air force said Thursday, while the chief of the army said Russia is increasing its troop concentration in the Kharkiv region where Moscow’s forces have made significant advances in

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants. If some lawmakers have their way, it never will be. Earlier this month, both Florida and Alabama banned the sale of cultivated meat and seafood, which is grown from animal cells. In Iowa, the governor signed

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you use Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram, you’ve probably noticed a new character pop up answering search queries or eagerly offering tidbits of information in your feeds, with varying degrees of accuracy. It’s Meta AI, and it’s here to help, at least according to Meta

By HELEN WIEFFERING and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Abdul Nasser Saleh says he rarely got a good night’s sleep during the near-decade he spent working without pay on a cargo ship abandoned by its owner at ports along the Red Sea. By night, he tossed and turned in his bunk on the aging Al-Maha, he

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Verdicts have been handed down in Hong Kong’s largest national security case to date. The case involves some of the city’s best-known pro-democracy activists. In 2021, 47 activists were charged with conspiracy to commit subversion for their involvement in an unofficial primary election. Fourteen were convicted

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are calling on the Justice Department to prevent and prosecute alleged collusion and price-fixing in the oil industry. Democrats say in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday alleged price-fixing by American oil executives and

By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Very early counts in South Africa’s national election put the long-ruling African National Congress at just over 42% of the vote, raising the possibility that it might lose its majority for the first time since it swept to power under Nelson Mandela at the

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is set to execute a man convicted of killing an elderly couple 20 years ago to steal prescription drugs and $140 from their home. Jamie Ray Mills was scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday evening at a south Alabama prison. Alabama carried out the

HONG KONG (AP) — Foreign governments expressed concern and activist groups condemned Thursday’s convictions of 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. China, which authored the 2020 national security law under which the activists were prosecuted, backed the Hong Kong authorities. The chairs of a U.S congressional panel on China criticized the Hong Kong government for

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury deliberations in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial are set to enter a second day as jurors navigate the weighty task of evaluating the former president’s guilt and innocence alongside the facts of the case. The panel deliberated for more than four hours Wednesday and asked the judge to rehear

By JOSEPH WILSON and TERESA MEDRANO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s lower house of parliament has given final approval to a contentious amnesty law for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in the illegal and unsuccessful 2017 secession bid. The legislation was backed by Spain’s left-wing coalition government, two Catalan separatist parties and other smaller

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Commerce Ministry has announced it will restrict exports of aviation and aerospace-related equipment and technology beginning July 1. A notice seen Thursday on the ministry’s website said the move was to safeguard national security and interests and fulfill international obligations such as non-proliferation. It said the export controls would apply to

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Greek-owned and Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier that came under attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels earlier this week had a cargo of grain bound for Iran. Tehran is the group’s main benefactor. That’s according to comments from authorities on Thursday. The attack Tuesday on

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — BHP Group has dropped its 38.6 billion pound or $49.3 billion bid for Anglo American. That ended plans to create a global mining giant focused on copper and other minerals that are expected to drive the transition to renewable energy. The Melbourne, Australia-based BHP announced the decision

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares opened higher in Europe on Thursday after a retreat in Asia as rising bond yields weighed on stock prices. Germany’s DAX edged 0.1% higher to 18,486.92 and the CAC 40 in Paris rose 0.3% to 7,956.50. Britain’s FTSE gained 0.3% to 8,204.61. The future for the S&P 500

By JOSEPH WILSON and TERESA MEDRANO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Parliament is expected to give the final approval to a controversial amnesty law for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in the illegal and unsuccessful 2017 secession bid. The legislation is backed by Spain’s left-wing coalition government, two Catalan separatist parties, and other smaller