AP National News

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine security officials say two long-wanted Abu Sayyaf militant commanders accused of beheading two kidnapped Canadian tourists and a German have surrendered. They say the suspects gave themselves up to military officials in the southern Philippines and surrendered their assault rifles. They are accused of beheading

By JAY REEVES Associated Press VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a potluck dinner inside a suburban Alabama church, killing two members and wounding a third before being taken into custody Thursday, authorities said. Emergency dispatchers got a call at around 6:20 p.m. reporting an active shooter at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal

MADRID (AP) — Politicians and experts are meeting in Madrid to mark World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. The half-day meeting will be attended by United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification chief Ibrahim Thiaw and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres is also to address the conference. Forecasts estimate that

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and Wall Street futures rebounded Friday after tumbling the previous day on fears economic activity will be depressed by interest rate hikes to cool inflation. London, Frankfurt, Shanghai and Hong Kong advanced. Tokyo retreated. Oil prices rose to stay close to $120 per barrel.

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new foreign minister has visited the Solomon Islands to assure the South Pacific island nation it does not need a security pact with China. The Solomons is the fifth Pacific nation that Foreign Minister Penny Wong has visited since her center-left Labor Party came to

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Angry bank customers were travelling to a central China city to try and retrieve their savings from troubled rural banks when they were stopped in their tracks. The reason was a simple QR code. The QR code, which residents are required to have, is supposed to

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian navy claimed Friday that it struck a Russian boat carrying air defense systems to a strategic island in the Black Sea. In a statement on social media, the navy said that the Vasily Bekh was used to transport ammunition, weapons and personnel to Snake Island, which is vital for

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Gatwick Airport has slashed its number of daily flights over the summer because of staff shortages. It comes as the global aviation industry struggles to meet a resurgent demand for travel. London’s second-busiest airport said Friday it would limit its number of daily flights to 825 in July and 850 in

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa could face criminal charges and is already facing calls to step down over claims that he tried to cover up the theft of millions of dollars in U.S. currency that was hidden inside furniture at his game farm. The

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Hundreds of Malaysian lawyers have staged a protest to condemn the anti-graft agency’s probe of a senior judge who convicted former Prime Minister Najib Razak of corruption. They slammed the agency for openly announcing the probe and naming the judge. The lawyers said the move was against constitutional procedures and

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of youths in India have burned train coaches, vandalized railroad property and blocked rail tracks with boulders as an angry backlash continued for a second day against a new short-term government recruitment policy for the military. The worst hit location on Friday was the Secundrabad

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press VERESNYA, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian farmer was living a quiet life with the quietest of creatures: snails that she raises for export. Then, skies on the horizon turned flaming red. Russia had launched its invasion and nearby towns were burning. Olena Avramenko’s village of Veresnya, northwest of the Ukrainian

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese low-cost carrier Zipair is changing the design on its tail from the letter “Z,” which resembles the symbol on Russian tanks. Zipair President Shingo Nishida made the announcement this week at Narita Airport near Tokyo. He acknowledged the resemblance and the confusion it might invite, noting the “invasion of Ukraine.” For

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Al Jazeera news network has published an image of the bullet that it says killed its veteran reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. She was shot dead while covering an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank last month. Al Jazeera identified the bullet as a U.S.-made 5.56mm round fired from an

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press VERESNYA, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian farmer was living a quiet life with the quietest of creatures: snails that she raises for export. Then, skies on the horizon turned flaming red. Russia had launched its invasion and nearby towns were burning. Olena Avramenko’s village of Veresnya, northwest of the Ukrainian

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a glittering career stuffed with No. 1 hits — not to mention a two-year pandemic delay — Mariah Carey was finally inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday, but not before challenging her new fellow members to do better by women. “I

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — World Trade Organization members have reached a string of deals and commitments aimed to limit overfishing, broaden production of COVID-19 vaccines in the developing world and reform a 27-year-old trade body that has been back on its heels in recent years. WTO Director-General Nzogi Okonjo-Iweala concluded the