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PARIS (AP) — Police in Paris arrested two suspects after a Bulgari jewelry heist on Tuesday at the posh Place Vendome. One suspect was shot in the leg by a officer before being arrested. The Place Vendome is one of Paris’ — and Europe’s — most expensive and luxurious shopping areas, a base for prestigious

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The audiobook narrator for “State of Terror,” the political thriller co-written by Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny, is an actor with experience playing first ladies, CIA officials and others in government: Joan Allen. “I am such a fan of Joan Allen — when I heard

By ERIC TUCKER and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, Americans increasingly balk at intrusive government surveillance in the name of national security, and only about a third believe that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were worth fighting, according to a

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police say one person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a downtown nightclub in Wichita, Kansas. Police say the shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Enigma Club & Lounge, and arriving officers found one man fatally shot and five women injured. Police have

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.N. envoy to Iraq says measures are being taken to prevent voter fraud in national elections next month. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert stressed on Tuesday that Iraq political parties and candidates must abstain from intimidation, voter suppression and bribes to ensure the October federal elections are free and

Environmental activists protesting car culture disrupted traffic on several highways around Munich before the opening Tuesday of a leading auto show in the German city. Demonstrators unfurled banners with slogans such as “Block IAA,” in some cases abseiling from highway bridges to do so, news agency dpa reported. At one location, they pasted over a

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission said on Tuesday it would issue up to 250 billion euros in green bonds this fall as part of its plans to finance the 27-nation bloc’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The EU’s executive arm said the bonds will represent 30% of NextGeneratoonEU’s total issuance. “The framework provides investors

By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet With fewer pandemic-related restrictions this year, the option to do more can result in the urge to spend. You’ve likely had familiar expenses return to your budget like back-to-work or back-to-school wardrobe essentials, or experiences like travel or dining out. But when the nonessentials pile up and creep into your

By VISAR KRYEZIU Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovar activists on Tuesday tried to disrupt a meeting of war crimes court officials with civil society members, accusing the court adjudicating cases from Kosovo’s war of independence of equating the victim with the aggressor. The incident happened as Kosovo Special Chamber court President Ekaterina Trendafilova

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A strong typhoon has slammed into the eastern Philippines, bringing high winds that caused power outages in several provinces. The government weather service says Typhoon Conson carried sustained winds of 120 kilometers (74 miles) per hour. It made landfall in Eastern Samar province before hitting nearby Samar province. Power systems operator

By KRISTA LARSON Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Many hoped that Guinea’s landmark 2010 election would finally bring the West African country a democratic leader after decades of corrupt dictatorship. Instead President Alpha Conde decided to stick around for a third term, modifying the constitution so that the term limits no longer applied to

By ANDREW WILKS ASSOCIATED PRESS ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey continued on Tuesday to reach out to regional rivals Egypt and the United Arab Emirates in a renewed bid to mend frayed ties that have stoked regional tensions. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said his country was taking “positive steps” to improve relations as Turkish and

HONG KONG (AP) — A pro-democracy group says the Hong Kong government is arbitrarily labeling it a foreign agent, making it subject to prosecution under a tough national security law. The group, the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, says it has rejected a police request for details of its

MADRID (AP) — Wildfires suspected to be arson have burned nearly 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of forest in northwestern Spain over two days, although rainfall was expected to give a respite to firefighting teams. Two active blazes continued to be out of control Tuesday in a rugged mountainous area of Galicia, the region’s authorities said.

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union wants Europe’s top court to impose daily fines on Poland for failing to take action to protect the independence of the country’s justice system In a rare move, the European Commission said Tuesday that it wants the European Court of Justice to “impose financial

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The Czech Republic pledged on Tuesday 530,000 euros to Lithuania to secure the its border with Belarus in the wake of thousands of migrants crossing over from the former Soviet republic. Lithuania, a European Union member country that sits on the 27 nation bloc’s northeastern border, has faced an influx of

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel painted a rosy picture of her government’s record on Tuesday and assailed the possibility of a future left-wing administration, seeking to boost her struggling party’s candidate as she addressed what is expected to be the German parliament’s last session before the Sept. 26

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish authorities have arrested two women from Sweden suspected of committing war crimes in Syria. It’s the first such arrest in the Scandinavian country. The Swedish prosecutors office said on Tuesday that the women were arrested upon their return to Sweden. No other details were immediately available. The statement says three women