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Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official says the country will bar the use of critical components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in core parts of its 5G networks in two steps starting in 2026. Germany, which has Europe’s biggest economy, has long mulled what to do about components made by

Associated Press PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Officials say a second person has died in Vermont in the flooding from Hurricane Beryl’s remnants. Police say the driver was swept away in his vehicle by floodwaters Thursday in Lyndonville as he tried to drive across a flooded road. Authorities found the vehicle later in the day. His

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will deploy laser weapons systems designed to intercept will begin deploying laser weapons systems designed to intercept North Korean drones, as their launches in recent years have caused security concerns in the South. Other countries like the United States and Israel are technologically ahead of South

PARIS (AP) — A small fire broke out in the spire of the medieval cathedral in Rouen, a major landmark in northern France that was under renovation. Authorities said it was quickly brought under control. Witnesses told French television they saw smoke emanating from the spire just after midday Thursday, and recalled a devastating fire

Associated Press SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Thousands of people from Bosnia and abroad gathered in Srebrenica on Thursday for the annual ritual of commemorating the 1995 genocide which Serb officials continue to deny, fueling ethnic tensions and deep divisions within the war-ravaged state. Twenty-nine years after they were murdered in Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker held by Iran for over a year after being seized has reached international waters. The Advantage Sweet was traveling on Thursday through the Strait of Hormuz, where it was seized in April 2023 by Iran’s navy. That’s according to tracking data analyzed by The

AP Airlines Writer Americans are traveling in record numbers this summer, but Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it saw second-quarter profit drop 29% due to higher costs and discounting of base-level fares across the industry. The airline is also predicting a lower profit than Wall Street expects for the third quarter. On a call

Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The U.S. and other western governments criticized a controversial security bill in South Sudan that would allow the government to detain people without warrants, saying it would undermine open political and civil space ahead of the country’s elections. The security bill, which passed parliament July 3, has threatened

AP Business Writer PepsiCo reported higher-than-expected earnings in the second quarter even as customer demand for its snacks and drinks continued to slip. PepsiCo said North American demand for its Frito-Lay snacks was “subdued” during the quarter as customers become more value-conscious. The company plans to amp up deals and advertising in the second half

AP Sports Writer The NBA might not be happy with the NFL making Christmas Day a regular part of its schedule. However, its new media rights deals nearly put the two leagues in the same economic arena. The NBA’s 11-year, $76 billion contract package would kick in with the 2025-26 season. The deal is for

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels likely fired an Iranian-made anti-ship cruise missile at a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea in December, an assault that now provides a public, evidence-based link between the ongoing rebel campaign against shipping and Tehran. A report by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency released

Associated Press TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — Officials in the Philippines say two Australian nationals and their Filipina companion have been killed in a hotel in a popular resort city south of the capital, and that police are trying to identify and track down the suspects. A hotel worker found the bodies of the victims, whose

Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish officials say that one of the coal miners injured when a powerful tremor shook the Rydultowy coal mine has died. He died late on Thursday in hospital, hours after the accident. One miner remained unaccounted for and at least 17 others were injured. The search for the missing

AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union says it’s accepting Apple’s pledge to open up its “tap to pay” iPhone payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and head off a potential hefty fine. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm and top antitrust enforcer, said Thursday that