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By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Before flying to Italy’s southern Puglia region to meet world leaders at the Group of Seven summit, Pope Francis hosted a very different audience at the Vatican celebrating the importance of humor. The pontiff welcomed more than 100 comedians from 15 nations, including U.S. celebrities Whoopi
Continue ReadingBy NAPAT KONGSAWAD Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Buddhist monks in Thailand have blessed twin baby elephants, one male and the other female, a week after their rare birth came close to being a tragedy. Their mother, Chamchuri, gave birth to the pair on the night of June 7 at a camp in Thailand’s ancient
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III was in his element this week as he celebrated a very special moment for his foundation at St. James’s Palace in London. On Tuesday, the 75-year-old monarch attended the inaugural awards of his King’s Foundation, so we thought, why not take our
Continue ReadingMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a woman died after being struck by a police truck on a South Carolina beach. Lance Cpl. Lena Butler of the South Carolina Highway Patrol says a pickup truck was headed north in the Myrtle Beach area just after 1 p.m. Thursday when it hit the beachgoer, who
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv, which wants to join the military
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It would have been the largest-ever private gift to a historically Black college or university: $237 million — far beyond Florida A&M University’s endowment. The money was promised by Gregory Gerami, a 30-year-old who called himself Texas’ “youngest African American industrial hemp producer.” But everything was
Continue ReadingBy LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good faces a challenge from another Republican in the 5th Congressional District in Virginia. If Good loses Tuesday, he would be the first House incumbent to go down to a primary challenge this year, with the exception of one race in which two
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Bank has approved a $2.25 billion loan for Nigeria to shore up revenue and back economic reforms that have contributed to the worst cost-of-living crisis in many years for Africa’s most populous country. The bank said late Thursday that the loan will help bolster
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s Foreign Ministry says officials have summoned the Iraqi chargé d’affaires to protest against death sentences handed down to Swedes in Iraq. Swedish media reported in recent days that two Swedes have been sentenced to death in Iraq after being convicted of killing a member of criminal gang there. On Friday,
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish accident investigators say the country’s oldest amusement park did not properly test new parts for a roller coaster that derailed last year. Some passengers plunged to the ground with one person killed and nine others injured including one seriously. They say the derailment at
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press A report published this week by a Native American-led nonprofit examines in detail the dispossession of $1.7 trillion worth of Indigenous homelands in Colorado by the state and the U.S. and the more than $546 million the state has reaped in mineral extraction from them. The report, shared first
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny and Eric Bradner, CNN Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) — Gussie Farris, 86, spends no time worrying about the ages of the oldest presidential candidates in American history. For those who do, this loyal supporter of President Joe Biden has sharp words about Donald Trump. “Because Trump is big and loud, he doesn’t
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, BIDEN CAMPAIGN By Jeff Zeleny and Eric Bradner, CNN Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) — Gussie Farris, 86, spends no time worrying about the ages of the oldest presidential candidates in American history. For those who do, this loyal supporter of President Joe Biden has sharp words about Donald Trump. “Because Trump is big
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The leader of South Africa’s second biggest party said Friday it will back Cyril Ramaphosa for president, almost guaranteeing he will be reelected in Parliament for a second term. Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said his party had now formally signed
Continue ReadingBy MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters will decide almost 60 contested primaries for the U.S. House of Representatives and both chambers of the Oklahoma state legislature. The race to watch Tuesday is the Republican primary in the state’s 4th Congressional District, where 10-term incumbent Tom Cole has drawn a deep-pocketed challenger self-funding
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg and MJ Lee, CNN Puglia, Italy (CNN) — President Joe Biden met privately with Pope Francis on Friday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in southern Italy, in a personally meaningful sit-down for the president who has spoken frequently about the significance of his Catholic faith. A senior administration official said
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense chief says Japanese and American V-22 Ospreys are being safely operated in the country. Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Friday that he has no plans to request a flight suspension despite restrictions in the U.S. Kihara was responding to a question about a remark U.S.
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv, which wants to join the military
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — The United Nations’ refugee and migration agencies are criticizing Greece’s failure over the past year to shed light on one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea that left hundreds dead. UNHCR and IOM stressed the “critical” importance of a “comprehensive and conclusive” probe in a joint statement on
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv, which wants to join the military
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