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Nepal's prime minister loses a confidence vote forcing him to step down

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's prime minister lost a vote of confidence in parliament on Friday after the largest party in his coalition government withdrew its support, which would now force him to ...

Jul 12, 2024

4 migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France

PARIS (AP) - Four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel on an inflatable boat from France to the U.K., French authorities said Friday. The migrants' vessel capsized and puncture...

Jul 12, 2024

2 buses carrying at least 60 people swept into a river by a landslide in Nepal. 3 survivors found

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - At least 60 people were believed missing in Nepal after two buses were swept by a landslide off a highway and into a swollen river early Friday. Three passengers were rescued a...

Jul 11, 2024

Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - An Australian army private and her husband are accused of spying for Russia in the first charges brought under Australia's sweeping espionage laws enacted in 2018. The Russ...

Jul 11, 2024

Trump lawyers press judge to overturn hush money conviction after Supreme Court immunity ruling

NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump's lawyers are urging the judge in his New York hush money case to overturn his conviction and dismiss the case in the wake of the Supreme Court's recent ruling on presiden...

Jul 11, 2024

Head of US aid agency says Israel has pledged to improve safety for humanitarian workers in Gaza

ASHDOD, Israel (AP) - The head of the U.S. agency overseeing American humanitarian assistance worldwide on Thursday said she has received Israeli pledges to allow aid workers to move more quickly and ...

Jul 11, 2024

Zelenskyy says to win the war, US needs to lift limits on striking military targets inside Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky says that in order to win the war with Russia, the U.S. must lift limits on using its weapons to strike military targets in Russia. Zelenskyy ...

Jul 11, 2024

Philadelphia labor union powerbroker gets 6 years for bribery and theft

READING, Pa. (AP) - A former Philadelphia labor leader who wielded significant clout in Pennsylvania politics was sentenced on Thursday to six years in prison for bribing a City Council member and ste...

Jul 11, 2024

US sanctions a Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America

MIAMI (AP) - The Biden administration on Thursday sanctioned Venezuela's Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization and offered a $12 million reward for the arrest of its leaders. The gan...

Jul 11, 2024

2 miners are missing and 17 were injured after a coal mine accident in Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Two Polish coal miners remained unaccounted for and at least 17 were injured when a tremor struck the Rydultowy coal mine deep underground on Thursday, officials said. An earthqu...

Jul 11, 2024