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Indian nationals who were misled into joining the Russian army will be discharged, official says

India said Tuesday that its nationals who were "misled" into joining the Russian army will be discharged, a development that came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Moscow since t...

Jul 09, 2024

Rescuers search for dozens buried in an Indonesian landslide that killed at least 17 people

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Rescue workers searched for dozens of missing people Tuesday, digging through tons of mud and the rubble left by a landslide that hit an unauthorized traditional gold mining ...

Jul 08, 2024

Taylor Fritz comes back from two sets down to beat Alexander Zverev at Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) - After Taylor Fritz deposited a backhand that Alexander Zverev didn't even chase, wrapping up the American's comeback from a two-set hole in Wimbledon's fourth round Monday, the men met a...

Jul 08, 2024

Officials in Multnomah County, home to Portland, Oregon, report 4 suspected heat-related deaths

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Authorities in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, said Monday that the county medical examiner was investigating four suspected heat-related deaths as the region ...

Jul 08, 2024

Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City as Hamas warns that escalation threatens cease-fire talks

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest city in pursuit of militants who had regrouped there, sending thousands of Palestinians fleeing on Monday ...

Jul 08, 2024

Republicans move at Trump's behest to change how they will oppose abortion, AP sources say

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Republican National Committee's platform committee has adopted a policy document that reflects former President Donald Trump's position opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding ...

Jul 08, 2024

A Russian playwright and a theater director sentenced to prison on charges of advocating terrorism

A Russian court on Monday convicted a theater director and a playwright of terrorism charges and sentenced them to six years each in prison, the latest in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia...

Jul 08, 2024

Biden tells Hill Democrats he 'declines' to step aside and says it's time for party drama 'to end'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy and called for an "end" to the intraparty drama that has torn apar...

Jul 08, 2024

Indian prime minister arrives in Russia on his first visit since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Moscow on Monday on a two-day visit, his first since Russia sent troops into Ukraine, an action that has complicated the relationship between the longti...

Jul 08, 2024

Macron refuses French prime minister's resignation after chaotic election results

PARIS (AP) - 1:22 French President Emmanual Macron refused the resignation Monday of the country's prime minister, asking him on Monday to remain temporarily as the head of the government after chaoti...

Jul 08, 2024