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DeSantis becomes first major party candidate to enter South Carolina's 2024 presidential primary

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis filed paperwork on Tuesday for South Carolina's Republican primary, becoming the first major party presidential candidate officially on the ballot for t...

Jul 18, 2023

Germans should emulate southern Europeans' siesta during heat waves, public health group says

BERLIN (AP) - Germans should emulate the southern European tradition of the siesta as a way to support workers during the country's frequent hot spells, according to the head of an association represe...

Jul 18, 2023

Kenya doomsday cult deaths top 400 as detectives exhume 12 more bodies, with the pastor in custody

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The number of people who died in connection with Kenya's doomsday cult has crossed the 400 mark as detectives exhumed 12 more bodies on Monday believed to be followers of a pasto...

Jul 18, 2023

Barge to house asylum-seekers arrives in UK as Parliament passes controversial migration bill

LONDON (AP) - A barge that will house up to 500 asylum-seekers arrived Tuesday in England after Parliament passed its long-debated bill to curb migration. The Bibby Stockholm was pulled by a tug into ...

Jul 18, 2023

Second heat wave in as many weeks grips Mediterranean while fires hit Spain, Switzerland and Greece

MILAN (AP) - Officials warned residents and tourists packing Mediterranean destinations on Tuesday to stay indoors as a second heat wave in as many weeks hit the region and Greece, Spain and Switzerla...

Jul 18, 2023

American national crosses inter-Korean border into North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - An American has crossed the heavily fortified border from South Korea into North Korea, the American-led U.N. Command overseeing the area said Tuesday. The U.N. Command tweet...

Jul 18, 2023

Thousands died in the Philippines' 'war on drugs.' An international probe will now go ahead

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court ruled Tuesday that an investigation into the Philippines' so-called "war on drugs" can resume, rejecting Manila's objec...

Jul 18, 2023

Trump's classified documents case set for first pretrial conference hearing before Judge Cannon

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida judge who issued a court ruling last year that critics said was unduly favorable to Donald Trump is set to preside Tuesday over the first pretrial conference in his ...

Jul 18, 2023

Russia targets key Ukraine Black Sea port of Odesa, a day after halting grain export deal

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian forces shot down scores of exploding drones and six cruise missiles from a pre-dawn Russian attack on the port of Odesa on Tuesday, Ukrainian authorities said, a day aft...

Jul 18, 2023

Israeli protesters block highways in 'day of disruption' against Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli protesters blocked highways and gathered outside Tel Aviv's stock exchange and military headquarters on Tuesday in the latest countrywide demonstration against Prime Mi...

Jul 18, 2023