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Pope Benedict's ex-secretary won't get a permanent job in his new German archdiocese

BERLIN (AP) - The longtime secretary to the late Pope Benedict XVI won't be given a permanent job in the German archdiocese where he has settled, but will lead regular services at Freiburg's cathedral...

Jul 17, 2023

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

ISLAMABAD (AP) - Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the U.N. said in a report on the hum...

Jul 17, 2023

German captain in a migrant rescue standoff will run for the European Parliament

BERLIN (AP) - Carola Rackete, who as captain of a humanitarian rescue ship was arrested in 2019 for docking in an Italian port without authorization, was presented Monday as one of a struggling German...

Jul 17, 2023

GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy lists Senators Cruz, Lee as possible Supreme Court picks

Biotech entrepreneur and Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy on Monday released a list of 16 people he'd nominate to the U.S. Supreme Court or federal appellate courts if he becomes presid...

Jul 17, 2023

Ohio's Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, launches his campaign for US Senate

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, launched a bid for the U.S. Senate on Monday, joining GOP efforts to try to unseat Democrat Sherrod Brown next year. LaRose, 4...

Jul 17, 2023

China criticizes the upcoming US visit of Taiwan's 'separatist' presidential front-runner

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China has criticized an upcoming stopover in the United States by Taiwan's vice president and presidential front-runner William Lai as a challenge to its territorial integrity, w...

Jul 17, 2023

Northeast starts to dry out after flash flooding claims at least 5 lives in Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) - An already saturated Northeast began drying out Monday after a second round of heavy rain in a week, including a flash flood in Pennsylvania that claimed at least five ...

Jul 17, 2023

The bridge that links Russia to Crimea is key to supplying the Ukraine war and for asserting control

The bridge connecting Russia-annexed Crimea and Russia carries heavy significance for Moscow both logistically and psychologically, as a key artery for Russian military and civilian supplies bound for...

Jul 17, 2023

Flying Russian flags, more Wagner troops roll into Belarus as part of deal that ended their mutiny

More mercenaries from Russia's Wagner military contractor rolled into Belarus Monday, a monitoring group said, continuing their relocation to the ex-Soviet nation following last month's short-lived mu...

Jul 17, 2023

A 5-story apartment building collapses in Cairo and kills at least 9 people

CAIRO (AP) - A five-story apartment building collapsed Monday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, leaving at least nine people dead, authorities said, as rescuers searched through the rubble. Building c...

Jul 17, 2023