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White House: Russia looks to purchase more attack drones from Iran after depleting stockpile

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Monday said that Russia is looking to buy additional advanced attack drones from Iran for use in the Kremlin's war in Ukraine after using up most of the 400 drones...

May 15, 2023

UN migration agency elects American as 1st woman director, replacing her European boss

GENEVA (AP) - Amy Pope of the United States elbowed aside her European boss Monday to land the top job at the International Organization for Migration, winning her bid to become the first woman to lea...

May 15, 2023

Duo in Austria charged with playing Hitler speeches on train intercom

BERLIN (AP) - Two people were charged in Austria for allegedly playing speeches by Adolf Hitler via the loudspeaker system of a train running from Bregenz to Vienna, Austrian news agency APA reported ...

May 15, 2023

Turkey presidential election will go to runoff as Erdogan performs better than expected

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's electoral chief said that the presidential race will go to a second round on May 28 as incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan fell just short of an outright victory. Ahmet Yener...

May 15, 2023

Zelenskyy visits UK on European tour seeking military aid

LONDON (AP) - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was visiting Britain on Monday, as the staunch ally of Ukraine prepares to give more military aid in an effort to change the course of the war. The U.K. gov...

May 15, 2023

Barcelona, minus Messi, wins Spanish league title for 1st time since 2019

MADRID (AP) - Barcelona is celebrating winning the Spanish league - and this time without Lionel Messi. Barcelona lifted its first league trophy after Messi's departure with a 4-2 victory at Espanyol ...

May 14, 2023

Celtics beat 76ers 112-88, Tatum sets Game 7 record with 51 points

BOSTON (AP) - Jayson Tatum scored 51 points - the most in a Game 7 in NBA history - and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 on Sunday to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for ...

May 14, 2023

Grizzlies suspend Ja Morant after another gun video appears on social media

Ja Morant was suspended by the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday after he appeared to be holding a gun in another social media video that was streamed live on Instagram, the latest in a series of concerning...

May 14, 2023

Zelenskyy to make surprise visit to Paris for talks with French President Macron

PARIS (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make a surprise visit to Paris for talks Sunday night with French President Emmanuel Macron, extending a multi-stop European tour that has eli...

May 14, 2023

Israeli army says rocket fired from Gaza into Israel, testing fragile cease-fire

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli military says Palestinian militants have fired a rocket into southern Israel. The launch on Sunday comes less than 24 hours after a cease-fire was reached betw...

May 14, 2023