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Israeli crowds chant racist slogans, taunt Palestinians during Jerusalem march

Israeli crowds chant racist slogans, taunt Palestinians during Jerusalem march

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Jewish nationalists, some of them chanting “Death to Arabs” and other racist slogans, paraded on Thursday through the main Palestinian thoroughfare of Jerusalem’s Old City, in an annual display that caused new friction b
Ohio board approves August ballot question meant to thwart abortion rights push

Ohio board approves August ballot question meant to thwart abortion rights push

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A ballot question seeking to make it more difficult to amend the Ohio Constitution was cleared for an August ballot on Thursday, and teams of Republican and Democratic lawmakers assigned to write pro and con arguments, respectiv
Russia extends detention of US consular worker by 3 months

Russia extends detention of US consular worker by 3 months

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Thursday extended by three months the detention of a former employee of the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok on charges of cooperating with a foreign state. The U.S.
Montana says 1st-in-nation TikTok ban protects people. TikTok says it violates their rights

Montana says 1st-in-nation TikTok ban protects people. TikTok says it violates their rights

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana became the first state in the U.S. to enact a complete ban on TikTok on Wednesday when Republican Gov.
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral cost UK government $200 million

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral cost UK government $200 million

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and lying-in-state last year cost Britain's government an estimated 162 million pounds (around $200 million), the treasury revealed Thursday. The state funeral for the late monarch, held on Sept.
France moves to ban smoking in woodlands to combat growing climate-related risk of mega fires

France moves to ban smoking in woodlands to combat growing climate-related risk of mega fires

PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season, part of a series of proposed measures to tackle growing destruction and dangers from climate change-related blazes.
Turkish candidate Kilicdaroglu hardens stance before runoff against Erdogan

Turkish candidate Kilicdaroglu hardens stance before runoff against Erdogan

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main challenger in Turkey’s presidential race shifted gear and adopted a more nationalist and hard-line stance on Thursday, vowing to send back millions of refugees if he is elected and rejecting
Lesotho imposes nationwide curfew in attempt to curb violent crime

Lesotho imposes nationwide curfew in attempt to curb violent crime

MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — Authorities in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho have imposed an indefinite nighttime curfew nationwide in an attempt to curb violent crime, a move prompted by the killing of a prominent journalist. The 10 p.m.
Biden campaign sees multiple 'viable pathways' to 2024 election win

Biden campaign sees multiple 'viable pathways' to 2024 election win

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden 's reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and increasingly Republican-dominated Florida , providing what it sa
Top leaders of Pakistan, Iran inaugurate border market in their first meeting in 10 years

Top leaders of Pakistan, Iran inaugurate border market in their first meeting in 10 years

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The top leaders of Pakistan and Iran on Thursday inaugurated the first border market as relations warm between the two countries, officials said.