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New head of Austrian opposition party takes helm after leadership fiasco

BERLIN (AP) — The new head of Austria’s Social Democrats vowed to move the party past “one of its bitterest moments” Tuesday after a bizarre mix-up that initially saw his rival declared the winner in a leadership contest.
Normandy marks D-Day's 79th anniversary, honors World War II veterans

Normandy marks D-Day's 79th anniversary, honors World War II veterans

ON OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams.
Ukraine brands Russia 'terrorist state' to open hearings in case against Russia at top UN court

Ukraine brands Russia 'terrorist state' to open hearings in case against Russia at top UN court

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers for Ukraine told the United Nations' top court Tuesday that Russia bankrolled a “campaign of intimidation and terror” by rebels in eastern Ukraine starting in 2014 and sought to replace Crimea's multiethnic commu

EU parliament criticized for slow pace of anti-corruption reform as offices searched over Qatargate

BRUSSELS (AP) — Six months after a group of European Union lawmakers was swept up in a cash-for-influence scandal, no new anti-corruption rules are in place at the European Parliament and the ones that do exist are not being enforced anyway, anti-cor
Bulgaria gets new government as former rivals enter uneasy alliance

Bulgaria gets new government as former rivals enter uneasy alliance

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament on Tuesday formally approved the country’s new government proposed by the two main political rivals in a bid to end a 30-months-long political crisis, restore stability and spur economic development in the
A man wants to trademark 'Trump too small' for T-shirts. Now the Supreme Court will hear the case.

A man wants to trademark 'Trump too small' for T-shirts. Now the Supreme Court will hear the case.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a case in which a man tried to trademark a phrase mocking former President Donald Trump as “too small.

Lawyer: Health of Gadhafi's son, detained in Lebanon, deteriorating 3 days into hunger strike

BEIRUT (AP) — The health of a son of Libya's late leader Moammar Gadhafi was deteriorating three days into a hunger strike to protest his detention in Lebanon without trial, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Feds warn 2023 on track to be the worst fire season ever seen in Canada

Feds warn 2023 on track to be the worst fire season ever seen in Canada

Canada's emergency preparedness minister says images of wildfires burning across the country are some of the most severe ever witnessed in Canada and the current forecast for the next few months indicates the potential for continued higher-than-norma
Too many people in NYC are stopped, searched and frisked illegally, federal monitor says

Too many people in NYC are stopped, searched and frisked illegally, federal monitor says

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's reliance on the tactic known as “stop and frisk" as part of a new initiative to combat gun violence is harming communities of color and running afoul of the law, a court-appointed federal monitor reported Monday.
Hoskin wins another 4-year term as chief of Cherokee Nation, country's most populous tribe

Hoskin wins another 4-year term as chief of Cherokee Nation, country's most populous tribe

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Cherokee Nation’s Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. won reelection to another four-year term as leader of the nation’s most populous tribe, according to results certified Monday by the tribe's Election Commission.