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AP PHOTOS: Hallmarks of climate change seen in floods, fires and drought around the globe
The hallmarks of climate change — extreme heat and drought; larger, more intense wildfires and supercharged hurricanes, typhoons and rainstorms that lead to catastrophic flooding — are being seen and felt around the globe. Drought in Brazil. Wildfires in Portugal, Peru and the...
A van apparently packed with migrants veers off a road in Croatia, injuring 14, including 7 children
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A van apparently packed with migrants veered off a road and hit a lamp post in Croatia while speeding to escape police on Monday, injuring 14 people, police and doctors said. The accident happened around 3 a.m. in eastern Croatia when police tasked with...
Croatia to reintroduce compulsory military draft as regional tensions soar
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia will reintroduce a two-month compulsory military service starting January 1 next year, the country's Defense Minister Ivan Anusic announced late Thursday. The move comes amid heightened tensions in Europe following the Russian aggression against...
Book Review: 'The Cheesemaker's Daughter' is a culturally rich novel that'll make you really hungry
This year, Marina's annual summer visit home to the island of Pag in Croatia turns into an extended stay. Marina has a lot to figure out, and home seems like the place to do it, if indeed Pag is still home. Kristin Vuković's debut novel is a mouthwatering platter of culture,...
Olympic tennis: China's Zheng Qinwen and Croatia's Donna Vekic to meet for the women's singles gold
PARIS (AP) — Either China or Croatia will earn its first singles gold medal in Olympic tennis when Zheng Qinwen faces Donna Vekic in the Paris Games women’s final on Saturday. This would be the biggest title for both players: Neither Zheng nor Vekic has won a Grand Slam trophy. ...
Coco Gauff loses twice in a day in doubles and her Paris Olympics are finished
PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff lost in women's doubles and mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, ending her first Summer Games a day after her tearful exit in singles. “At the end of the day, it’s over,” the 20-year-old American said. “I’ll try to take the positive...
Croatia reports its toughest day for firefighters as Balkan nations battle wildfires in a heat wave
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Balkan countries on Wednesday battled wildfires stoked by high temperatures, winds and a weekslong drought, as firefighters in Croatia cited their toughest day so far this season and North Macedonia suggested it might seek help from NATO. Croatia’s...
Swiatek remains on course for another title at Roland Garros by reaching the Olympic quarterfinals
PARIS (AP) — For almost five full games at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek’s high-bouncing topspin shots were being sent back over the net by No. 52 Wang Xiyu of China with crushing baseline groundstrokes of her own. Wang even held a break point that would...
Croatia declares 3 Montenegrin officials persona non grata over WWII camp genocide statement
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia on Thursday declared three senior Montenegrin government officials persona non grata after they led a declaration in Montenegro's parliament stating that genocide was committed in a World War II concentration camp operated by a pro-Nazi Croatian regime at the time. ...
Suspected gunman in Croatia nursing home killings charged on 11 counts, including murder
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A suspected gunman in a mass shooting at a nursing home in Croatia is facing 11 criminal charges, including murder, after he was accused of killing six people, including his own mother, and wounding as many more, police said on Tuesday. The carnage stunned...
