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German and Dutch exit polls suggest a shift to the hard right as voting in EU elections nears an end
BRUSSELS (AP) — The first major estimates coming out of the European Union parliamentary elections Sunday suggest that the hard right will rise in the legislature despite a series of scandals in Germany, the bloc’s biggest nation. The exit poll in Germany indicated that the...
The Latest | Europeans go to the polls on the final day of voting for EU elections
Voters across the European Union are going to the polls on the final day of voting for the European parliamentary elections to choose their representatives for the next five-year term. Polls opened in 20 EU countries early Sunday for the June 6-9 elections for a new European...
Gaza's Health Ministry says 274 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 274 Palestinians, including dozens of children, were killed, and hundreds more were wounded, in the Israeli raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday. The Israeli military said its forces came under heavy fire...
Biden honors US war dead with a cemetery visit ending a French trip that served as a rebuke to Trump
BELLEAU, France (AP) — President Joe Biden closed out his trip to France by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald Trump notably skipped visiting when he was president, hoping his final stop Sunday will draw the stakes of the November election in stark relief. ...
Some nationalities escape Biden's sweeping asylum ban because deportation flights are scarce
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Border Patrol arrested Gerardo Henao 14 hours after President Joe Biden suspended asylum processing at the U.S. border with Mexico this week. But instead of being summarily deported, he was dropped off by agents the next day at a San Diego bus stop, where he caught a train to...
Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe
EL AMRA, Tunisia (AP) — For many migrants who’ve long dreamed of Europe, one of the last stops is an expanse of olive trees on North Africa's Mediterranean coastline. But in Tunisia, less than 100 miles (161 kilometers) from the Italian islands that form the European Union’s...
A Christian group teaches public school students during the school day. Their footprint is growing
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Ohio nonprofit that provides off-site Bible instruction to public school students during classroom hours says it will triple its programs in Indiana this fall after new legislation forced school districts to comply. To participating families,...
Why Robert F. Kennedy's Jr.'s current presidential polling numbers might not hold up into November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reached 15% or more in three approved national polls. One more, and he will have met one of CNN's benchmarks to qualify for the debate June 27 with Democratic President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee...
Ukraine says it struck a top fighter plane deep inside Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines. The strike came shortly after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited strikes...
Alcaraz takes the fourth set against Zverev to draw level in the French Open men's final
PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has won the fourth set 6-1 against Alexander Zverev to send the French Open final into a decisive fifth set on Sunday. Alcaraz won the first set 6-3, then Zverev won the second set 6-2 and the third 7-5 to move ahead. Both players are...
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'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' boosts Will Smith's comeback and the box office with $56 million opening
NEW YORK (AP) — “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth installment in the Will Smith-Martin Lawrence action comedy series, opened with an estimated $56 million in theaters over the weekend, handing Hollywood a much-needed summer hit and Smith his biggest success since he slapped Chris Rock at...
Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Guardian Council on Sunday approved the country’s hard-line parliament speaker and five others to run in the country’s June 28 presidential election following a helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others. ...
German and Dutch exit polls suggest a shift to the hard right as voting in EU elections nears an end
BRUSSELS (AP) — The first major estimates coming out of the European Union parliamentary elections Sunday suggest that the hard right will rise in the legislature despite a series of scandals in Germany, the bloc’s biggest nation. The exit poll in Germany indicated that the...
Body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley found on Greek island
ATHENS (AP) — The body of missing British TV presenter and author Dr. Michael Mosley was found on a Greek island Sunday morning after a days-long search, his family said. Mosley, who went missing on the island of Symi on Wednesday afternoon, was spotted among rocks on a rugged...
German exit polls point to far-right gains in European election and a weak government showing
BERLIN (AP) — Exit polls pointed to very weak results for Germany's governing parties and gains for the far-right Alternative for Germany in Sunday's vote for the European Parliament, while the mainstream conservative opposition was set to remain the country's strongest political force in the...
At least 9 dead after suspected militants in Kashmir fire at Hindu pilgrims, sending bus into gorge
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Suspected militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir's Jammu province fired at a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims on Sunday and at least nine were killed after the vehicle fell into a deep gorge, officials said. The bus was carrying pilgrims to the base camp of the...
The Latest | Europeans go to the polls on the final day of voting for EU elections
Voters across the European Union are going to the polls on the final day of voting for the European parliamentary elections to choose their representatives for the next five-year term. Polls opened in 20 EU countries early Sunday for the June 6-9 elections for a new European...
Ukraine says it struck a top fighter plane deep inside Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines. The strike came shortly after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited strikes...
Central African Republic government suspends Chinese mining company for alleged ties to armed groups
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The government of the Central African Republic suspended a Chinese mining company’s operations in the country, accusing it of cooperating with armed militias, a government decree said. The country's ministry of mines accused Daqing SARL, a...
Pakistan police arrest man accused of killing 2 minority Ahmadis in Punjab province
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police on Sunday arrested a man accused of killing two members of the minority Ahmadi community in separate attacks in the eastern Punjab province, police and officials said. The arrest came a day after the suspect shot and killed two Ahmadis hours...
