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5 dead, dozens believed missing after 3 shipwrecks of migrant boats off Tunisian coast
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — At least five Africans are dead and dozens believed missing after three boats attempting to carry migrants across the Mediterranean Sea sank in recent days off the coast of the Tunisian city of Sfax, the Tunisian coast guard said Thursday. Bodies of five...
Italy's Meloni expresses hope for deal on IMF bailout of Tunisia as she preps weekend visit
ROME (AP) — The leaders of Italy and the Netherlands along with the EU Commission president travel to Tunisia on Sunday with a packet of initiatives to help create security in Tunisia, easing the way for a possible international bailout, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni told reporters Thursday. ...
Russia says top UN court should dismiss Ukraine's case over Crimea and terrorism funding
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russia urged judges at the United Nations' highest court on Thursday to throw out a case brought by Ukraine against Moscow over the 2014 annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and the arming of rebels in eastern Ukraine before Russia’s full-scale invasion in February...
Messi heads to Miami as latest big name to raise soccer's profile in US
Lionel Messi is set to become part of the next chapter of men's soccer in North America. With a World Cup on the horizon in 2026, Messi's announcement Wednesday that he will join Major League Soccer's Inter Miami is another landmark moment for the league and the sport in the United...
Doors close for final time on Amsterdam museum's blockbuster Vermeer exhibition
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The blockbuster exhibition of paintings by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer closed its doors for the final time on Sunday, with the art and history national museum of the Netherlands hailing the show as its most successful ever. The Rijksmuseum said the exhibition...
French Open lets Belarus' Sabalenka skip standard news conference after questions about Ukraine war
PARIS (AP) — Two years after Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open when she was fined, then threatened with disqualification, for skipping news conferences, another top tennis player — No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion — was allowed to avoid the traditional...
Kieffer, Forsström share lead on opening day of European Open
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Maximilian Kieffer delighted home fans at the European Open with a 4-under 69 for a share of the lead after the first round. The 32-year-old Kieffer, bidding to be the first German winner on home soil for 15 years, carded five birdies and an eagle – offset...
Free concert, other celebrations in Jordan ahead of kingdom's first major royal wedding in years
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Several thousand cheering and flag-waving Jordanians packed a sports stadium for a free concert in the capital of Amman as part of celebrations leading up the kingdom's first major royal wedding in years. Crown Prince Hussein, 28, is to marry Saudi architect...
20 richest countries account for over half of 50 million people in 'modern slavery,' report says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world’s 20 richest countries are fueling forced labor and account for over half the estimated 50 million people living in “modern slavery,” according to a report released Wednesday. The report by the Walk Free foundation, a rights group that focuses...
China presses Dutch minister for access to chipmaking tech blocked on security grounds
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister pressed his Dutch counterpart Tuesday for access to advanced chipmaking technology that has been blocked on security grounds and warned against allowing what he said were unfounded fears of Beijing to spoil relations. Chinese frustration...
