Jul 10 At least 15 killed in tavern shooting in South Africa, police say By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Police say they are investigating reports that a group of men arrived in a minibus taxi and opened fire on some of the patrons at the bar shortly after midnight Sunday. Continue reading
Jul 09 Britain’s bonds with the EU likely to remain broken after Johnson leaves office By Raf Casert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press In EU circles, there was numb acceptance of the inevitable and resignation that things will never be the same. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: Sri Lanka’s president, prime minister agree to resign amid political turmoil In our news wrap Saturday, Sri Lanka's president and prime minister will resign after widespread protests in Colombo over the country's economic collapse, investigators in Japan say the man suspected of killing Shinzo Abe believed the former prime minister was… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 7:41 An Afghan man’s struggle to find refuge in Poland after escaping the Taliban By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, almost 4 million Ukrainian refugees have fled into Poland, where they’ve generally received a warm welcome. But at the same time, Poland is trying to deter thousands of migrants from the Middle East… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 5:34 Wimbledon women’s final makes tennis history Wimbledon women's final was destined to be historic. Elena Rybakina on Saturday became the first ever player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam. She beat Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, the first woman from Africa to reach a Grand Slam final. Continue watching
Jul 09 Luis Echeverria, former Mexican president blamed for political killings, dies at age 100 By E. Eduardo Castillo, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press In 2004, he became the first former Mexican head of state formally accused of criminal wrongdoing. Prosecutors linked Echeverria to the country’s so-called “dirty war” in which hundreds of leftist activists and members of fringe guerrilla groups were imprisoned, killed,… Continue reading
Jul 09 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan takes Wimbledon title By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Rybakina is a 23-year-old who was born in Moscow and has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, when that country offered her funding to support her tennis career. Continue reading
Jul 09 Millions of Muslims observe Eid al-Adha amid high prices By Amr Nabil, Isabel Debre, Associated Press Known as the “Feast of Sacrifice,” the revered observance coincides with the final rites of the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
Jul 09 U.S. advises China its support for Russia complicates relations By Matthew Lee, Associated Press In five hours of talks in their first-to-face meeting since October, Blinken said he expressed deep concern about China’s stance on Russia’s actions in Ukraine and did not believe Beijing’s protestations that it is neutral in the conflict. Continue reading
Jul 09 As Japan mourns, Abe’s death raises security questions By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Abe was shot in the western city of Nara on Friday and airlifted to a hospital but died of blood loss. Police arrested the attacker, a former member of Japan's navy, at the scene. Police confiscated his homemade gun and… Continue reading