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2 U.S. Navy sailors arrested on charges tied to national security and China

By Julie Watson, Associated Press

The indictment says Wei made contact with a Chinese government intelligence officer in February 2022 and provided photographs and videos of the ship he served on.

Palestinian foreign minister says Biden's inaction amid Middle East violence surges is 'weak'

By Isabel Debre, Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden had initially won plaudits from the Palestinians when he rejected the Trump administration's unabashedly pro-Israel stance.

Russian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Ukraine's emergency service says four of its workers were wounded in a second round of shelling as they fought a fire at St. Catherine's Cathedral.

Mexico recovers 2 bodies from the Rio Grande, one found near a floating barrier that Texas installed

By Associated Press

Mexico's Foreign Relations Department reported for the first time on Wednesday that a body had been found along the floating barrier, then reported a second body about three miles upriver away from the buoys.

Pope Francis meets with survivors of clergy sex abuse in Portugal

By Nicole Winfield, Helena Alves, Barry Hatton, Associated Press

After arriving in Lisbon for the Catholic Church's World Youth Day festival, Francis also blasted members of Portugal's Catholic hierarchy for their response to the country's sex abuse scandal.

WATCH: Blinken calls on world to tell Russia to stop using Ukrainian grain as 'blackmail'

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

America’s top diplomat lashed out at Russia at a U.N. Security Council meeting for ignoring the world’s appeals and pulling out of the year-old deal that allowed Ukraine to ship more than 32 tons of grain from Black Sea ports to needy…

Poland, Lithuania brace for provocations from Russia and Belarus at border

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Both nations on NATO’s eastern flank also are on high alert following the arrival of thousands of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries just across their borders in Belarus after an aborted mutiny in Russia in June.

Saudi Arabia extends daily oil production cut through September to boost energy prices

By Associated Press

The Saudi cut of 1 million barrels per day, which began in July, comes as the other OPEC+ producers have agreed to extend earlier production cuts through next year.

Adidas will donate portion of $437 million made from first Yeezy sale to anti-hate groups

By David McHugh, Associated Press

The German sportswear maker is trying to offload the unsold shoes and donate part of the proceeds to groups like the Anti-Defamation League that are fighting antisemitism and other forms of hate.

Israelis are protesting for democracy but Palestinians say occupation ignored

By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

Critics of the protest movement, including Palestinians, say that such selective advocacy of democratic ideals shows how disconnected Israelis are from the harsh reality of those living under occupation.