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Japan court orders retrial for 87-year death row ex-boxer

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's high court on Monday ordered a retrial for an 87-year-old former boxer who has been on death row for more than five decades after his murder conviction that his lawyers said was based on forced confession and fabricated ...

Bank stocks drop in Europe as US bank failure stirs jitters

By YURI KAGEYAMA and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Bank stocks sagged in Europe and U.S. stock futures fell Monday ahead of the market's open in New York, shaken by worries the biggest U.S. bank failure in nearly 15 years might have ripple effects around the ...

Iran-Saudi Arabia deal casts China in unfamiliar global role

BEIJING (AP) — An agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations has cast China in a leading role in Middle Eastern politics — a part previously reserved for longtime global heavyweights like the U.S. and Russia. It's another sign that China's diplomatic clout ...

Nepal’s newly elected president takes oath of office

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's newly elected president — the third since the Himalayan nation abolished its centuries-old monarchy in 2008 and became a republic — took the oath of office Monday in Kathmandu. Ram Chandra Poudel was elected Thursday by members of the Federal Parliament ...

More coverage disruptions at BBC as Lineker crisis deepens

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC's sports coverage faced a second day of severe disruptions Sunday as dozens of staff refused to work in solidarity with top soccer host Gary Lineker, who was suspended by the broadcaster after he tweeted criticism of the British ...

Oil giant Saudi Aramco makes a historic $161B profit in 2022

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported Sunday earning $161 billion last year, claiming the highest-ever recorded annual profit by a publicly listed company and drawing immediate criticism from activists. The monster profit by ...

Iraqi PM promises action to tackle crippling climate change

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister Sunday promised sweeping measures to tackle climate change — which has affected millions across the country — including plans to meet a third of the country's electricity demands using renewable energy. Climate change for years has compounded the woes ...

Russian advance stalls in Ukraine’s Bakhmut, think tank says

By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's advance seems to have stalled in Moscow's campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a leading think tank said in an assessment of the longest ground battle of the war. The Washington-based Institute for the ...

Saudi Arabia’s golf case threatens to spill kingdom secrets

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials who oversee Saudi Arabia's tens of billions of dollars in U.S. investments haven't been shy about flaunting their ties with top American business and political figures, down to wearing MAGA caps as they swing golf ...

Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties, with China’s help

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years of tensions. The major diplomatic breakthrough negotiated with China lowers the chance of armed conflict between the Mideast rivals — both ...

Grossi set for second term at helm of UN nuclear watchdog

VIENNA (AP) — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is set for another four-year term at the helm of the U.N. nuclear watchdog as it grapples with monitoring Iran's nuclear activities and tries to shore up the safety of power plants in Ukraine. The IAEA said that its 35-nation ...

Macron insists pension reform is needed, despite protests

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron insisted on the need for raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 in order to make the French pension system financially sustainable in the coming years, in a letter to workers' unions released Friday. The move comes after more than a million ...

Ukraine rebounds from Russian barrage, restores power supply

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's capital had most of its power supply restored Friday, officials said, as the country again responded swiftly and defiantly to the latest Russian missile and drone barrage targeting critical infrastructure. In what has become a familiar Russian tactic since ...

Biden, EU leader launch talks to ease rift on EV subsidies

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a potential boost for electric vehicles, President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday they've agreed to open negotiations on the use of European minerals critical in the production of batteries for EVs that are eligible for U.S. ...

China names Li Qiang premier nominally in charge of economy

BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country's next premier nominally in charge of the world's second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years. Li was nominated by Xi and appointed to the position at ...

Here’s how the 4 Americans abducted in Mexico were found

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — The anonymous tip that led Mexican authorities to a remote shack where four abducted Americans were held described armed men, people wearing blindfolds and plenty of activity around a ranch. Authorities headed for the rural area east of Matamoros on Tuesday ...

Australia to buy nuclear-powered submarines made in the US

WASHINGTON (AP) — Australia will purchase U.S.-manufactured, nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet, a European official and two people familiar with the matter said Thursday, amid growing concerns about China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region. The purchase agreement ...

Ukrainians who fled war face end of temporary US sanctuary

SAN DIEGO (AP) — When U.S. officials at the U.S.-Mexico border stamped the Ukrainian passports of Mariia and her daughter last April and gave them permission to stay for a year, she figured she would return home within months. Now with that year almost up and the war that caused them to flee ...

French, British leaders meet in efforts to mend relations

PARIS (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was meeting Friday in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron in efforts to mend relations following post-Brexit tensions, as well as improving military and business ties and toughening efforts against Channel migrant crossings. Both ...

Ukraine rebounds from Russian barrage, restores power supply

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's capital restored most of its power supply on Friday, officials said, as the country again responded swiftly and defiantly to the latest Russian missile and drone barrage targeting critical infrastructure. In what has become a familiar Russian tactic since last ...