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German captain in a migrant rescue standoff will run for the European Parliament
BERLIN (AP) - Carola Rackete, who as captain of a humanitarian rescue ship was arrested in 2019 for docking in an Italian port without authorization, was presented Monday as one of a struggling German...
Jul 17, 2023
GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy lists Senators Cruz, Lee as possible Supreme Court picks
Biotech entrepreneur and Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy on Monday released a list of 16 people he'd nominate to the U.S. Supreme Court or federal appellate courts if he becomes presid...
Jul 17, 2023
China criticizes the upcoming US visit of Taiwan's 'separatist' presidential front-runner
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China has criticized an upcoming stopover in the United States by Taiwan's vice president and presidential front-runner William Lai as a challenge to its territorial integrity, w...
Jul 17, 2023
Ohio's Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, launches his campaign for US Senate
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, launched a bid for the U.S. Senate on Monday, joining GOP efforts to try to unseat Democrat Sherrod Brown next year. LaRose, 4...
Jul 17, 2023
Northeast starts to dry out after flash flooding claims at least 5 lives in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) - An already saturated Northeast began drying out Monday after a second round of heavy rain in a week, including a flash flood in Pennsylvania that claimed at least five ...
Jul 17, 2023
The bridge that links Russia to Crimea is key to supplying the Ukraine war and for asserting control
The bridge connecting Russia-annexed Crimea and Russia carries heavy significance for Moscow both logistically and psychologically, as a key artery for Russian military and civilian supplies bound for...
Jul 17, 2023
Three provincial championships teeing off at P.A. golf course
Once again, Prince Albert's Cooke Municipal Golf Course will welcome some of the best golfers in the province this week.The Senior Women's, Senior Men's, and Mid-Masters Championships take to the link...
Jul 17, 2023
Flying Russian flags, more Wagner troops roll into Belarus as part of deal that ended their mutiny
More mercenaries from Russia's Wagner military contractor rolled into Belarus Monday, a monitoring group said, continuing their relocation to the ex-Soviet nation following last month's short-lived mu...
Jul 17, 2023
A 5-story apartment building collapses in Cairo and kills at least 9 people
CAIRO (AP) - A five-story apartment building collapsed Monday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, leaving at least nine people dead, authorities said, as rescuers searched through the rubble. Building c...
Jul 17, 2023
The pope's Ukraine peace envoy heads to Washington with the plight of children top of his agenda
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis' peace envoy was traveling to Washington on Monday as part of the Holy See's peace initiatives for Ukraine, hoping to support humanitarian operations especially concerning chi...
Jul 17, 2023
