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NATO eastern flank members want to boost support for Ukraine at alliance summit in July

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — NATO allies should aim to further boost their support for Ukraine and for its aspiration to become a member of the alliance, the leaders of nine Central and Eastern European countries said Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia is slashing oil supply. It could mean higher gas prices for US drivers

Saudi Arabia is slashing oil supply. It could mean higher gas prices for US drivers

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Saudi Arabia will reduce how much oil it sends to the global economy, taking a unilateral step to prop up the sagging price of crude after two previous cuts to supply by major producing countries in the OPEC+ alliance failed

AP Election Brief | What to expect in New Jersey’s primaries for state legislature

New Jersey voters will cast ballots in 21 primaries for state legislature on Tuesday. Democrats hold majorities in both chambers – 46-34 in the state Assembly and 25-15 in the state Senate.

New head of Austrian opposition party takes helm after leadership fiasco

BERLIN (AP) — The new head of Austria’s Social Democrats vowed to move the party past “one of its bitterest moments” Tuesday after a bizarre mix-up that initially saw his rival declared the winner in a leadership contest.
Normandy marks D-Day's 79th anniversary, honors World War II veterans

Normandy marks D-Day's 79th anniversary, honors World War II veterans

ON OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams.
Ukraine brands Russia 'terrorist state' to open hearings in case against Russia at top UN court

Ukraine brands Russia 'terrorist state' to open hearings in case against Russia at top UN court

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers for Ukraine told the United Nations' top court Tuesday that Russia bankrolled a “campaign of intimidation and terror” by rebels in eastern Ukraine starting in 2014 and sought to replace Crimea's multiethnic commu

EU parliament criticized for slow pace of anti-corruption reform as offices searched over Qatargate

BRUSSELS (AP) — Six months after a group of European Union lawmakers was swept up in a cash-for-influence scandal, no new anti-corruption rules are in place at the European Parliament and the ones that do exist are not being enforced anyway, anti-cor
Bulgaria gets new government as former rivals enter uneasy alliance

Bulgaria gets new government as former rivals enter uneasy alliance

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament on Tuesday formally approved the country’s new government proposed by the two main political rivals in a bid to end a 30-months-long political crisis, restore stability and spur economic development in the
A man wants to trademark 'Trump too small' for T-shirts. Now the Supreme Court will hear the case.

A man wants to trademark 'Trump too small' for T-shirts. Now the Supreme Court will hear the case.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a case in which a man tried to trademark a phrase mocking former President Donald Trump as “too small.

Lawyer: Health of Gadhafi's son, detained in Lebanon, deteriorating 3 days into hunger strike

BEIRUT (AP) — The health of a son of Libya's late leader Moammar Gadhafi was deteriorating three days into a hunger strike to protest his detention in Lebanon without trial, his lawyer said Tuesday.