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Pakistani police besiege Imran Khan's home as deadline for him to hand over suspects expires

Pakistani police besiege Imran Khan's home as deadline for him to hand over suspects expires

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police kept up their siege around the home of Imran Khan as a 24-hour deadline given to the former premier to hand over suspects allegedly sheltered inside expired on Thursday.
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UN official hopes for breakthrough on Russian food, fertilizer shipments

UN official hopes for breakthrough on Russian food, fertilizer shipments

GENEVA (AP) — A top U.N. official said Thursday that he hopes for a breakthrough soon after months of efforts to ensure that Russian food and fertilizer can be shipped to developing countries struggling with high prices .
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Nova Scotia mass shooting: Government commits more money to mental health programs

Nova Scotia mass shooting: Government commits more money to mental health programs

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has announced more mental health resources for people who live in the three counties most affected by the mass shooting in April 2020.
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Israeli crowds chant racist slogans, taunt Palestinians during Jerusalem march

Israeli crowds chant racist slogans, taunt Palestinians during Jerusalem march

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Jewish nationalists, some of them chanting “Death to Arabs” and other racist slogans, paraded on Thursday through the main Palestinian thoroughfare of Jerusalem’s Old City, in an annual display that caused new friction b
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Ohio board approves August ballot question meant to thwart abortion rights push

Ohio board approves August ballot question meant to thwart abortion rights push

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A ballot question seeking to make it more difficult to amend the Ohio Constitution was cleared for an August ballot on Thursday, and teams of Republican and Democratic lawmakers assigned to write pro and con arguments, respectiv
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Russia extends detention of US consular worker by 3 months

Russia extends detention of US consular worker by 3 months

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Thursday extended by three months the detention of a former employee of the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok on charges of cooperating with a foreign state. The U.S.
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Montana says 1st-in-nation TikTok ban protects people. TikTok says it violates their rights

Montana says 1st-in-nation TikTok ban protects people. TikTok says it violates their rights

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana became the first state in the U.S. to enact a complete ban on TikTok on Wednesday when Republican Gov.
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Queen Elizabeth II's funeral cost UK government $200 million

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral cost UK government $200 million

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and lying-in-state last year cost Britain's government an estimated 162 million pounds (around $200 million), the treasury revealed Thursday. The state funeral for the late monarch, held on Sept.
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France moves to ban smoking in woodlands to combat growing climate-related risk of mega fires

France moves to ban smoking in woodlands to combat growing climate-related risk of mega fires

PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season, part of a series of proposed measures to tackle growing destruction and dangers from climate change-related blazes.
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Turkish candidate Kilicdaroglu hardens stance before runoff against Erdogan

Turkish candidate Kilicdaroglu hardens stance before runoff against Erdogan

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main challenger in Turkey’s presidential race shifted gear and adopted a more nationalist and hard-line stance on Thursday, vowing to send back millions of refugees if he is elected and rejecting
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