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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.
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.
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.
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
Lesotho imposes nationwide curfew in attempt to curb violent crime

Lesotho imposes nationwide curfew in attempt to curb violent crime

MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — Authorities in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho have imposed an indefinite nighttime curfew nationwide in an attempt to curb violent crime, a move prompted by the killing of a prominent journalist. The 10 p.m.
Biden campaign sees multiple 'viable pathways' to 2024 election win

Biden campaign sees multiple 'viable pathways' to 2024 election win

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden 's reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and increasingly Republican-dominated Florida , providing what it sa
Top leaders of Pakistan, Iran inaugurate border market in their first meeting in 10 years

Top leaders of Pakistan, Iran inaugurate border market in their first meeting in 10 years

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The top leaders of Pakistan and Iran on Thursday inaugurated the first border market as relations warm between the two countries, officials said.
Iran warns Afghanistan's Taliban rulers not to violate its water rights, over Helmand River

Iran warns Afghanistan's Taliban rulers not to violate its water rights, over Helmand River

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president warned Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Thursday not to violate water rights of the Iranian people over their shared Helmand River, the state-run IRNA news agency reported..
Trudeau arrives in Japan for G7 summit amid geopolitical tensions with China, Russia

Trudeau arrives in Japan for G7 summit amid geopolitical tensions with China, Russia

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has landed in Hiroshima, Japan for the G7 Leaders’ Summit, where he’s expected to push for increased co-operation on global and economic security to guard against geopolitical instability and the threa
Russians could be disguising cash to evade Canadian sanctions, federal agency warns

Russians could be disguising cash to evade Canadian sanctions, federal agency warns

OTTAWA — Canada's financial intelligence agency is warning that Russians subject to economic sanctions due to Moscow's attack on Ukraine could try to evade them using shell companies, cryptocurrency and real-estate transactions.