US-Russia prisoner swap: Journalist, 2 Americans among 24 freed

Associated Press 08/02/2024

WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia completed a 24-person prisoner swap on Thursday, the largest in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal…

Ukraine and F-16 fighter jets: Possible impact in war with Russia

Associated Press 08/02/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — The American-made F-16 is an iconic fighter jet that’s been the front-line combat plane of choice for the NATO alliance and numerous air forces around the world for 50 years. Western countries have pledged…

Swiftkirchen signs: Renamed German City for Swift concerts gets bids

Associated Press 08/01/2024

BERLIN — The German city of Gelsenkirchen, which temporarily renamed itself “Swiftkirchen” before the American superstar played three concerts there in mid-July, said Wednesday it received about 1,400 bids from Germany and abroad for signs it put…

Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets from allies – US official

Associated Press 08/01/2024

Ukraine has received the first F-16 fighter jets that it has sought for months to fight back against an onslaught of Russian missile strikes, a U.S. official confirmed to the Associated Press. Ukraine has been pushing its…

Paris Olympics: Police probe abuse targeting DJ over ‘Last Supper’

Associated Press 07/31/2024

PARIS — A storm of outrage about the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony — including angry comments from Donald Trump — took a legal turn Tuesday, with French prosecutors ordering police to investigate complaints of online abuse from…

UK knife attack update: 3 girls killed at dance class identified

Associated Press 07/31/2024

LONDON — Three young girls killed in a stabbing rampage at a dance and yoga class in northwestern England were identified Tuesday as police questioned the 17-year-old suspect arrested in the attack that wounded 10 others. Alice…

Paris Olympics: Simone Biles, Team USA rule women’s gymnastics

Associated Press 07/31/2024

PARIS — “The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. Again. The American gymnastics star and her singular brilliance powered a dominant U.S. women’s team in the finals inside a…

UK knife attack update: 2 kids dead, 11 others hurt in deadly rampage

Associated Press 07/30/2024

LONDON — A teenage boy with a knife attacked a children’s dance and yoga class in northwest England on Monday, killing two children and wounding 11 other people in a “ferocious” rampage that sent bloodied children running…

UK knife attack: Bloodied children seen fleeing community center

Associated Press 07/30/2024

LONDON — At least eight people, some of them children, were injured in a stabbing attack in northwest England on Monday, emergency services said. Police said they detained a 17-year-old male suspect and seized a knife. A…

Paris Olympics: Best version of Djokovic beats diminished Nadal

Associated Press 07/30/2024

PARIS — Novak Djokovic, who won, and Rafael Nadal, who lost, met at the net and hugged after playing at the Paris Olympics in the 60th — and quite possibly last — installment of a record-breaking and…

Taylor Swift Munich concert: Fans swarm hill to watch show for free

Associated Press 07/29/2024

MUNICH — Thousands of Taylor Swift fans have gotten free seats to her concerts in Munich on a grassy hill near the concert venue. The Swifties packed the Olympic Hill, or Olympiaberg, one of the highest elevations…

Paris Olympics: US men’s basketball team rolls past Serbia 110-84

Associated Press 07/29/2024

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — LeBron James was feeling some nervousness, some butterflies, maybe even a bit of angst as he listened to the national anthem play before his first Olympic game in 12 years. It all went away…

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