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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Transgender women will not be allowed to compete in international women’s cricket. The International Cricket Council says the “new gender eligibility regulation” has been imposed to protect the integrity of women’s cricket and was also made on safety grounds. Under the rules “male-to-female participants who have undergone male puberty

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s chief medical adviser has told a public inquiry that Britain’s government was too late in taking action against the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020. Chris Whitty said he had been concerned in particular about longer-term impacts of lockdown and other

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media says police have arrested a gunman who opened fire near the nation’s parliament in central part of the capital, Tehran. The official IRNA news agency said Tuesday police disarmed the man, who was carrying a shotgun. No one was injured. The report did not say when the incident

By GEROLD ROZENBLAD Associated Press PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — The number of people killed when an illegal gold mine collapsed in Suriname has risen to 14. Seven others are missing in what is considered the South American country’s worst mining accident. Rescue crews on Tuesday combed through mounds of earth in hopes of finding survivors

By JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife at a glittering banquet at Buckingham Palace, as Britain rolled out the red carpet for a formal state visit aimed at strengthening trade and defense ties between the two countries.

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Everything from rap to yacht rock, country and alt-rock are represented among the nominees for the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame, with nods for Public Enemy, Steely Dan, Bryan Adams, George Clinton, Tracy Chapman, R.E.M., Blondie, Heart and The Doobie Brothers. The ballot also includes

By ANDREW DeMILLO and RICK CALLAHAN The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis high school senior Caston Peters had used they and them or he and him pronouns at school for three years without a problem, but they came home a few days into this school year and told their mother that the situation had

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top court has ruled that riders for one of the country’s biggest meal delivery companies don’t have collective bargaining rights because they aren’t employees. It’s a setback for gig economy workers pushing for better pay and working conditions. The Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday came in a

MADRID (AP) — Police say three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a Spanish right-wing politician. Alejandro Vidal-Quadras was shot in the face on a Madrid street on Nov. 9. The 78-year-old remains hospitalized. The National Police force said two suspects were detained Tuesday in the southern city of Lanjaron and

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press KAPAA, Hawaii (AP) — It is the only all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple in the West built without power tools or electricity, and it’s nestled on one of the smaller islands in Hawaii surrounded by lush gardens and forests. On the island of Kauai, the presence of the Iraivan Temple —

LONDON (AP) — Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler will sell off a collection of guitars he considers “old friends” at a Christie’s auction in London next year. The musician is putting 120 guitars and amps up for sale in London on Jan. 31. Estimated sale prices range from 300 pounds ($375) to 500,000 pounds ($625,000).

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Last month, The Rolling Stones released “Hackney Diamonds,” their first album of original material in 18 years, following 2005’s “A Bigger Bang.” Tuesday, the legendary English band has announced they’re taking it on the road. Starting on April 28 in Houston and concluding in Santa

By LOUIS OKAMBA Associated Press BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — A late night stampede at a military stadium in Republic of Congo where large crowds of young people waited hours to register at a recruitment event left 31 people dead, authorities said Tuesday. The Congolese Armed Forces Command announced that all recruitment operations were

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Nothing ramps up speculation in golf like an opening in the broadcast booth. Paul Azinger and NBC failed to reach an agreement on a new contract. Still to be determined is who’s next. Justin Leonard has suggested he’s happy playing again. David Duval says he would listen if NBC

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United Nations food agency has warned that it might end food assistance to 1.4 million refugees in Chad who fled the conflict in parts of the Sahel because of limited funding. The World Food Program says most of the refugees escaped the war in Sudan

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the recent violent outbreaks in Kosovo were unacceptable and perpetrators must be brought to justice. Stoltenberg was in Serbia on Tuesday, the second day of his tour of the countries in the volatile Western Balkans. His trip reflects Western concerns over the stability of the

By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The U.S., Norway, and the U.K. are urging the government of South Sudan to withdraw its troops from the disputed region of Abyei amid violence in which at least 27 people have been killed in recent days. Oil-rich Abyei is claimed by both Sudan and

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