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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino officials say Canada will help the Philippines detect illegal fishing with its satellite surveillance system under a new agreement. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the arrangement gives the National Coast Watch Center of the Philippines access to Canada’s “Dark Vessel Detection System,” which uses satellite technology to track illegal

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Seven of the activists who repeatedly have demonstrated against a wind farm in in central Norway that they say hinders the rights of the Sami Indigenous people to raise reindeer have met with the Norwegian king. The dispute centers on 151 turbines of Europe’s largest onshore wind farm. The activists say

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Strong spending by consumers has been a linchpin keeping the U.S. economy out of a recession, and Vivid Seats CEO Stan Chia doesn’t see demand in his industry falling off. He says customers are still paying for tickets to concerts, sports games and the theater

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer As the NCAA works to find a way to manage the way athletes are compensated for name, image and likeness, other threats are gathering. A federal antitrust case could force the NCAA and the wealthiest conferences to create pro-style revenue sharing of billions of broadcast-rights dollars with

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JILL COLVIN Associated Pres CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Doubling down on the hard-line immigration policies that have long animated his base, former President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to bar refugees from Gaza and immediately expand his first-term Muslim travel ban if he wins a second term following the deadly attack

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer Italy’s far-right-led government has approved a budget for next year that aims to bolster public health services, encourage families to have more children and put more money in the pockets of low- and medium-wage earners. Premier Giorgia Meloni said the 24 billion-euro budget is in line with the government’s

BERLIN (AP) — Germany has notified the European Union’s executive branch of temporary border controls at its frontiers with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, going a step beyond a move last month to strengthen checks on its eastern border. The notification on Monday would enable Germany to carry out the same systematic checks at

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of Pfizer are falling before the opening bell as the company cut its full-year outlook, citing declining sales of its COVID-19-related products. Pfizer Inc. now foresees 2023 revenue in a range of $58 billion to $61 billion. Its prior forecast was for $67 billion to $70 billion. It

LONDON (AP) — A British Muslim convert who was convicted in Turkey of being part of the Islamic State group has pleaded guilty at a U.K. court to having a firearm for terrorism purposes and two charges of funding terrorism. Aine Davis was deported to the U.K. last year after serving time in prison in

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said Monday it has started destroying surveillance cameras on several Israeli army posts along the border as tension rose following the Israel-Hamas war that began Oct.7. Hezbollah’s move made public Monday appears to be aiming at preventing the Israeli army

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump has told a London judge that the ex-president plans to prove that a “shocking and scandalous” report by a former British spy was wrong and harmed his reputation. Trump has sued the company founded by Christopher Steele, who created a dossier in

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has shuffled his Cabinet after his center-left party was defeated in local elections last month by the center-right opposition party for the first time since 1924. Espen Barth Eide, who was climate and environment minister in the outgoing two-party coalition, replaced Anniken Huitfeldt as foreign

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A dayslong attempt by Russian forces to storm a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine appears to be running out of steam, Kyiv officials said Monday, as the Kremlin’s war entered its 600th day. Ukrainian forces repelled 15 Russian attacks from four directions on Avdiivka over

By MAURICIO SAVARESE, BRUNA PRADO and DEBORA REY Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A certain section of athletes getting ready for the upcoming Pan American Games find their focus is constantly being pulled in different directions. They are mothers and they have the dual responsibility of practicing their sport and taking care of

By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto is seeking $1 billion more in loans from China, despite rising public debt that has now reached $68 billion. He’s in Beijing for the summit of the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s ambitious plan to connect Africa, Asia and Europe through massive

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Companies have long helped their workers save for retirement through 401(k)s and other workplace plans. But recent SECURE 2.0 legislation has blessed a newer trend: employers creating emergency savings options that could encourage workers to save more and avoid raiding their retirement funds. As Americans learned during the COVID pandemic,

PARIS (AP) — French authorities say a high school where a teacher was fatally stabbed in an attack last week has been evacuated over a bomb alert, as France’s president cut short travel plans abroad to host a security meeting Monday. The prefecture of the northern Pas-de-Calais region said the decision was made to evacuate

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden postponed a trip to Colorado on Monday to stay in Washington and focus on the growing conflict in the Middle East, setting aside an opportunity to pitch his economic accomplishments as he runs for reelection. The White House said Biden and Vice President Kamala

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press Writers SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Natural wine is gaining a following in the U.S. even as overall wine sales drop. Natural wine has no definition, but it’s usually made with organic grapes and fermented naturally, with no additives. The result is wines that are earthy, savory and

By EDNA TARIGAN and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top court has ruled against lowering the minimum age of presidential and vice presidential candidates as the country gears up for election in 2024. The 7-to-2 decision on Monday by the nine-judge panel of the Constitutional Court rejected the arguments, saying it