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By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — An explosion at a crowded gas station in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region has killed and injured scores of people as thousands of ethnic Armenians have rushed to flee to Armenia. The separatist government’s human rights ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan said 68 people were killed and nearly 300 more

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says troops raided a suspected militant hideout in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold near the border with Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that killed three militants. A statement says that a militant commander was among those killed in the shootout late on Monday in Khyber, a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Researchers say they have verified 1,329 deaths from hunger in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region since a cease-fire ended a two-year conflict there in November. A study by local health authorities and Mekele University in the regional capital found that hunger is now the main cause of death in Tigray, accounting for

BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany have found more than 100 Syrian citizens inside apartments and other buildings that were searched in connection with the suspected smuggling of migrants. Police said in a statement that more than 350 federal police officers searched locations in northern and western Germany and Bavaria on Tuesday. The statement says

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shares in Asia were mostly lower on Wednesday after Wall Street’s ugly September got even worse, with benchmarks dropping back to where they were in June. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 lost 0.4% to 32,192.94. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng advanced 0.7% to 17,585.27. The Shanghai Composite

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A prominent Thai human rights lawyer has been convicted of insulting the monarchy and sentenced to four years in prison, the first conviction under a controversial law guarding the royal institution since a civilian government took office after years of military-backed rule. Arnon Nampa was found guilty

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Six Australian lawmakers have called for warmer relations with Taiwan during a visit to the self-ruled island increasingly threatened by Beijing. Tuesday’s visit comes as Australia has been working at recalibrating its relationship with China, which had been tense in the past few years over disputes on the origin of COVID-19.

By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The trial of two Denver-area police officers charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death is underway this week. Prosecutors are pressing their case that the officers’ excessive force transformed the late-night stop of the Black man into a fatal encounter. Defense attorneys argue the officers

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alyssa Milligan was someone who intuitively knew when another person needed help, encouragement or a kind word. Although she was new to Tennessee, the 23-year old physical therapy student, whose mother called her “Sweet Alyssa,” had already made many close connections, especially within the tight-knit cycling

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Relatives of a man shot and killed by a Philadelphia police officer during a traffic stop for erratic driving are stunned and distraught by a judge’s dismissal of all charges. Relatives of Eddie Irizarry said Tuesday after the ruling that police should not need to fatally shoot

By SEUNG MIN KIM, TOM KRISHER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden grabbed a bullhorn on the picket line Tuesday and urged striking auto workers to “stick with it” in an unparalleled show of support for organized labor by a modern president. Donning a union ballcap and

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian second division club Tigres FC has announced its president was fatally shot after his team’s loss on Saturday night. According to local media reports, Edgar Paez was driving home with his daughter after a home loss to Atletico FC when he was shot by two men on a motorbike close

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has appeared in front of a judge who will decide whether he will be arrested on broad corruption allegations. Walking slowly with a cane after ending a 24-day hunger strike, Lee refused to answer questions from reporters as he

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s writers strike was declared over after nearly five months Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production. The governing boards of the eastern and western

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former aide in Donald Trump’s White House says chief of staff Mark Meadows burned papers so often after the 2020 election his wife complained his suits smelled “like a bonfire.” Cassidy Hutchinson describes the burning papers in a book being released Tuesday. The Associated

By JON MARCUS of The Hechinger Report BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. military, employers and economic development specialists have been raising alarms about the implications of American students’ low math scores for the country’s competitiveness and national security. The Defense Department calls for a major initiative to support education in science, technology, education and math,

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press POMFRET, Vt. (AP) — Social media users take note: You won’t be able to snap that fall foliage selfie at a popular Vermont spot. The town has temporarily closed the road to nonresidents due to overcrowding and “poorly behaved tourists.” The normally quiet dirt road from Pomfret to Woodstock, home

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea paraded thousands of troops and an array of weapons capable of striking North Korea through its capital as part of its biggest Armed Forces Day ceremony in 10 years on Tuesday, as its president vowed to build a stronger military to thwart any

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Few corners of the U.S. may be less hospitable to Donald Trump than California, where he lost by more than 5 million votes in the 2020 election. But as the former president seeks to return to the White House, the liberal bastion may give