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By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The African Union has suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities “until the effective restoration of constitutional order” following last month’s coup. The council of the 55-nation bloc made the decision after mutinous soldiers overthrew Niger’s democratically elected president and quickly entrenched themselves in

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un severely rebuked his premier and other senior officials over what he called their irresponsible response to recent flooding of farmlands along the country’s western coast, state media reported Tuesday. Summer floods in North Korea often cause serious damage to

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai Cabinet minister is threatening to try to shut down Facebook in the country, saying the social media platform does not do enough to screen the advertisements it runs, leaving people vulnerable to costly scams. Thailand’s minister of Digital Economy and Society said in a statement that he is ready to

BERLIN (AP) — Police say a mountain guide has found the remains high in the Austrian Alps of a man believed to have died in an accident on a glacier 22 years ago. The body was found on Friday on the Schlatenkees glacier in the Hohe Tauern national park in eastern Tyrol province, near the

By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet There’s a common misconception that prenuptial agreements are only for protecting the assets of an ultra-wealthy person from their spouse, but they can do much more. Prenups can protect spouses from each other’s debt, preserve an inheritance for children from a previous marriage and ensure survivors’ benefits. They can also

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will meet with Chinese officials and American business leaders in Beijing and Shanghai next week amid efforts to stabilize relations that have sunk to historic lows. Raimondo’s Aug. 27-30 visit aims for “constructive discussions on issues relating to the U.S.-China commercial relationship, challenges faced by U.S. businesses, and areas

By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Defense Ministry has unveiled a drone resembling America’s armed MQ-9 Reaper, claiming that the aircraft is capable of staying airborne for 24 hours and has the range to reach the country’s archenemy Israel. The state-run IRNA news agency published a photograph of

By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Dominican Republic has shut down much of the country as Tropical Storm Franklin takes aim at the island of Hispaniola that it shares with Haiti and threatens to unleash landslides and heavy floods. The storm was expected to make landfall

By DAVID BRUNAT and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s acting prime minister said it was “unacceptable” that the Spanish soccer federation president kissed a player on the lips without her consent, as pressure builds on Luis Rubiales to resign for tarnishing the team’s Women’s World Cup championship. Pedro Sánchez praised the

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Save the Children says about 500 children have died from hunger in Sudan, including two dozen babies in a government-run orphanage in the capital of Khartoum, since fighting erupted in the East African country in April. The organization said on Tuesday that at least 31,000 children lack

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer POND GAP, W.Va. (AP) — College sports realignment will bring big challenges to fans who travel to see their teams on the road. Longer plane rides and potentially higher costs are two key challenges. Next year, Southern Cal, UCLA, Oregon and Washington are off to the Big Ten. Arizona,

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Hundreds of Native Americans have been recruited to addiction treatment centers in Phoenix from states as far away as Montana in a widespread billing scheme that mostly targeted Medicaid’s American Indian Health Program. The fee-for-service program allows for direct payment of services rendered to enrolled members of

By RIAZ KHAN PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says militants have ambushed a military convoy in a former stronghold of Pakistani Taliban in the country’s northwest. The attack Tuesday triggered an intense shootout that has killed at least six soldiers. The military says in a statement that the attack took place in South Waziristan,

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Basketball’s World Cup starts on Friday, spread out over three nations. The Philippines, Japan and Indonesia all will be hosts. It’ll be centered in Manila. That’s where the medal rounds will be held in early September. That’s also where the favored U.S. team will play

BEIJING (AP) — A North Korean commercial flight has taken off from Beijing in a sign that Pyongyang is its opening its borders again after almost three years of severe COVID-19 restrictions. The Russian-made Air Koryo Tupolev Tu-204 jet with capacity for 210 passengers reportedly landed in the Chinese capital Tuesday morning and was filmed

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — British competition regulators have opened a new investigation into Microsoft’s revamped bid to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard. It represents the last major hurdle to closing one of the biggest deals in tech history. The Competition and Markets Authority said Tuesday that it has until

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — American sprinter Erriyon Knighton has often drawn comparisons to retired Jamaican great Usain Bolt. The 19-year-old Knighton doesn’t run away from those comparisons. He embraces the idea of following in Bolt’s footsteps and already is ahead of pace. He’s eclipsed some of Bolt’s under-20 records.

By COSTAS KANTOURIS and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters scouring the area of a major wildfire in northeastern Greece have found the bodies of 18 people thought to have been migrants who entered the country from Turkey. The discovery near the city of Alexandroupolis comes as hundreds of firefighters battle dozens

By RIAZ KHAN and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Eight people who got trapped in a disabled cable car dangling high above a valley in Pakistan returned safely to the ground Tuesday after military commandos staged a daring and delicate rescue using helicopters and a makeshift chairlift. The daylong ordeal began when

By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken multiple shots at the West on the opening day of an economic summit in South Africa. He used a 17-minute prerecorded speech that was aired Tuesday on giant screens to rail at what he called “illegitimate sanctions” placed