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By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Bangkok hospital says several of the more seriously injured people who were on the Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence will need spinal surgery. A public relations officer for Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, which has treated more than 100 people hurt in the incident, says that

By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Diminished but not deterred, Hamas is still putting up a fight after seven brutal months of war with Israel, regrouping in some of the hardest-hit areas in northern Gaza and resuming rocket attacks into nearby Israeli communities. Israel initially made tactical advances against Hamas after a devastating

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway says it will further tighten its restrictions on the entry of people from Russia, saying those with tourist visas issued by Norway before regulations were tightened in 2022 or issued by another European country will be barred from entering the Scandinavian country as of next week. Justice Minister Emilie Enger

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s political party leaders crisscrossed the country on Thursday, kicking off a six-week election campaign in which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party is trying to overturn a widespread sense that it will be ousted from power. Voters will decide on July 4 whether to hand the

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile has splashed down in the waters of the Red Sea, but caused no damage to a passing commercial vessel in an attack likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The Houthis did not immediately claim the attack Thursday, though it can take hours or even days for

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news reports say a deputy chief of the military general staff has been arrested on charges of large-scale bribery. The arrest of Lt. Gen. Vadim Shamarin reported Thursday was the latest in a series of bribery arrests of high-ranking military officials. Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov, a former top commander in Russia’s

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court has declined to issue an immediate order for Ecuador to protect Mexican diplomatic property following the storming of Mexico’s embassy in Quito to arrest a former vice president. International Court of Justice President Nawaf Salam said Thursday that pledges made

By NAPAT KONGSAWAD Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has accepted a petition from members of the country’s outgoing Senate to consider suspending Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over his appointment of a Cabinet member. If eventually found guilty, Srettha could be ousted from his position. The court ruled that Srettha’s appointment

By DAVID McHUGH and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Ukraine’s allies are looking for ways to squeeze money out of frozen Russian assets and use the money to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s invasion. The Russian central bank holdings were kept outside the country, and Western countries quickly froze them after the

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares were mostly lower Friday after Wall Street retreated following strong economic reports that raised the possibility of interest rates staying painfully high. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices also rose Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1.2% to 38,623.78 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong fell

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet next week in Seoul for their first trilateral talks since 2019. South Korea’s presidential office said Thursday that the meeting among South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran interred late President Ebrahim Raisi at the holiest Shiite shrine in the nation on Thursday, days after a fatal helicopter crash killed him along with the country’s foreign minister and six others. Mourners lowered Raisi into a tomb at the Imam Reza Shrine

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Walk around multicultural metropolises like Paris or Marseille, or any small village in the French countryside, and signs of faith are everywhere. Many Muslim women wear headscarves and historical Catholic churches anchor nearly every neighborhood. But France’s principle of “laïcité,” loosely translated as “secularism,” means no

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Brought into the international spotlight by the ban on hijabs for French athletes at the upcoming Paris Olympics, France’s unique approach to “laïcité” — loosely translated as “secularism” — has been increasingly stirring controversy from schools to sports fields across the country. The struggle cuts to

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has approved a resolution establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs. The move Thursday was vehemently opposed by Serbs who fear it will brand them all as “genocidal” supporters of the

By RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press SPENCER, Mass. (AP) — If goat yoga is a trend, piglet yoga may not be far behind. Yoga classes in Massachusetts are selling out within hours and people come from far away to participate. Wilbur, Charlotte and Bluey came from a neighbor’s farm to play among people doing the downward

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former Baltimore city prosecutor who achieved a national profile for charging police officers in a Black man’s death was spared prison time in her sentence Thursday for perjury and mortgage fraud. Democratic former State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s sentence includes 12 months of home confinement, 100

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Travelers are contenting with big crowds and flight delays on what is expected to be the busiest day of the Memorial Day weekend. More than 6,000 U.S. flights were delayed by early evening Friday on the East Coast, continuing a trend that has tested the patience of passengers all

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — State lawmakers first attempts at regulating discrimination from artificial intelligence have floundered in states across the country. The technology increasingly plays a hidden role in major decisions for millions of Americans, including in housing, hiring and even medical care. Only one of seven such bills

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony says it’s focusing on creativity in movies, animation and video games, rather than old-fashioned gadgetry. Its chief executive, Kenichiro Yoshida, outlined the company’s strategy Thursday, saying Sony was helping creative professionals deliver what he called “kando,” or a moving experience.