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SYDNEY (AP) — A 15-year-old boy who claims to be a friend of the teen accused of stabbing a Sydney bishop recently has applied to be released from custody on bail. The boy is one of six teens charged last week with a range of offenses including conspiring to engage in or planning a terrorist

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even as many Americans say they learn about the 2024 election campaign from national news outlets, a disquieting poll reveals some serious trust issues. About half of Americans, 53%, say they are extremely or very concerned that news organizations will report inaccuracies or misinformation during

By JACK BROOK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The European Union and United Nations abruptly rescheduled the launch of an anti-human trafficking program this week after being confronted with questions on the choice of venue: a Phnom Penh hotel owned by a Cambodian tycoon who has another property that has been used by

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — A Rwandan official says an unsuccessful asylum-seeker in the U.K. has arrived in Rwanda. The deputy government spokesperson said the man, whose nationality was not disclosed, did not arrive under a controversial deal to deport to Rwanda migrants who enter the U.K. illegally.

By JILL LAWLESS and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Drone footage exclusively obtained by The Associated Press shows months of Russian artillery pounding have devastated a strategic city in eastern Ukraine. Chasiv Yar is a strategic high ground, and capturing it would set the stage for a potentially broader Russian offensive in

LONDON (AP) — Police say a 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three people were assaulted with a sharp object at a secondary school in Sheffield in northern England. The school said a child and two adults received minor injuries in the assault Wednesday morning. The incident occurred at The

By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds Memorial Day weekend is often considered to be the kick-start to summer and, for car shoppers looking for the best finance and lease deals, a great opportunity to take advantage of a marketplace finally returning to normalcy. Edmunds’ experts have noted a gradual return to a pre-pandemic business-as-usual marketplace, and this

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ecuador is defending its storming of Mexico’s Embassy in Quito last month. Lawyers for Ecuador told the judges at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday that it acted to take into custody “a common criminal” — Ecuador’s former vice president — who was holed

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will cancel $6 billion in student loans for people who attended the Art Institutes, a system of for-profit colleges that closed the last of its campuses in 2023 amid accusations of fraud. Saying the chain lured students with “pervasive”

LONDON (AP) — A police watchdog says a British constable is facing terror charges for showing support for Hamas on WhatsApp. The Independent Office for Police Conduct said Wednesday that West Yorkshire officer Mohammed Adil shared images supporting Hamas, which is banned and designated a terror group in the U.K. Adil faces two counts of

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s police chief says two officers remain hospitalized after suffering “horrifically serious” injuries as they rushed to stop a sword-wielding attacker on a suburban street. Details about the attack in which a teenager was killed emerged Wednesday, a day before London voters go to the polls to

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Saudi Arabia has confirmed in a letter to the United Nations that a female fitness instruction popular online received an 11-year prison sentence over unspecified “terrorism offenses.” The kingdom has insisted the case had nothing to do with her online presence but human rights activists say the

By JOHN HANNA and DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City’s two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border. But an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas fizzed. Kansas legislators worried

By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s Parliament has moved a step closer to passing a law that critics fear will stifle media freedom and endanger the country’s European Union membership bid. Tens of thousands of protesters have thronged surrounding streets. Police used water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray against the

By GRACEY WAKARI Associated Press MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano spewed more hot clouds on Wednesday after an eruption the previous day forced the closure of schools and airports, pelted villages with volcanic debris and prompted hundreds of people to flee. Seven airports, including Sam Ratulangi international airport in Manado, the capital

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A senior Australian government minister says the bilateral relationship with India is good and has improved in recent years, but declined to comment on reports that two Indian spies were secretly expelled from Australia four years ago. Treasurer Jim Chalmers was asked during a television interview

By BASSEM MROUE and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press MAARAB, Lebanon (AP) — The leader of a main Christian political party in Lebanon has blasted the militant Hezbollah group for opening a front with Israel to back up Hamas saying it did not stop Israel’s crushing offensive on the Gaza Strip and brought huge harm to

By MATTHEW LEE, SAMY MAGDY and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hiked up pressure on Hamas on Wednesday to accept the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel, saying the “time is now” for an agreement that would free hostages and pause the nearly seven months of

By The Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel to press for a cease-fire deal with Hamas, saying “the time is now.” Blinken warned that Hamas would bear the blame for any failure to get an agreement to halt the war in Gaza off the ground. He greeted the families of

By MEHMET GUZEL, ALEX TURNBULL and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Workers and activists around the world are marking May Day with largely peaceful rallies against rising prices and calling for greater rights. Pro-Palestinian sentiments are also on display. Police in Istanbul fired rubber bullets to disperse thousands of people who tried to