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By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Hundreds of migrants have arrived over a 24-hour period on a tiny Italian island. Dozens of the passengers  sat Monday morning near Lampedusa’s port awaiting transfer to a shelter or eventually to Sicily or the mainland. The Italian news agency ANSA said a fishing boat off Lampedusa

By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The body of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the founder of Spain’s fascist Falange movement, will be exhumed from a Madrid mausoleum and transferred to a city cemetery. The fascist political leader was executed by Spanish Republicans in November 1936, after Gen. Francisco Franco led an uprising

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By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has called on Jordan to bring to justice a Jordanian lawmaker who was arrested in Israel for allegedly trying to smuggle weapons into the occupied West Bank. Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told the Israeli news outlet YNet Israel was still investigating the

BRUSSELS (AP) — Nine Western European leaders are committing to ramp up the production of clean energy from wind turbines in the North Sea to both meet climate targets and reduce their strategic energy dependence on Russia. The leaders will also seek to improve security around the growing underwater electricity grid so it cannot fall

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Spectators at Disneyland’s popular “Fantasmic” show got a shock this weekend when the feature’s fire-breathing animatronic dragon suddenly burst into flames. No injuries were reported following the blaze Saturday night at the Southern California theme park, the Anaheim Fire Department said. Ryan Laux, a frequent Disneyland visitor, said fire has always

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new report says books with LGBTQ+ themes remain the most complained about at public schools and libraries around the country. The American Library Association announced Monday that Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer” was the most “challenged” book of 2022, the second consecutive year

By JACK JEFFERY and NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Foreign governments have airlifted hundreds of diplomats and other citizens out of Sudan, and several have said more evacuations are possible if security conditions allow. Meanwhile, many Sudanese are desperately seeking ways to escape the chaos that has engulfed their country as two

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says it respects the sovereignty of former Soviet Union republics after Beijing’s ambassador to France caused an uproar in Europe by saying they aren’t sovereign nations. The governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania rejected Ambassador Lu Shaye’s comment to a French broadcaster. Lu said there was no agreement to

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and Wall Street futures declined Monday ahead of a U.S. economic update that is expected to show growth slowing. London and Frankfurt opened lower. Shanghai and Hong Kong declined while Tokyo advanced. Oil prices fell. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index gained 0.1% on

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is on a surprise visit to military-run Myanmar on behalf of a group of elder statesmen that engages in peace-making and human rights initiatives around the world. The arrival of Ban, the deputy chair of The Elders, in the capital Naypyitaw was

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is a man in a hurry. After waiting nearly 74 years to become king, Charles has used his first six months on the throne to meet faith leaders across the country, reshuffle royal residences, stage his first overseas state visit and hold a sleepover