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By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — One of Cambodia’s last free media outlets has ceased operations after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered its closure for allegedly slandering his son in a story. The story said Hun Sen’s son, Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, had signed a donation on his father’s behalf for

BERLIN (AP) — The former CEO of payments company Wirecard has denied having known anything about false accounting at the firm as he testifies at his trial over its collapse in 2020.  Wirecard was long the darling of Germany’s fintech scene until it filed for insolvency, saying that 1.9 billion euros ($2 billion) that had

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A committee that has been examining historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church said Monday that 512 alleged victims have come forward. Senior Portuguese church officials had previously claimed that only a handful of cases had occurred. The Independent Committee for the Study of Child Abuse in the Catholic

LONDON (AP) — Britain has announced a security review after several unidentified objects were shot down in the skies over North America. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said “the U.K. and her allies will review what these airspace intrusions mean for our security.” The announcement came after U.S. fighter jets shot down an object over Lake

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — For years, some New Jersey lawmakers have introduced bills that would ban smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos. But those measures went nowhere. However, on Monday a state Senate committee will hold the first discussion on a bill that would close a loophole in New Jersey’s indoor

By MEHMET GUZEL, SUZAN FRASER and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press ADIYAMAN, Turkey (AP) — Thousands who survived the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria a week ago are pondering what comes next. While many have been evacuated from the devastated region, others are staying by wrecked homes and as the search for missing loved

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economic prospects are looking up, at least a little. The European Union’s executive Commission on Monday raised its economic growth forecast for the year. It’s now up to 0.8% for the 20 countries using the euro currency. That means the commission expects the eurozone

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets were mixed Monday ahead of a U.S. inflation update traders worry might lead to more interest rate hikes. London opened higher and Shanghai advanced. Frankfurt, Tokyo and Hong Kong declined. Oil prices fell. Traders hope Tuesday’s inflation data will show upward pressure on

SYDNEY (AP) — The wife of a former U.S. military pilot accused by the United States of illegally training Chinese aviators says her husband is being held in inhumane conditions as he fights extradition from Australia. Saffrine Duggan said in a statement on Monday her husband Daniel Duggan had already been kept 115 days in

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines on Monday accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its crew in the disputed South China Sea, calling it a “blatant” violation of Manila’s sovereign rights. The Chinese ship

SYDNEY (AP) — The wife of a former U.S. military pilot accused by the United States of illegally training Chinese aviators says her husband is being held in inhumane conditions as he fights extradition from Australia. Saffrine Duggan said in a statement on Monday her husband Daniel Duggan had already been kept 115 days in

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian medics say a Palestinian man has been killed and seven others have been injured in a shootout with Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. Monday’s statement came as Israel’s military reported carrying out raids across the West Bank overnight. The army said troops came under fire during

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Fifteen years after the Australian Parliament’s historic apology to its Indigenous people for past wrongs, the government is announcing roughly $300 million in new funding to improve the lives of Australia’s original inhabitants. In 2008, a government apologized to the Indigenous population for “laws and policies

By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say Pakistan’s police have arrested at least 50 suspects in a mob lynching of a man already detained on charges of blasphemy. The announcment Monday came after hundreds of enraged Muslims descended on the police station in the Nankana district of Punjab province over the

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — One of Cambodia’s last free media outlets has ceased operations after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered its closure for allegedly slandering his son. The story claimed that Hun Sen’s son, Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, had signed a donation on his father’s behalf for Turkey earthquake

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Koji Sato, appointed the next president at Japan’s top automaker Toyota, has outlined a management team that he says will lead an aggressive push on electric vehicles. Sato said Toyota will develop a next-generation Lexus brand electric vehicle by 2026. Toyota also plans to beef up

By JUSTIN SPIKE, SUZAN FRASER and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Rescue crews on Monday pulled a 40-year-old woman from the wreckage of a building a week after two powerful earthquakes struck, but reports of rescues are coming less often as the time since the quake reaches the limits of the

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fourteen years after a financial crisis nearly brought Dubai to its knees, several major abandoned real estate projects are finally showing signs of life as part of a new economic boom in the city-state. As with previous upturns in Dubai, war is a driving