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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his official delegation to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral next week will include racehorse trainer Chris Waller and wheelchair tennis star Dylan Alcott. Albanese says they are among 10 “everyday Australians” who will represent Australia at Monday’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey in London. At least

By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet Custodial accounts are a way to invest for minors and give them a headstart on building wealth. How can you ensure they’re financially responsible enough to manage their assets when they reach the age of majority? One way is to share your money values with them and teach budgeting basics

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is rejecting reports by a rights group saying that authorities in the Middle East country are stifling environment activism as part of a broader crackdown on dissent ahead of this year’s upcoming U.N.-led climate conference. Human Rights Watch has said the Egyptian government’s restrictions amount to a violation of basic human

By KIM TONG-HYUNG- and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans shared congratulations on social media for the multiple wins by “Squid Game” at the Emmy Awards, but the overall reaction was subdued as the country grows accustomed to its increasingly prominent role in global entertainment. Social media were flooded with

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a national debate meant to broaden end-of-life options. The debate will include exploring the possibility of legalizing euthanasia, with the aim to implement changes next year. The current 2016 law in France provides that doctors can keep terminally ill patients sedated until death comes, but stops

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s state TV says a fire has ripped through an oil well in southwestern Iran. Local officials blamed the blaze on Tuesday on “unknown” saboteurs. Iran did not report any injuries or elaborate on the alleged interference, but Khuzestan has previously seen attacks on its crucial oil facilities. The

By JAMEY KEATEN and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Jean-Luc Godard, the iconic “enfant terrible” of the French New Wave who revolutionized popular cinema in 1960 with his first feature, “Breathless,” and stood for years among the film world’s most influential directors, died Tuesday. He was 91. Godard died peacefully and surrounded by

By CARA ANNA and BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — William Ruto has been sworn in as Kenya’s president. He narrowly won the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy over longtime opposition figure Raila Odinga. The Supreme Court last week rejected challenges to the official results. Ruto had been the

By DAVID KEYTON, JILL LAWLESS and MIKE CORDER Associated Press EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — King Charles III was flying to Northern Ireland on Tuesday on the latest leg of his tour of the nations that make up the United Kingdom, as thousands of people lined up through the night to pay their last respects to

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly’s lead attorney is getting her chance to deliver her closing argument to federal jurors in Chicago. That comes a day after a prosecutor told jurors that weeks of evidence proved the R&B superstar parlayed his fame to sexually abuse minors and record the

By CARA ANNA and BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Scores of people were crushed and injured as Kenyans on Tuesday forced their way into a stadium where William Ruto is being inaugurated as president. A medic said a fence at the Nairobi stadium fell down after people pushed it and about 60

By RENATA BRITO, JILL LAWLESS and MIKE CORDER Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — King Charles III flew to Northern Ireland on Tuesday on the latest leg of his tour of the four parts of the United Kingdom, where a cheering crowd gathered to greet him in a region with a contested British and

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Once home to one of Africa’s fastest growing economies, Ethiopia is struggling as the war in its Tigray region has reignited and weary citizens far from the front are pleading for peace. Ethiopians are experiencing the highest inflation in a decade, foreign exchange restrictions and mounting debt amid reports of massive

By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijani forces shelled Armenia’s territory on Tuesday in a large-scale attack that killed at least 49 Armenian soldiers and fueled fears of even broader hostilities. Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in a decades-old conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, which is part of Azerbaijan but has been under

MOSCOW (AP) — Armenia’s prime minister said Tuesday that 49 soldiers were killed in nighttime attacks by Azerbaijan. Nikol Pashinyan said in Parliament that Azerbaijaini forces attacked about half a dozen points, the news agency Interfax reported. Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in a decades-old conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, which is part of Azerbaijan but

BERLIN (AP) — A German man has been convicted of murder and given a life sentence for fatally shooting a young gas station clerk following a dispute over face masks. The killing in the western town of Idar-Oberstein on Sept. 18, 2021, shocked the country. The 50-year-old defendant was convicted on Tuesday by a state

By ELENA BECATOROS and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops piled pressure on retreating Russian forces Tuesday, pressing a counteroffensive that has produced major gains and a stunning blow to Moscow’s military prestige. As the advance continued, Ukraine’s border guard services said the army took control of Vovchansk — a town