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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Two government officials say that Iraq’s finance minister has resigned over the country’s worst political crisis in years. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said Finance Minister Ali Allawi resigned during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday to protest the political conditions. They

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and EVGENIY MALOLETKA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the world to honor civilians who were killed when Russian ground forces tried to invade Ukraine’s capital. Ban and former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited the Ukrainian city of Bucha on Tuesday. Hundreds of

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling more than 484,000 large SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem that can cause the third-row seat belts to malfunction. The recall covers Chevrolet Suburbans and Tahoes, Cadillac Escalades and GMC Yukons from 2021 and 2022. The automaker says rivets that hold the buckle to the mounting

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street nearly recouped overnight losses and was inching toward gains Tuesday after some bell-weather retailers reported strong second-quarter earnings, suggesting that Americans have continued to spend despite the worst inflation in 40 years. Futures for the Dow and S&P each fell less than 1% in premarket trading. Retail giants Walmart

JERUSALEM (AP) — The lawyer for a Palestinian prisoner says his client will appeal his case to Israel’s Supreme Court as he continues what his family says is a 165-day hunger strike. Khalil Awawdeh is protesting being held without charge or trial under what Israel refers to as administrative detention. Ahlam Haddad, Awawdeh’s lawyer, said

CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese official says the country’s death toll from flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, has risen to 66 since the start of the rainy season. The spokesman for Sudan’s National Council for Civil Defense said on Tuesday that at least 28 people were reported injured during the same period. He said

In a story published August 15, 2022, The Associated Press reported that Kraft Heinz is recalling thousands of pouches of Capri Sun. The story should have made clear that the recall covers only products sold in the U.S.

By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet When scary economic news is everywhere, your impulse might be to hunker down with your money until things improve. But adopting a scarcity mindset, where you believe there’s a limited amount of resources — whether or not that’s actually true for you — can get in the way of making

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president has called on all citizens to remain united, vigilant and alert as they face crises caused by the war in Ukraine and coronavirus pandemic. In an address Tuesday, the eve of the country’s independence, President Joko Widodo told members of parliament and top officials

BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany says one person has died and nine were seriously injured after a test car with autonomous steering capability veered into oncoming traffic. A spokesman for police in the southwestern town of Reutlingen said Tuesday that the electric BMW iX with five people on board swerved out of its lane

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) — A somber gathering of about 5,000 marked the 10th anniversary of what has become known as the Marikana massacre, when police opened fire on striking miners, killing 34 in 2012. “10 Years of Betrayal,” said T-shirts worn by many at the commemoration, expressing bitterness that

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as part of what he described Tuesday as Washington’s alleged efforts to maintain its global hegemony. Addressing a security conference attended by military officials from Africa,, Asia and Latin America, Putin

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s main industry lobby group has warned that factories may have to throttle production or halt it completely because plunging water levels on the Rhine are making it harder to transport cargo on the river. Water levels on the Rhine at Emmerich near the Dutch border hit a record low Tuesday morning.

BEIJING (AP) — Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water supplies. The lack of rain has been especially marked in the southwestern megacity of Chongqing, which encompasses a large area of mountains and rivers. State media say fire trucks are delivering water to

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s police watchdog is investigating after armed officers pulled over Portuguese sprinter Ricardo dos Santos’ car in London. The traffic stop occurred two years after another one involving the athlete and his partner, British runner Bianca Williams, led to accusations of racial profiling. The Metropolitan Police force said officers on a routine