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GRANDE-SYNTHE, France (AP) — French police have evacuated migrants from a makeshift camp near Dunkirk, in northern France, where at least 1,500 people had gathered in hopes of making it across the English Channel to Britain. The Prefecture of the region said more than 400 people had agreed to go to shelters. It said in

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart topped almost all expectations in the third quarter, an encouraging sign for the upcoming holiday shopping season already beset by snarled supply chains and rising costs. The Bentonville, Arkansas, company also raised its full-year earnings guidance and shares rose before the opening bell Tuesday.

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Two explosions have rocked Uganda’s capital, Kampala, killing at least three civilians in what police described as a coordinated attack by extremists. Police said three suicide bombers also died in the blasts. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the explosions. The blasts caused chaos

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — People in the Netherlands can get to know their future queen a little better with the publication of an authorized book about Princess Amalia three weeks before her 18th birthday. The book published Tuesday delves into Amalia’s school life, her work at a beach bar, her love of horseback riding

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have arrived in Jordan as part of the first royal tour since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The British royals were greeted on the tarmac Tuesday by a Jordanian color guard. They were slated to meet

By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet It’s a critical year to shop small for the holidays, as businesses continue dealing with the fallout of pandemic restrictions, inflation and global supply chain disruptions. Small Business Saturday is Nov. 27, nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Ahead of the shopping day, we talked to small-business, supply-chain and

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill. The move could help make the treatment available to more than half of the world’s population. In a statement on Tuesday, Pfizer said it would

By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials are rejecting accusations that they endangered astronauts aboard the International Space Station by conducting a weapons test that created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk. U.S. officials on Monday accused Russia of destroying an old satellite with a missile in what they called a

BEIJING (AP) — No breakthroughs were delivered during talks between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, but the cordial atmosphere in which they were is the latest indication that relations between the sides may be turning the corner. What benefits accrue depend on whether the two countries can find areas of cooperation

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is increasing pressure on member nation Poland. The 27-nation bloc’s top court ruled Tuesday that the country’s right-wing government has undermined judicial independence. Ruling on the Polish justice minister’s powers to endorse judges for high criminal courts and to end their terms without proper

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Analysts say the Bank of England is one step closer to raising interest rates next month after official figures showed that the end of the British government’s salary support program for workers during the coronavirus pandemic has not yet led to the feared increase in unemployment. The

GENEVA (AP) — The human rights office of the United Nations is citing reports that authorities in Ethiopia have detained at least 1,000 people under a state of emergency the government declared this month after a brutal yearlong war with rival Tigray forces. A spokesperson for the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human

By VANESSA GERA and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish border forces say they were attacked with stones by migrants at the border with Belarus and responded with water cannons. The Border Guard agency posted video on Twitter showing a cannon being directed across the border at a group of migrants in

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Emergency service officials in Nigeria say that a gas explosion in Lagos has killed at least five people, including a child. The gas explosion occurred on Tuesday morning in a crowded area of Lagos. Ibrahim Farinloye of the National Emergency Management Agency said that rescue operations

BRUSSELS (AP) — Health workers in Belgium who don’t want to get vaccinated against COVID-19 will face losing their jobs. Belgium’s federal government has finalized a draft bill to make vaccination of health care workers mandatory, amid a surge of new coronavirus cases that has led hospitals to reserve half of their ICU beds for

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has reported record daily COVID-19 deaths as authorities struggle to boost the country’s vaccination rate. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has promised to pay 1,000 hryvnias ($38) to each Ukrainian who gets vaccinated. Zelenskyy announced the incentive in a video posted on Facebook. He said, “With this money, it will be

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen have killed at least 15 people in Nigeria’s northwest, the latest incident in a spiral of violence in Africa’s most populous country. Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal said in a statement that the gunmen stormed rural villages and raided houses from Sunday night into Monday morning,

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson has asked for more time to discuss forming a government in a plan that could make her the country’s first female prime minister because discussions with one of the two support parties, the Left Party, reached an impasse. She was given until Monday. Last week, Andersson,

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s network regulator says it’s suspended its procedure to certify the operator of a new pipeline that would bring Russian gas to the country under the Baltic Sea. Construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline was completed earlier this year, but it’s not yet operating. Both Ukraine and the United States have

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong customs say officers seized about 2,000 pounds each of live lobster and sea cucumbers believed to be bound for mainland China, months after Beijing restricted imports of lobsters from Australia as tensions escalated between the two countries. Hong Kong Customs seized 890 kilograms of