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LONDON (AP) — Four men were charged Monday for allegedly shouting antisemitic abuse while driving around in a convoy in north London. The suspects, all from the northwest English town of Blackburn, are accused of using threatening, abusive or insulting words likely to stir up racial hatred on May 16 when they were driving in

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Deciding when to take Social Security benefits can make a huge difference in the amount of money you’ll have in retirement. But depending on the information you get from Social Security employees can be a costly mistake. Decisions are complex because there are several different types of benefits, including ones

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government says it is sending 500 additional troops and special vehicles to the border with Belarus to strengthen it against increasing migrant pressure that it says is orchestrated by Belarus and Russia. Officials said Monday that migrants from the Middle East and Africa are paying

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11. The vaccine maker said Monday it plans to seek authorization for this age group soon in the U.S., Britain and Europe. The vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech already is available for anyone 12

BERLIN (AP) — Computer-maker HP, consumer goods business Procter & Gamble and coffee capsule company Nespresso have joined a corporate pledge to sharply cut their greenhouse gas emissions over nearly two decades. The Climate Pledge is a grouping of companies and organizations spearheaded by Amazon. It said Monday that it has signed up 86 new

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A former school counsellor has testified in an Australian court from Israel that she suspected two sisters had alleged they were sexually abused by their principal in an attempt to get financial compensation, but that one student who reported abuse had shown deep anguish. A committal hearing began in the Melbourne

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s business secretary says there is no danger that people won’t be able to heat their homes this winter after a surge in natural gas prices forced him to hold emergency talks with energy suppliers and consumer groups. Kwasi Kwarteng also assured lawmakers that the government wouldn’t

By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new Cabinet has won a vote of confidence from Parliament during a session that was delayed due to a power outage and a broken generator at the venue. It took some 40 minutes before electricity came back on. Monday’s episode underscored the crisis roiling the country

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tensions have soared on the border between Kosovo and Serbia as Pristina authorities started implementing a rule to remove Serbian license plates from cars entering Kosovo. Kosovo special police with armored vehicles were deployed Monday on the tense border as hundreds of Kosovo Serbs reportedly drove

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted that Britain’s relationship with France is “ineradicable,” despite fury in Paris over a U.S.-U.K.-Australia submarine deal. A meeting between French Defense Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart, Ben Wallace, has been postponed as the agreement roils relations between France and major allies. The submarine deal

By DAVID RISING and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities say they have found no evidence that the country’s main intelligence service’s computers were hacked, after a U.S.-based private cybersecurity company alerted them of a suspected breach of its internal networks by a Chinese hacking group. The Insikt Group says it

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The front-runner in Germany’s election has appeared before lawmakers during the final week of campaigning to face questions over an investigation of an anti-money-laundering unit that resulted in a recent police search at his ministry. Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and his Social Democrats have raised questions over

BEIJING (AP) — Harry Potter fans came dressed as wizards as Universal Studios opened its first theme park in China under anti-virus controls. The Hollywood studio’s “Jurassic Park,” “Kung Fu Panda” and “Harry Potter” film franchises, plus Minions from “Despicable Me” feature prominently at the park on the eastern outskirts of Beijing, the Chinese capital.

By ARITZ PARRA and BARRY HATTON Associated Press LA LAGUNA, Spain (AP) — Giant rivers of lava are tumbling slowly but relentlessly toward the sea after a volcano erupted on a Spanish island off northwest Africa. The lava is destroying everything in its path Monday. But prompt evacuations helped avoid casualties after Sunday’s eruption. Scientists

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A student opened fire at a university in Russia, leaving six people dead and 28 hurt, before being shot in a crossfire with police and detained. Beyond saying that he was a student, authorities offered no further information on his identity or a possible motive. Students and

By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s ruling party has retained its supermajority in parliament following three days of voting, further cementing President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. Most opposition politicians were barred from running for office and there there multiple reports of ballot violations. The vote has been watched closely for any

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer It definitely wasn’t the Pandemmys, or the Zoomemmys, or whatever you want to call last year’s virtual Emmy ceremony. This time people were together, and not even in masks (except during commercial breaks.) There were plenty of hugs and kisses. But this wasn’t a pre-COVID Emmy ceremony, either. And

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Officials are touting faint progress on money, but little on pollution at a United Nations world leader summit on climate change. Monday’s meeting has UN officials pointing to Tuesday when they hope President Biden will make some big financial commitments to help poorer nations switch to green energy and

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German voters elect a new parliament on Sept. 26 in a vote that will determine who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel after her 16 years in power. It should be clear within hours of the polls closing how the parties fared. But it may take longer to find

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, people now eat only green leaves for days. At one health center last week, a mother and her newborn weighing just 1.7 pounds died from hunger. In every district of the more than 20 where one aid group works, residents