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AP Business Writer McDonald’s global same-stores fell for the first time in nearly four years in the second quarter as inflation-weary consumers skipped eating out or chose cheaper options. The company says it’s working on fixes, like meal deals and new menu items, but it expects same-store sales to be down for the next few

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has regained weight and has obesity-related health problems including high blood pressure and diabetes. The National Intelligence Service told lawmakers that North Korean officials are looking for new medicines abroad to treat Kim’s health problems. The 40-year-old

Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Protests over skyrocketing power bills have shut down a major road into Pakistan’s capital as some 3,000 supporters of a major Islamist party continue a sit-in despite pouring monsoon rains. The protesters are demanding that the government withdraw taxes on electricity to offset price hikes. They have occupied a road

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French government was investigating after multiple telecommunications lines were by acts of vandalism Monday, affecting fiber lines and fixed and mobile phone lines as cities around France host events for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Organizers for the Paris Games say their operations were not affected. France’s second largest telecommunications

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have overrun two front-line villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a Ukrainian army sergeant said Monday, after relentless assaults that are part of a Kremlin summer push to overwhelm battlefield defenses there. Separately, attacks in Russia’s Kursk region by the Security Service of Ukraine, also known as

Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden decried “extremism” that he says has undermined public confidence in the the U.S. Supreme Court, as he called on Congress to quickly establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the court’s nine justices. He also called on lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment limiting

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic triathlon training session for a second straight day Monday. Organizers overseeing the event at the Paris Games are optimistic that triathletes will be able to swim in the city’s famed

Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch is accusing the paramilitary group fighting against the military in Sudan’s civil war of rampant sexual violence against women, including gang rape and forced marriages of girls. The international rights group also accuses the military of sexual violence. The group is calling for the United Nations and

AP Health Writer Federal officials are moving to set new limits on salmonella in raw poultry products in the U.S. The Agriculture Department’s proposal is aimed at reducing the number of people who get sick. The testing requirements would block the sale of any products that don’t meet the new standard and allow for recalls.

Associated Press POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — The avenues, monuments and gardens in the park surrounding Sanssouci Palace, a sprawling green oasis in the heart of the German city of Potsdam and a UNESCO world heritage site, look as magnificent as ever. But a closer look shows that all is not well with the park’s trees,

Associated Press PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who intends to spend his last few months of his presidency in the country’s ambitious new capital, has begun to work from the new presidential palace there, despite the continuing construction work and lack of first-class facilities. Only one month is left before