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By CASSIDY HETTESHEIMER Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — There’ll be 32 national teams competing across Australia and New Zealand in the Women’s World Cup. A 33rd team — unofficial by international soccer standards — will be watching from the stands. Members of the Afghanistan national women’s soccer team paid a visit to Morocco’s public

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed intense drone and missile attacks overnight Wednesday, damaging critical port infrastructure in southern Ukraine, including grain and oil terminals, and wounding at least 12 people, officials said. The bombardment targeted the port city of Odesa, days after President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine for an

By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese e-commerce retailer Temu has filed a lawsuit accusing its rival Shein of violating U.S. antitrust law by blocking clothing manufacturers from working with Temu. Shein, an online apparel firm, and Temu are fast-rising online shopping platforms in the U.S. Court documents show Temu alleging

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s second-in-command has quietly stepped down amid reporting by The Associated Press that he once consulted for a pharmaceutical distributor sanctioned for a deluge of suspicious painkiller shipments and did similar work for the drugmaker that became the face of

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Doctors in Israel have held a two-hour strike to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary. The doctors say the plan will endanger public health by granting Netanyahu and his allies greater control over the country’s healthcare system. Doctors gathered outside Ichilov hospital

By TAMMY WEBBER and NOAH BERGER Associated Press EAST PRAIRIE METIS SETTLEMENT, Alberta (AP) — Carrol Johnston counted her blessings as she stood on the barren site where her home was destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire that forced her to flee her northern Alberta community two months ago. Her family escaped unharmed, though her beloved

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sarah Leslie thought she was witnessing a stunt when she saw an American soldier start sprinting toward North Korea. Leslie and her father, tourists from New Zealand, were part of a group that left Tuesday morning from Seoul to visit the Demilitarized Zone that divides

By JACKIE VELING of NerdWallet Summer is the most expensive time of year to move. Though costs are down this year compared to previous summers, prospective movers should still expect to pay a premium for their relocation. If you can’t afford the cost of moving outright, a credit card or unsecured personal loan could help,

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The head of Britain’s MI6 intelligence agency says British spies are already using artificial intelligence to hamper the supply of weapons to Russia. Richard Moore said on Wednesday that Western spies will increasingly have to track the malign use of AI by hostile states. In a speech

By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and DAWOOD SALMAN Associated Press BASRA, Iraq (AP) — For three centuries, the al-Siraji Mosque, with its minaret inlaid with blue ceramic tiles, was a distinctive feature of the city of Basra in southern Iraq. But in recent days, bulldozers razed the historic minaret to the ground on orders from the local

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Women who sued Texas after saying they were denied abortions despite serious risks to their health are asking a court to step in. A Texas judge on Wednesday is set to hear testimony from the women, who say they were told they could not end

By GRANT PECK and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Parliament has voted against allowing the leader of the progressive party that finished first in May’s general election a second chance to be confirmed as prime minister. Pita Limjaroenrat had assembled a coalition of parties holding a majority of the seats in the

By CHASE BIERENKOVEN Edmunds The Kia Telluride has become a hit in the SUV space. It went from unknown to superstar in just a few years, and Mazda has now emerged with its fully redesigned CX-90 to challenge the Telluride. The Telluride became a hit thanks to stellar value and a great warranty, but Mazda

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man charged in last year’s attack against former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday to request the trial be moved out of San Francisco. David DePape’s defense attorneys asked the judge to move the trial to

LONDON (AP) — India’s Tata Sons has confirmed plans to build a 4-billion-pound, or $5.2-billion, electric car battery factory in the U.K. The plant is expected to become one of Europe’s largest battery cell manufacturing sites when it begins production in 2026. Britain’s government says the new factory is the largest investment in the U.K.

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched an intense series of nighttime air attacks sending drones and missiles toward places across Ukraine, targeting the southern port city of Odesa for a second night in a row, wounding at least 12, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, Russian emergency officials in Crimea said