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By ALINA HARTOUNIAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — They’re not fluffy, they don’t play fetch and they certainly don’t roll over. But there is such a thing as a lap tortoise. What’s more, pet tortoises can wag their tails, will plod on up to greet you and some can even recognize their own names. The

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top female wrestlers lead a candlelight march of nearly 1,000 supporters in the capital demanding the resignation and arrest of the president of the wrestling federation for allegedly sexually harassing young athletes. Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is a powerful lawmaker

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says the British economy will avoid falling into recession this year. In upgraded growth forecasts released Tuesday, the Washington-based IMF said domestic demand had proven more resilient than anticipated in the face of a surge in energy costs. The IMF now thinks the

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops and security forces quashed Tuesday an alleged cross-border raid from Ukraine, claiming to have killed more than 70 attackers in a battle that lasted around 24 hours, a senior Moscow official said. It was not possible to independently confirm claims about the armed incursion

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken his legal battle to a court in the capital, Islamabad. The court on Tuesday granted him protection from arrest until early next month in several cases where he faces terrorism charges for inciting violence. Khan, now Pakistan’s top opposition

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Eurico Rosa da Silva was in a dark place. On the track, the jockey in his early 30s was winning races and making money. At home, he was fighting suicidal thoughts every day. “I got to the point where I have no more choice but to

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government is facing a major test after two junior partners in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition sparred publicly over a key element in the country’s ambitious climate policy. Economy and Energy Minister Robert Habeck of the environmentalist Greens accused the libertarian Free Democratic Party of backtracking on agreements by refusing to

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest returned from the mountain on Tuesday pledging to dedicate the rest of his life to helping people with disabilities. Hari Budha Magar, a former Gurkha soldier who lives in Britain, reached the peak of the world’s highest

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The U.S. surgeon general is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for children and teens — and is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take “immediate action to protect kids now.” With young people’s social media use “near universal” but

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops and security forces fought for a second day Tuesday against an alleged cross-border raid that Moscow blamed on Ukrainian military saboteurs but which Kyiv portrayed as an uprising against the Kremlin by Russian partisans. Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region on the Ukraine

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Music superstars Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish and H.E.R. will team with advocacy nonprofit Global Citizen for a concert in front of the Eiffel Tower designed to convince world leaders to take further action against climate change. “Power Our Planet: Live in Paris” is set for June 22 to coincide

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief says that the U.S. green light to allow Ukrainian pilots get training to fly F-16s has created an inexorable momentum that will inevitably bring the fighter jets to the Ukrainian battlefield. Josep Borrell added that training for Ukrainian pilots had already

By FILIPE BENTO Associated Press ARADE DAM, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese police aided by German and British officers have resumed their search for Madeleine McCann, the British child who disappeared in the country’s southern Algarve region 16 years ago. Some 20 officers with rakes and hoe-like tools on Tuesday began raking and poking land near

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ peace envoy for Ukraine has blasted war as a “pandemic” and said all Christians are called to be peacemakers. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi made his first public comments since being named envoy on Tuesday. He called for the creation of a culture of peace to respond