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By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Rescuers on Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western Myanmar’s coast after a powerful cyclone injured hundreds and cut off communications. Six deaths were reported, but the true impact was not yet clear in one of Asia’s least

BERLIN (AP) — Two people have been charged in Austria for allegedly playing speeches by Adolf Hitler via the loudspeaker system of a train running from Bregenz to Vienna. Austrian news agency APA reported Monday that the two suspects, who were not identified, also blasted the “Heil Hitler” Nazi salute via the train’s intercom several

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The duty commander of a Norwegian Navy frigate that sank following a collision with an oil tanker, has been found guilty of negligence. The unidentified officer was given a 60-day conditional sentence by the Hordaland district court on Monday. He had denied the charge. The 134-meter (442-foot) KNM Helge Ingstad collided

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of Pakistan’s government supporters are heading to the country’s capital for a rare sit-in to protest the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Convoys of buses and cars were on the main road leading to Islamabad on Monday. An alliance affiliated with Pakistan’s ruling party

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Britain Monday on his whirlwind European tour, as the staunch ally of Kyiv promised to give Ukraine hundreds more missiles and attack drones in an effort to change the course of the war. Zelenskyy landed by helicopter at Chequers,

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer World shares were mostly higher Monday after a weak start in Asia, while benchmarks fell in Turkey and Thailand following weekend election upsets for their ruling parties. Oil prices recovered from initial losses and U.S. futures were higher. The Borsa Istanbul 100 index was down 4.2% after dropping as

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian Health officials say Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank. Monday’s death was the latest in a spiral of violence that has rocked the region. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the 22-year-old was killed after being shot in the chest in the flashpoint

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was visiting Britain on Monday, as the staunch ally of Ukraine promised to give Ukraine hundreds more missiles and attack drones in an effort to change the course of the war. The U.K. government confirmed Zelenskyy’s arrival early Monday and said

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of Pakistan’s government supporters are heading to the country’s capital for a rare sit-in to protest the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Convoys of buses and cars are on the main road leading to Islamabad on Monday. An alliance affiliated with Pakistan’s ruling party

By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s presidential elections appeared to be heading toward a second-round runoff on Monday, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with a firm grip for 20 years, leading over his chief challenger, but falling short of the votes needed for

By JOHN LEICESTER and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press PARIS (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Britain on Monday, as the staunch ally of Ukraine prepares to give more military aid in an effort to change the course of the war. It will be the fourth European country Zelenskky has visited in the past few

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese envoy is preparing to visit Ukraine and Russia, but there appeared to be little chance of a breakthrough to end the 15-month-long invasion. Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government says it is neutral but has given Moscow political and diplomatic support. Beijing released a proposed peace plan in February, but that

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored three goals for his second career postseason hat trick as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 6 of their second-round series to advance to the Western Conference final. Reilly Smith and William Karlsson also scored for the Golden Knights, and Ivan Barbashev had

By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press DUNKIRK, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has ambitions to build factories to boost job creation and make his country’s economy more independent. It’s a big challenge, as France reels from protracted protests, rising food and energy prices and other fallout from the Ukraine war. Macron is wooing

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian Health officials say Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank. Monday’s death was the latest in a spiral of violence that has rocked the region. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the 22-year-old was killed after being shot in the chest in the flashpoint

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — In a modern conservation laboratory on the grounds of the former Auschwitz camp, a man wearing blue rubber gloves uses a scalpel to scrape away rust from the eyelets of small brown shoes worn by children before they were murdered in gas chambers. Colleagues at the