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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Friday in Europe and Asia as worries over turmoil in the banking sector and recession risks overshadowed gains on Wall Street. Benchmarks declined in most major markets, while U.S. futures were higher. Oil prices fell. Investors are worried that more banks might suffer a

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s customs authorities say they have discovered nine migrants hiding among aluminum rolls in a truck headed to Poland from Greece. A statement on Friday says the migrants were spotted on Wednesday during a scan that showed human silhouettes in the back of the truck on Serbia’s border with North Macedonia.

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China threatened “serious consequences” Friday after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move Beijing claimed was a violation of its sovereignty and security. The warning comes amid

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Skimming the treetops, three Soviet-era attack helicopters bank and swoop down on a field after an early-morning mission to the front lines in the fight against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Each day, they might fly three or four sorties, says the commander, whose two-crew Mi-24 helicopter, built about 40 years

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea claimed Friday to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone designed to generate a gigantic “radioactive tsunami” that would destroy naval strike groups and ports. Analysts were skeptical that the device presents a major new threat, but the test underlines the North’s commitment to

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Scandal-embattled Japanese electronics and technology manufacturer Toshiba has accepted a $15 billion tender offer from a buyout fund made up of the nation’s major banks and companies. Tokyo-based Toshiba announced its board accepted the bid from Japan Industrial Partners at 4,620 yen, or $36, a share.

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A passerby discovered the bodies of a missing Washington state woman and her 7-year-old daughter down a road embankment. The woman’s ex-boyfriend, who was the subject of a protection order and faces an unrelated murder charge in Arkansas, was identified by police as a person of interest.

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison into the chest of a condemned prisoner may conjure up a bygone, less enlightened era. But the idea of using firing squads is making a comeback. Idaho lawmakers passed a bill this week seeking to

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press NAHRAN OMAR, Iraq (AP) — The oil is pumped 24 hours a day several meters from Raghed Jasim’s home in Iraq’s crude-rich southern heartland. Gas flares from the field light the night sky bright orange, spewing acrid smoke; when the wind picks up, the 40-year old’s clothes are coated black.