Russia welcomes prospect of US troop pullback from Germany
MOSCOW — Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed President Donald Trump’s reported plan to withdraw more than a quarter of U.S. troops from Ger...
Former IAAF president turns on son at corruption trial
PARIS — Former IAAF president Lamine Diack pointed a finger of blame at his son, saying he behaved like “a thug,” as he was quizzed in detail for the ...
Trump OKs sanctions against international tribunal employees
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lobbed a broadside attack Thursday against the International Criminal Court by authorizing economic sanctions and ...
Mexico doc visits, supports COVID-19 survivors in free time
MEXICO CITY — When Dr. Juan Antonio Salas finishes his shifts in coronavirus wards at two Mexico City public hospitals, his work is not done.
With measures lifted, Balkans hit by coronavirus case spike
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s president has canceled his party’s campaign rallies and officials in Bosnia, North Macedonia and Albania are appealing on ...
Queen Elizabeth takes part in first public video call
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has taken part in her first public video conference call to chat to four carers about the challenges they face looking aft...
EU urges states to reopen domestic borders from Monday
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Thursday urged all its member countries to start lifting travel restrictions on their common borders from next week, ...
Stolen Banksy honoring Bataclan victims found in Italy
L'AQUILA, Italy — Italian authorities on Thursday unveiled a stolen artwork by the British artist Banksy that was painted as a tribute to the victims ...
1.5 million more laid-off workers seek unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON — About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their ...
Going green: Swiss officials must take trains for some trips
GENEVA — For Swiss federal officials, it's no more jetting to Paris for business: They'll need to go greener.
Thousands sick from COVID-19 in homes for the disabled
Neil Sullivan was angry, frustrated and crushed with guilt. His brother Joe had been rushed by ambulance from his home for the developmentally disable...
China auto sales up 14.5% in May, recovering after pandemic
HONG KONG — China’s auto sales surged 14.5% in May, a second straight month of growth as the global industry’s biggest market gradually recovers from ...
Japan wants US to extradite Americans who helped Ghosn flee
TOKYO — A Japanese prosecutor on Thursday urged the U.S. to extradite two Americans accused of helping Nissan’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn flee the...
Norwegian man gets 21 years for slaying, mosque attack
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A white nationalist Norwegian man who killed his stepsister and then stormed an Oslo mosque and opened fire, hitting no one, was...
Resurgence of virus threatens South Korea’s success story
SEOUL, South Korea — Just weeks ago, South Korea was celebrating its hard-won gains against the coronavirus, easing social distancing, reopening schoo...
‘Ticking time bomb:’ Lack of beds slows Delhi’s virus fight
NEW DELHI — In New Delhi, a sprawling capital region of 46 million and home to some of India's highest concentration of hospitals, a pregnant woman’s ...
Troubled Iran struggles to maintain sway over Iraq militias
BAGHDAD — Iraqi militia factions expected the usual cash handout when the new head of Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force made his first visit to Baghdad ...
Floyd killing finds echoes of abuse in South Africa, Kenya
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Collins Khosa was killed by law enforcement officers in a poor township in Johannesburg over a cup of beer left in his yard....
As protests grow, Belgium faces its racist colonial past
TERVUREN, Belgium — When it comes to ruthless colonialism and racism, few historical figures are more notorious than Leopold II, the king of the Belgi...
AP PHOTOS: 1 year on, tumult of Hong Kong protests echoes
HONG KONG — A year has passed since the beginning of anti-government protests in Hong Kong that brought hundreds of thousands of people into the stree...
NASCAR bans Confederate flag from its races, venues
For more than 70 years, the Confederate flag was a common and complicated sight at NASCAR races. Through the civil rights era right on through the sea...
Unemployment woes a mounting strain on Trump in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When the tourists stopped coming in March, so did Lorin Lynch’s paychecks from a Tampa Bay hotel. She burned through her savings w...
Trump resumes fundraising to build cash lead against Biden
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is resuming in-person fundraising events after a three-month hiatus as his campaign works to maintain a cash advan...
Tables turned, Ocasio-Cortez plays defense in primary fight
WASHINGTON — It's Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's turn to defend her record and battle accusations that she's lost touch with her district.
Asian shares slide after Wall Street retreat
TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday, with Tokyo dropping more than 1% as the Japanese yen gained after the Federal Reserve said it would k...
Truex ends 2020 winless skid with victory at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Martin Truex Jr. used a trip to NASCAR's shortest track to end a lengthy losing streak on the day the stock car series at long las...
Asia Today: Tracing harder in S. Korea, Indian cases spike
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported 45 new cases of COVID-19, all but two of them in the greater capital area, continuing a weekslong resurg...
California Assembly backs repealing affirmative action ban
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A decades-long push to let California's public universities and government agencies consider race when making admissions and hiri...
US Soccer repeals rule that banned kneeling during anthem
U.S. Soccer's board of directors has voted to repeal a 2017 policy that required national team players to stand during the national anthem, a rule ado...
Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate primary; will face Perdue
ATLANTA — Jon Ossoff, a young Georgia media executive known for breaking fundraising records during a 2017 special election loss for a U.S. House seat...