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Hiroshima governor says nuclear disarmament must be tackled as a pressing issue, not an ideal
TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima officials urged world leaders Tuesday to stop relying on nuclear weapons as deterrence and take immediate...
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Japan’s Nikkei index has its worst day in decades as world markets quake over risks to US economy
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark stock index plunged 12.4% on Monday, compounding a global market rout set off by investor...
Read moreIsrael-Hamas war latest: Hezbollah says it launched a drone attack on northern Israel
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack early Monday on northern Israel that the Israeli military said wounded...
Read moreVoices across the globe express concern over increasing arrests in Venezuela after disputed election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Voices across the globe expressed concern Sunday over the growing number of arrests in Venezuela following...
Read moreNoah Lyles wins a historically close Olympic 100-meter sprint by five-thousandths of a second
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Noah Lyles paced on the far end of the track, hands folded over the top of...
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Firefighters continue battling massive wildfire in California ahead of thunderstorms, lightning
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters made progress Saturday against California's largest wildfire of the year ahead of expected thunderstorms that...
Read moreWarren Buffett surprises by slashing Berkshire Hathaway’s longtime Apple stake in second quarter
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett slashed Berkshire Hathaway's massive Apple stake in a move that could prove unsettling for the broader stock...
Read moreUS to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier in region
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier...
Read moreAn assassin, a Putin foe’s death, secret talks: How a sweeping US-Russia prisoner swap came together
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was December 2022 and the U.S. government's chief hostage negotiator had just delivered Brittney Griner back to...
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Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity
PHOENIX (AP) — Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez Navarro didn't have air conditioning in the motor home where he died...
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