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Japan urges China to stop flying fighter jets too close to Japanese military aircraft

Japan has demanded China stop flying its fighter jets abnormally close to Japanese intelligence-gathering aircraft, which it said was happening repeatedly and could cause a collision. Japan’s … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 7/11/25

Police wait by a helicopter in Beacon, Western Australia, Friday, July 11, 2025, as they prepare to search for missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga. (ABC News via AP)

Police say search aircraft are best chance of finding German tourist lost in Australian Outback

Police believe search aircraft are their best chance of finding German tourist Carolina Wilga a day after her van was found abandoned in the Australian Outback. Western Australia state police said … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 7/11/25

Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown makes his way into Southwark Crown Court, in London, Friday, July 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to 2 further charges over London nightclub assault case

Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to two further charges related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. Brown on Friday pleaded … more

7/11/25

Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. returns to Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during a women's singles semifinal match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Amanda Anisimova or Iga Swiatek will be Wimbledon's eighth consecutive first-time women's champion

Either Amanda Anisimova or Iga Swiatek will leave the All England Club’s grass courts as Wimbledon’s eighth consecutive first-time women’s champion. They will play in the final on Saturday. … more

By HOWARD FENDRICH | 7/11/25

In this photo released by Cambodia National Assembly, lawmakers vote to pass a constitutional amendment allowing the government to draft a bill to revoke citizenships, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, July 11, 2025. (Cambodia National Assembly via AP)

Cambodian lawmakers pass constitutional amendment allowing government to revoke citizenship

Cambodian lawmakers have passed a constitutional amendment that would allow the government to draft legislation granting the power to revoke citizenships. The 125 members of National Assembly … more

By SOPHENG CHEANG | 7/11/25

Nancy Epperson, right, and Brooklyn Pucek, 6, visit a memorial for flood victims along the Guadalupe River on Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

4 questions that are still unanswered about Texas' deadly floods

Key questions remain unanswered about the actions Texas officials took both before and during the catastrophic July Fourth holiday floods remain unanswered. Officials have avoided specific … more

By HANNAH FINGERHUT and JIM VERTUNO | 7/11/25

FILE - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a press statement at the Carmelite Monastery in the Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)

Ukraine rejects accusation by Hungarian leader Orbán over the fatal beating of a dual citizen

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused Ukrainian authorities of beating a Hungarian-Ukrainian dual citizen to death after his military conscription. Orbán provided no evidence for the … more

By JUSTIN SPIKE | 7/11/25

Fighters from the Kurdish separatist group PKK begin laying down weapons in Iraq as part of a peace process with Turkey

Fighters from the Kurdish separatist group PKK begin laying down weapons in Iraq as part of a peace process with Turkey. more

7/11/25

Effigies of migrants in a boat burn atop a bonfire at Moygashel, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, ahead of events to mark the Twelfth of July, Thursday July 10, 2025. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)

Burning of migrant boat effigy in Northern Ireland triggers police investigation

Authorities in Northern Ireland are investigating a bonfire that featured effigies of migrants in a boat and a banner reading “stop the boats’’ to determine whether it was a hate incident. … more

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A family sleep on the platform of a metro station as they take cover during a Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

By day, the Ukrainian capital is alive and humming. By night, it’s a battleground

By day, the Ukrainian capital hums with life. Metros are crowded, dog walkers abound, and children play on playgrounds. By night, Kyiv becomes a battleground as Russia unleashes relentless drone and … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA, VASILISA STEPANENKO and ILLIA NOVIKOV | 7/11/25

FILE - Confederation candidate Grzegorz Braun appears at a convention in Katowice, Poland, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Polish prosecutors investigate far-right lawmaker for comments on Auschwitz

Polish prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation after a far-right lawmaker described the gas chambers at the Auschwitz death camp as a “fake.” Grzegorz Braun, a member of the … more

7/11/25

South Korea's chairman of of the joint chiefs of staff hosted his counterparts from the U.S. and Japan in Seoul on Friday. The senior military leaders shared concerns about the threat posed by North Korea and emphasized the need for close trilateral cooperation.

South Korea, US and Japan hold aerial drill in demonstration of strength against North Korea

Top South Korean, U.S. and Japanese military officers are urging North Korea to cease all unlawful activities that threaten regional security, as the three nations fly advanced warplanes for a joint … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 7/11/25

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends an event at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil vows retaliatory tariffs against US if Trump follows through on 50% import taxes

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump follows through on a pledge to boost import taxes by 50%. … more

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and JOSH BOAK | 7/11/25

Cash is scarce in Gaza. Palestinians are paying a high price to get it

Cash is the lifeblood of the Gaza Strip’s shattered economy, and like all other necessities in this war-torn territory — food, fuel, medicine — it is in extremely short supply. With nearly … more

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMYA KULLAB | 7/11/25

Zelouaz, Algeria dancers perform on the last day of the Sebeiba festival in Djanet, a southeastern Algerian oasis town in the Sahara desert, on July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Audrey Thibert)

In the Sahara, a friendly dance competition carries on an ancient festival tradition

The Sebeiba festival, a 3,000-year-old tradition of the Tuareg people, takes center stage in Djanet, an Algerian oasis town in the Sahara. The 10-day event features dances, chants and a friendly … more

By AUDREY THIBERT | 7/11/25

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a media event in Sydney, Friday, July 11, 2025. (Steven Markham/AAP Image via AP)

Albanese will meet with Xi next week on a trip focused on Australia-China business ties

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with China's leader Xi Jinping on a trip he says will focus on closer business ties. Albanese told reporters Friday there was a “real prospect … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 7/10/25

FILE - Liberia's President Joseph Boakai poses for a photo, prior to the start of the ECOWAS meeting, in Abuja, Nigeria, July 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga, File)

Liberians confused and angry after Trump's 'condescending' praise for Boakai's 'beautiful English'

Residents of the west Africa nation of Liberia expressed confusion and anger after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the English skills of President Joseph Boakai. The exchange took place during a … more

By MARK MENGONFIA, MONIKA PRONCZUK and WILSON MCMAKIN | 7/10/25

Costa Rican lawmaker says the US revoked her visa over alleged ties to Chinese Communist Party

The vice president of Costa Rica’s Congress says the U.S. embassy revoked her visa over alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Lawmaker Vanessa Castro revealed this Thursday, adding that … more

By JAVIER CORDOBA | 7/10/25

FILE - Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, speak during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vasilisa Stepanenko, File)

US senators pushing bipartisan bill on new Russia sanctions brief European allies and Ukraine

The co-sponsors of new bipartisan U.S. sanctions package targeting Russia have briefed European allies and Ukraine on the legislation. It's an effort to show continued U.S. resolve to help Kyiv and … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK | 7/10/25

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, front, arrives at Subang Air Base, outside of Kuala Lumpur Thursday, July 10, 2025. Rubio arrived in Malaysia to attend the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)

Rubio will meet Russian foreign minister in Malaysia with Ukraine tensions high

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet his Russian counterpart in Malaysia for what could be a testy conversation as tensions between the countries rise over Moscow's increasing attacks on … more

By MATTHEW LEE | 7/10/25