Taliban suspend Afghan consular services in Vienna and London for lack of transparency, coordination | AP News

Taliban suspend Afghan consular services in Vienna and London for lack of transparency, coordination | AP News

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban are suspending consular services at two Afghan embassies, London and Vienna, over their lack of transparency and cooperation with authorities in Kabul, a foreign ministry spokesman said Sunday.Most of Afghanistan’s embassies and consulates are staffed by people from the former Western-backed administration, with around a dozen under the Taliban administration’s

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Harper homers, Phillies shut down slugging Braves 3-0 in Game 1 of NLDS | AP News

Harper homers, Phillies shut down slugging Braves 3-0 in Game 1 of NLDS | AP News

ATLANTA (AP) — This is Bryce Harper’s favorite time of year. Ranger Suárez and a parade of hard-throwing Philadelphia relievers are enjoying themselves, too.Harper hit his 12th career postseason homer, Suárez and a half-dozen teammates combined on a five-hitter, and the Phillies stifled baseball’s most prolific offense for a 3-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves

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American mountaineer, local guide dead after avalanches hit Tibetan mountain. Two others are missing | AP News

American mountaineer, local guide dead after avalanches hit Tibetan mountain. Two others are missing | AP News

BEIJING (AP) — American mountaineer Anna Gutu and a Nepalese guide Mingmar Sherpa were confirmed Sunday dead after avalanches struck the slopes of a Tibetan mountain, while two others remained missing, according to Chinese media reports.The avalanches struck Tibet’s Mount Shishapangma on Saturday afternoon at 7,600 (24,934 ft) and 8,000 meters (26,246 ft) in altitude

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Hamas fighters storm Israeli towns in surprise attack; Israel responds with deadly strikes on Gaza | AP News

Hamas fighters storm Israeli towns in surprise attack; Israel responds with deadly strikes on Gaza | AP News

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas militants broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and rampaged through nearby Israeli communities, killing at least 250 people and abducting others in an unprecedented surprise attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday. Israel responded with strikes in Gaza that killed 232 and signaled more as its prime minister said the

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An app shows how ancient Greek sites looked thousands of years ago. It’s a glimpse of future tech | AP News

An app shows how ancient Greek sites looked thousands of years ago. It’s a glimpse of future tech | AP News

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tourists at the Acropolis this holiday season can witness the resolution of one of the world’s most heated debates on cultural heritage.All they need is a smartphone. Visitors can now pinch and zoom their way around the ancient Greek site, with a digital overlay showing how it once looked. That includes

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After years in opposition, Britain’s Labour Party senses it’s on the verge of regaining power | AP News

After years in opposition, Britain’s Labour Party senses it’s on the verge of regaining power | AP News

LONDON (AP) — Members of Britain’s opposition Labour Party gather in Liverpool on Sunday for their annual conference with an unfamiliar feeling: optimism.The party has been out of power for 13 years, and in the last national election in 2019, voters handed Labour its worst drubbing since 1935. But with an election due next year

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Hamas attack on Israel thrusts Biden into Mideast crisis and has him fending off GOP criticism | AP News

Hamas attack on Israel thrusts Biden into Mideast crisis and has him fending off GOP criticism | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly Hamas militant attack on Israel and the massive retaliation it provoked from Jerusalem have thrust President Joe Biden into a Middle East crisis that risks expanding into a broader conflict and has left him fending off criticism from GOP presidential rivals that his administration’s policies led to this moment.The potential

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