Kosovo’s president says investigators are dragging their feet over attacks on NATO peacekeepers | AP News

Kosovo’s president says investigators are dragging their feet over attacks on NATO peacekeepers | AP News

BRUSSELS (AP) — Kosovo’s president on Thursday accused investigators of dragging their feet over an inquiry into attacks on NATO peacekeepers earlier this year in which dozens of troops and police officers were injured, some of them seriously.President Vjosa Osmani also called on European Union officials to refrain from showing any favoritism in talks next

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Severe flooding in Greece leaves at least 6 dead and 6 missing, villages cut off | AP News

Severe flooding in Greece leaves at least 6 dead and 6 missing, villages cut off | AP News

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Widespread flooding in central Greece left at least six people dead, six missing and dozens trapped, with severe rainstorms turning streams into raging torrents, bursting dams, washing away roads and bridges, and hurling cars into the sea.Flooding triggered by severe rainstorms also hit neighboring Bulgaria and Turkey, with rescue teams in

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The president of a Japanese boy band company resigns and apologizes for founder’s sex abuse | AP News

The president of a Japanese boy band company resigns and apologizes for founder’s sex abuse | AP News

TOKYO (AP) — The head of a powerful Japanese talent agency resigned Thursday and made an apology punctuated by repeated, lengthy bows, nine days after an internal investigation concluded that its founder had sexually abused hundreds of young performers over decades.Julie Keiko Fujishima announced she was stepping down as president of Johnny & Associates, the

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Australian minister says invasive examinations were part of reason Qatar Airways was refused flights | AP News

Australian minister says invasive examinations were part of reason Qatar Airways was refused flights | AP News

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Transport Minister Catherine King said on Thursday that invasive gynecological examinations conducted on passengers at Doha’s international airport in 2020 were part of the reason she refused to allow Qatar Airways to double its services to Australia.King has faced intense questioning over why she decided on June 10 not to

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The UK is rejoining the European Union’s science research program as post-Brexit relations thaw | AP News

The UK is rejoining the European Union’s science research program as post-Brexit relations thaw | AP News

LONDON (AP) — Britain is rejoining the European Union’s $100 billion science-sharing program Horizon Europe, the two sides announced Thursday, more than two years after the country’s membership became a casualty of Brexit.British scientists expressed relief at the decision, the latest sign of thawing relations between the EU and its former member nation.After months of

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Canada announces public inquiry into whether China, Russia and others interfered in elections | AP News

Canada announces public inquiry into whether China, Russia and others interfered in elections | AP News

TORONTO (AP) — Canada announced Wednesday that a judge would lead a public inquiry into whether China, Russia and other countries interfered in Canadian federal elections in 2019 and 2021 that re-elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. Opposition Conservative lawmakers have demanded a full public inquiry into alleged Chinese interference since reports surfaced earlier this

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