Bahrain says a third soldier has died after an attack this week by Yemeni rebels on the Saudi border | AP News

Bahrain says a third soldier has died after an attack this week by Yemeni rebels on the Saudi border | AP News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain’s military said a third soldier died of his wounds on Wednesday after an attack by Yemeni rebels on a Bahraini contingent patrolling Saudi Arabia’s southern border.The attack on Monday, which also wounded a number of soldiers, threatened recent progress in winding down Saudi Arabia’s eight-year war against the

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Plans for Poland’s first nuclear power plant move ahead as US and Polish officials sign an agreement | AP News

Plans for Poland’s first nuclear power plant move ahead as US and Polish officials sign an agreement | AP News

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish and U.S. officials signed an agreement Wednesday in Warsaw for the construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant, part of an effort by the Central European nation to move away from polluting fossil fuels.Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called the deal to build the plant at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in the

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Former Spain women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda added to probe into Rubiales’ kissing a player | AP News

Former Spain women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda added to probe into Rubiales’ kissing a player | AP News

MADRID (AP) — Former Spain women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda has been summoned to appear before a judge in the probe involving former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for his kissing a player on the lips after the team won the Women’s World Cup title last month, court officials said Wednesday.Vilda and two other

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Japan’s court recognizes more victims of Minamata mercury poisoning and awards them compensation | AP News

Japan’s court recognizes more victims of Minamata mercury poisoning and awards them compensation | AP News

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered the central government, the Kumamoto prefecture and a chemical company to recognize more than 120 plaintiffs as patients of the decades-old Minamata mercury poisoning and pay compensation they have been denied because they developed symptoms after moving away from the region. The Osaka District Court recognized

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US allows Israeli citizens to travel to US visa-free as Israel joins a select group of countries | AP News

US allows Israeli citizens to travel to US visa-free as Israel joins a select group of countries | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is admitting Israel into a select group of countries whose citizens are allowed to travel to the United States without getting a visa in advance.The decision announced Wednesday comes despite Washington’s concerns about the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinian Americans and marks a major accomplishment for Israeli Prime Minister

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Storms batter Greek island as government prioritizes adapting to the effects of climate change | AP News

Storms batter Greek island as government prioritizes adapting to the effects of climate change | AP News

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Torrential rain swept across central Greece on Wednesday damaging roads, flooding homes and causing power outages on the island of Evia, as the government declared that adapting to climate change has become a national priority.Army and municipal crews cleared debris from the roads near the flood-hit towns of Limni and Mantoudi

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Leader of Spain’s conservatives loses his first bid to become prime minister and will try again | AP News

Leader of Spain’s conservatives loses his first bid to become prime minister and will try again | AP News

MADRID (AP) — The leader of Spain’s conservatives failed Wednesday in his long-shot first bid to become the country’s next prime minister when he fell short of the votes he needed in the Spanish parliament to form a government.As expected, Popular Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo came up four votes shy of the necessary absolute

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