PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day Wednesday August 14, 2024
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
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Hunter Biden reportedly sought US government help for Ukrainian gas company Burisma
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden asked the U.S. ambassador to Italy for help regarding an energy project a Ukrainian gas company was pursuing while his father was vice president, according to The New York Times. Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, wrote a letter to the ambassador in 2016 seeking assistance for Burisma, which
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2 fighter jets crash in northeastern France, search underway for two onboard
PARIS (AP) — Two French fighter jets collided and crashed Wednesday in northeastern France, French military authorities said. One pilot was found unharmed and a search is ongoing for two other people. According to France’s Army of Air and Space, a branch of the French Armed Forces, two Rafale fighter aircraft collided while returning from
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Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a shared silver Olympic wrestling medal rejected by arbitration court
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a shared silver medal after she was disqualified from an Olympic final for missing weight has been rejected by the ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Paris, the court said Wednesday. The Indian Olympic Association’s President, P.T. Usha, expressed shock and disappointment at the court’s
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WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. Few vaccine doses are available on the continent. Earlier this week, the Africa
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Cleared Olympic sprinter Erriyon Knighton’s doping contamination case headed to appeal
The doping case involving U.S. sprinter Erriyon Knighton’s claims of eating contaminated meat is being appealed and will be sent to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Athletics Integrity Unit, which polices anti-doping on a global level for track and field, announced Wednesday it was appealing the “no-fault” finding issued by the U.S. Anti-Doping
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Top Hamas official says group is losing faith in US as mediator in Gaza cease-fire talks
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A top Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group is losing faith in the United States’ ability to mediate a cease-fire in Gaza ahead of a new round of talks scheduled for this week amid mounting pressure to bring an end to the 10-month-old war with Israel . Osama Hamdan told
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What we know about Ukraine’s surprise push into Russian territory
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For more than a week, Ukrainian troops have pushed into the Kursk region of Russia, just north of their border, in the most extensive incursion by Kyiv’s forces in the 2½-year-old war. The advance has showed significant weaknesses in Russia’s border defense and embarrassed the Kremlin. What we know about the
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Students who ousted PM are helping to lead Bangladesh | AP News
Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic. (AP video shot by Al Emrun Garlon and Shonal Ganguly) Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic. (AP video shot by Al
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Greatest pole vaulter Duplantis to race fastest 400-meter hurdler Warholm in 100-meter sprint
ZURICH (AP) — The greatest pole vaulter is set to race the fastest ever 400-meter hurdler. In the 100-meter sprint. Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, who broke his own world record in the pole vault at the Paris Olympics, will race Karsten Warholm, who set his 400-meter hurdles world record at the previous Olympics in Tokyo. The