BEIJING (AP) — China and Russia’s naval forces on Sunday kicked off a joint exercise at a military port in southern China on Sunday, official news agency Xinhua reported, days after NATO allies called Beijing a “decisive enabler” of the war in Ukraine . The Chinese defense ministry said in a brief statement forces from
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The leader of the Nepal’s largest communist party, Khadga Prasad Oli, was named the Himalayan nation’s new prime minister on Sunday following the collapse of a previous coalition government. A statement issued by the president’s office said Khadga Prasad Oli will take his oath of office on Monday. Oli will be
LONDON (AP) — Barbora Krejcikova points out that she couldn’t possibly have known she could claim a Grand Slam singles title — until, that is, she actually did, three years ago at the French Open . So it stands to reason — as Krejcikova mentioned to a small group of reporters at the All England
BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron Judge set another record, albeit a fairly obscure one. No wonder he tried to shift the focus to another big win for the New York Yankees. Judge set a franchise record Saturday with his 34th home run before the All-Star break. Roger Maris hit 33 before the break in 1961, the
BERLIN (AP) — Spain and England will meet in the European Championship final on Sunday, with much of the focus on a teenage wonderkid and whether one of the world’s most underachieving teams can end its decades-long wait for a title. The match is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) in
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice on Sunday wraps up a pilot program charging day-trippers an entrance fee, more than 2 million euros ($2.2 million) richer and determined to extend the levy, but opponents in the fragile lagoon city called the experiment a failure. Several dozen activists gathered outside the Santa Lucia train station overlooking a
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Dressed in protective clothing and armed with a smoker, Peter Nyongesa walked through the mangroves to monitor his beehives along the Indian Ocean coastline. The 69-year-old Nyongesa recalled how he would plead unsuccessfully with loggers to spare the mangroves or cut only the mature ones while leaving the younger ones intact.
ROME (AP) — Italy’s tax police said Saturday they had freed 33 Indian farm workers from “slave-like working conditions” in the northern province of Verona, while seizing almost half a million euros from the two alleged gangmasters. Police said the two alleged abusers, also Indian, persuaded their fellow nationals to come to Italy, paying €17,000
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed Sunday to respond to what she called a fresh South Korean civilian leafleting campaign, signaling North Korea would soon resume flying trash-carrying balloons across the border . Since late May, North Korea has floated numerous balloons carrying waste paper
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are set to meet for the Wimbledon men’s championship. Sunday’s final at the All England Club is a rematch from last year, when Alcaraz got past Djokovic in five sets . Kate, the Princess of Wales , is expected to be in the Royal Box at Centre
