BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s army and Russian mercenaries killed dozens of civilians during a military operation last month in northern Mali, civil organization and community members alleged Friday, amid a surge in violence after the ruling junta broke off a peace agreement with rebel groups. The killings took place from June 20 to 29
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek coast guard patrol boat’s crew exchanged gunfire Friday with a man piloting a speedboat trying to smuggle migrants from neighboring Turkey to a Greek island, authorities said. No injuries were reported from the shooting off the eastern Aegean Sea island of Chios, and a coast guard statement said that
LONDON (AP) — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz came back to eliminate Frances Tiafoe 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 to reach Wimbledon’s fourth round on Friday in an entertaining match between two pals that was filled with moments of brilliance and a series of momentum swings. The third-seeded Alcaraz was outplayed for stretches by No.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline set in an agreement with the new ruling junta, the
Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo have faced off nine times in their NBA careers, and those games have never disappointed. They go head-to-head again Saturday — but like never before. Doncic and Slovenia will play Antetokounmpo and Greece in one of the eight semifinal games of the Olympic qualifying tournaments that are taking place to
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville last year cannot be released to the public, a judge ruled Thursday. Chancery Court Judge I’Ashea Myles found that The Covenant School children and parents hold the copyright to any writings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell is mostly recovered from the brutal assaults he endured from Donald Trump’s supporters on Jan. 6, 2021 . But not completely. His shoulder still has limited endurance and there are screws and a metal plate holding his right foot together after bone fusion surgery. Emotional recovery
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ highest court on Friday struck down state laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care professionals and a ban on a common second-trimester procedure, reaffirming its stance that the state constitution protects abortion access. “We stand by our conclusion that section 1 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of
LONDON (AP) — As participation trophies go, the sterling silver plaques players receive at Wimbledon are unique — and, generally, cherished. In a relatively well-kept secret — even some athletes were completely unaware when asked about the keepsakes by The Associated Press during the tournament that wraps up next weekend — the All England Club
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The United States and the European Union have welcomed Belarus’ release of some political prisoners, freed since the country’s authoritarian president this week promised to release seriously ill prisoners and those swept up during the 2020 mass protests against his rule . The number of those freed reached at last 16
