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Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River

PARIS (AP) - A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel...

Comic-Con 2024: What to expect

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Comic-Con International, the comic book and pop culture extravaganza, is kicking off in San Diego. The convention, which draws over...

Thousands flee northern California’s fast-spreading wildfire

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Firefighters battled a fast-moving wildfire in the American state of California on Thursday, authorities said, with more than 3,500 people...

Two top figures in Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel in US custody

WASHINGTON (AFP) - United States (US) agents arrested two top leaders of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel in Texas on Thursday, the justice department said,...

UK police officer suspended after video of violent arrest

LONDON (AFP) - A United Kingdom police officer was suspended on Thursday after a video circulating online appeared to show an officer kicking and...

Rockets launched at bases hosting US troops in Iraq, Syria

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Several rockets were launched on Thursday and yesterday against bases hosting troops from the United States (US)-led coalition in Iraq and...

Sri Lanka announces first presidential vote since unrest

COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's first presidential elections since an unprecedented economic crisis spurred widespread unrest will be held in September, the election commission...
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