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France hails 'hero with a backpack' who intervened in knife attack on very young children

France hails 'hero with a backpack' who intervened in knife attack on very young children

LE PECQ, France (AP) — The attacker slashed at the 24-year-old Catholic pilgrim with the knife that he used to savagely stab one young child after another .
Reparations campaigns get boost from new philanthropic funding

Reparations campaigns get boost from new philanthropic funding

NEW YORK (AP) — The campaign to win reparations for Black Americans plans to bring broader support for smaller nonprofits advancing the cause, with a new philanthropic funding initiative announced Friday at the “Alight Align Arise” national conferenc

Death toll in clashes between ethnic groups at UN displacement camp in South Sudan now more than 20

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The death toll from clashes between displaced people inside a U.N. site in South Sudan has risen to more than 20, with more than 50 others wounded, the medical charity MSF said Friday.

Biden to attend first 2024 rally in Pennsylvania next week, as campaign plots flurry of fundraising

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden next week is set to attend his first political rally since launching his 2024 reelection bid in April, as he steps up his political activity before the end of the fundraising quarter.
Republican Rep. Gallagher won't run for US Senate in Wisconsin, leaving open field

Republican Rep. Gallagher won't run for US Senate in Wisconsin, leaving open field

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher announced Friday that he won't run for U.S. Senate in 2024 against Democratic U.S. Sen.
Berlusconi readmitted to Italian hospital for planned medical checks

Berlusconi readmitted to Italian hospital for planned medical checks

MILAN (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was readmitted to a Milan hospital Friday for planned medical checks related to his chronic leukemia, his doctors said in a statement.
Erdogan's new central bank chief signals hope for Turkey's economic turnaround

Erdogan's new central bank chief signals hope for Turkey's economic turnaround

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed a former U.S.

Some in Georgia GOP seek purity test as Trump appears at convention in aftermath of indictment

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's state Republican convention gets underway Friday with Donald Trump still expected on Saturday, even as a right-wing party faction seeks to punish GOP officials it considers ideological traitors by banning them from future pri
Honduran president begins first visit to China since breaking off ties with Taiwan

Honduran president begins first visit to China since breaking off ties with Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Honduran President Xiomara Castro arrived in Shanghai on Friday on her first visit since China established ties with her nation, pulling it away from former diplomatic ally Taiwan.
Why Turkey's currency is crashing after Erdogan got reelected

Why Turkey's currency is crashing after Erdogan got reelected

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection last month despite a battered economy and a cost-of-living crisis that experts say are exacerbated by his unconventional economic policies.