Israel holding more than 600 without charge, most since 2016
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is holding some 600 Palestinian detainees without charge or trial, the highest number since 2016, an Israeli rights group said Monday.
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En plein air: NYC aims to keep outdoor lifestyle post-virus
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — As COVID-19 ravaged New York City, virus-wary denizens locked out of indoor public places poured into the streets, sidewalks and parks. They dined with… Read more »
Tech stocks sink again, Nasdaq has worst month since 2008
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped more than 900 points Friday as another sharp sell-off led by technology stocks added to Wall Street’s losses in… Read more »
A key inflation gauge jumped 6.6% in March, most since 1982
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve surged 6.6% in March compared with a year ago, the highest 12-month jump in four decades… Read more »
Utah Sen. Mike Lee braces for toughest reelection fight yet
SALT LAKE CITY, United States (AP) — Republican Sen. Mike Lee may have been an upstart when he toppled a longtime senator in a tea party wave more than a… Read more »
Inflation hits record high of 7.5% in countries using euro
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Inflation hit a record in April for the 19 countries that use the euro as skyrocketing fuel prices boosted by the war in Ukraine weigh on… Read more »
Putin gas cutoff shakes up Europe at little cost to Kremlin
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Cutting off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria cost Russian President Vladimir Putin very little — but it is adding stress on European countries wrestling with… Read more »
US economy shrinks, threats loom, but growth likely to last
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of the year, and faces threats from high inflation and rising interest rates, yet economists foresee… Read more »
Russia releases US Marine vet in surprise prisoner exchange
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Russia and the United States have carried out an unexpected prisoner exchange in a time of high tensions, trading on Wednesday a Marine veteran jailed… Read more »
Russia cuts off gas to 2 NATO nations in bid to divide West
POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia cut off natural gas to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday and threatened to do the same to other countries, using its most essential… Read more »