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South Africa’s top court says banning a husband from taking wife’s family name is unconstitutional
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s top court ruled on Thursday that an apartheid-era law banning…
Americans still give awards shows consideration, a new AP-NORC poll finds
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many Americans still want to thank the academy, at least a…
EU-member Slovenia bans pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader from entering the country
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia on Thursday banned separatist pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik…
Philippines protests China’s plan for a nature reserve at a hotly disputed shoal
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines on Thursday protested a plan by China to establish…
Racial abuse of Black players spikes early in European soccer season
The Premier League season wasn’t even 30 minutes old when Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo reported…
Ghana receives 14 West African nationals deported from the US
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A group of 14 West Africans deported from the U.S. arrived…
Rescue boat evacuating flood victims capsizes in eastern Pakistan, killing 9
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A rescue boat evacuating people displaced by floods capsized in Pakistan’s…
Usain Bolt ‘not worried’ about records being broken by today’s cast of sprinters
TOKYO (AP) — In the 16 years since Usain Bolt posted his world records in…
PHOTO ESSAY: Newborn caregiving programs help ease parenting in India
GURUGRAM, India (AP) — Antima Kumari lifts one of her newborn nephews, positions him between…
UN report says scam centers are spreading in East Timor
BANGKOK (AP) — A suspected scam call operation and a suspicious network of companies was…
Photos show women in Japan working to break down barriers in ancient, tradition-bound sumo
TOKYO (AP) — For centuries, sumo’s deep links with the Shinto religion barred women from…
Pakistani security forces kill 19 militants in raids near Afghan border
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided three militant hideouts in northwestern Pakistan, killing…
Leading Turkish broadcaster seized by state as part of fraud and tax investigation
ISTANBUL (AP) — One of Turkey’s largest television news broadcasters has been confiscated by the…
Strike on Qatar shows limits of Israel’s elusive quest to vanquish Hamas
Israel’s attack on Hamas’ top leaders as they weighed a new ceasefire proposal in Qatar…
Utah college where Charlie Kirk was killed is a lesser-known school but the state’s largest
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah college where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally…
Longtime head of Mexican megachurch is indicted in New York on federal sex trafficking charges
NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of a Mexican megachurch who is serving more…
The Latest: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is shot and killed while speaking at a Utah college
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed by a single shot in a targeted attack during…
China approves nature reserve at disputed South China Sea shoal claimed by the Philippines
BEIJING (AP) — China has approved the establishment of a national nature reserve at Scarborough…
Assassination of Charlie Kirk adds to America’s roll call of public violence
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the tragic roll call of violence in American public life, Charlie…
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah university
OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald…
A college campus, a fiery speaker – and then a single gunshot
OREM, Utah (AP) — Just weeks into the fall semester, a crowd gathered around a…
As fighting escalates, kidnappings of aid workers surge in South Sudan
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The number of aid workers kidnapped in South Sudan has more…
Massive gas tanker explosion in Mexico City kills 3 people and injures 70 others
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gas tanker truck exploded and burned multiple vehicles under a…
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top…