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Tourists walk past the Eiffel Tower after it reopened following a one-day strike over restrictions on women during a visit by a Hindu delegation in Paris on September 8.
30 Sep, 2026 0

Eiffel chief quits over female exclusion

PARIS (AP) : The head of the company that runs the Eiffel Tower will step down at the end of the year after female staff at the landmark building in Paris were excluded during a visit by a Hindu…
The sun rises over floating solar panels on May 3, 2023, in Selangor, Malaysia.
30 Sep, 2026 0

Iran war drives clean energy development

Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran, but it is not yet enough to help address climate change. When the US and Israel launched the…
Police officers guard a road leading to RAF Fairford, after an incident in Fairford, England, Monday.
29 Sep, 2026 0

Iran link investigated in terror arrests

FAIRFORD(AP): Five young British men arrested on explosives and terror charges near a US-operated air force base in England were released on bail yesterday, and counterterror detectives said they were…
Pope Leo XIV is congratulated by French President Emmanuel Macron (left) after his speech at the ‘At the Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity’ meeting in Metz, France, on Monday.
29 Sep, 2026 0

Pope urges Europe to reject ‘desire for domination’

METZ (AP): Pope Leo XIV urged Europe yesterday to draw from its Christian roots and tradition of dialogue to blunt the “desire for domination” driving today’s wars, as he wrapped up a visit to France…
A person reads a newspaper at a market in Campeche, Mexico, on September 17.
29 Sep, 2026 0

Press freedom under pressure

CAMPECHE (AP): Politicians and judges are increasingly attempting to shut down press freedoms in Mexico, raising concerns among journalism watchdog groups. In 2025, a new lawsuit against journalists…
FILE - A group of undocumented migrants are deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge in McAllen, Texas, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
29 Sep, 2026 0

US Supreme Court lets quick deportations to third countries resume for now while it weighs Trump policy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump’s administration continue swiftly deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider…
The MTA logo is seen on the side of a New York City subway car, April 23, 2020, in New York.
29 Sep, 2026 0

Man dragged to death by New York City subway train after his bag snags on door

NEW YORK (AP) — A man was dragged to death by a New York City subway train when a bag he was carrying got stuck in the door during the Monday evening rush hour commute, police said. Yaw Boahene, 57,…
FILE - Rihanna arrives at the premiere of "Smurfs" on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
29 Sep, 2026 0

Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home is mentally fit for trial, judge says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman accused of spraying bullets at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home, hitting a trailer the celebrity couple was inside and a nursery their kids were in, was found mentally…
In this satellite image released by NOAA, Tropical Storm Hanna gathers in the Atlantic Ocean, Monday, September 28, 2026.
28 Sep, 2026 0

Tropical Storm Hanna forms in Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Hanna formed Monday in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was located about 870 miles (1,400 kilometres) east-northeast of Bermuda…