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Chinese court sentences a Japanese man to more than 3 years in prison on espionage charges
July 15, 2025 - 10:55 PM

BEIJING (AP) — A Japanese business person was sentenced Wednesday to three and a half years in prison in China on espionage charges, according to the Japanese embassy in Beijing.
Kyle Schwarber's 3 homers in All-Star Game's first tiebreaking swing-off lift NL over AL
July 15, 2025 - 10:39 PM

ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber was nervous.
Adelita Grijalva wins Democratic primary for Arizona US House seat held by her late father
July 15, 2025 - 10:37 PM

PHOENIX (AP) — Adelita Grijalva won the Democratic primary Tuesday for a southern Arizona U.S. House seat long held by her father, the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, one of the most senior and progressive power brokers on Capitol Hill.
Schwarber's 3 homers in All-Star Game's tiebreaking swing-off lifts NL over AL
July 15, 2025 - 10:22 PM

ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber went 3-for-3 in the first All-Star Game home run swing-off to put the National League ahead 4-3 following a 6-6 tie in which the American League rallied from a six-run deficit on Tuesday night.
Death of Australia's 'Outback Killer' leaves whereabouts of British backpacker's body unknown
July 15, 2025 - 10:18 PM

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police fear Bradley John Murdoch, known as the “Outback Killer”, has taken to his grave the secret of how he disposed of the body of British backpacker Peter Falconio who was murdered in arid central Australia 24 years ago.
In African politics, the rampant belief in witchcraft fortifies some and vexes others
July 15, 2025 - 10:09 PM

MBALE, Uganda (AP) — Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn't want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that he aimed at Watira.
Netanyahu's governing coalition is fracturing. Here's what it means for Israel and Gaza
July 15, 2025 - 9:36 PM

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government suffered a serious blow on Tuesday when an ultra-Orthodox party announced it was bolting the coalition.
Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian clashes, but more fighting and abuse alleged
July 15, 2025 - 9:31 PM

BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria (AP) — Syria 's defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in southern Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes killed dozens there. Neighboring Israel again launched strikes on Syrian military forces, saying it was protecting the Druze minority.
Parkinson's patients in Brazil turn to a movement practice known as capoeira to ease symptoms
July 15, 2025 - 9:19 PM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nilma Teles de Freitas, an 80-year-old retired teacher in Brazil who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a decade ago, says she used to fall over all the time.
Russia may hope to use Trump's 50-day window to wear down Ukraine, but quick gains seem unlikely
July 15, 2025 - 9:18 PM

President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions on its energy exports has given the Kremlin extra time to pursue its summer offensive.
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Chinese court sentences a Japanese man to more than 3 years in prison on espionage charges

Kyle Schwarber's 3 homers in All-Star Game's first tiebreaking swing-off lift NL over AL

Adelita Grijalva wins Democratic primary for Arizona US House seat held by her late father

Schwarber's 3 homers in All-Star Game's tiebreaking swing-off lifts NL over AL

Death of Australia's 'Outback Killer' leaves whereabouts of British backpacker's body unknown

In African politics, the rampant belief in witchcraft fortifies some and vexes others

Netanyahu's governing coalition is fracturing. Here's what it means for Israel and Gaza

Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian clashes, but more fighting and abuse alleged

Parkinson's patients in Brazil turn to a movement practice known as capoeira to ease symptoms

Russia may hope to use Trump's 50-day window to wear down Ukraine, but quick gains seem unlikely

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