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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two incidents along Ukraine’s borders with Poland and Moldova this week are a preview of potential intensified Russian provocations at Ukraine’s border crossing points with Europe, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. Two people died when Russian drones hit the Starokozache border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova on Tuesday night while a “direct threat” to a Polish-Ukrainian crossing point on Wednesday night was only avoided thanks […]

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AP) — Four fighter jets rose into the air over a French military base and settled into formation at the start of a 40-day flight taking them through the icy Arctic and steamy tropics before ending in a desert. The aircraft left Istres air base in southern France on Tuesday and will travel 40,000 kilometers (25,000 miles), cross three continents and make nine stopovers, working […]

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers will vote again on Friday on whether to back legislation to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has returned to the House of Commons after running out of time when the last parliamentary session ended in the spring — each five-year parliamentary term is subdivided into a number of […]

When children forget their lunch, can’t solve a math problem or don’t know how to get somewhere, the instinct for parents can be to step in immediately. But sometimes, the problem is an opportunity. Developmental experts and educators say children need chances to struggle with everyday problems because figuring them out is a skill that has to be practiced. The challenge for parents is knowing when to help and when […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of over $6 million through online romance scams will be extradited to the United States on Friday, South African police said. The men, who were arrested in the South African city of Cape Town in 2021, are set to be handed over to officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday […]

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Luciana Magalhaes BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Chief Justice Edson Fachin ordered the unsealing on Thursday of thousands of pages from a probe into an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud centered on failed lender Banco Master that implicated central bank officials, politicians and even members of the Supreme Court. Justice Andre Mendonca, who has overseen the case, swiftly complied with Fachin’s request, according to a court ruling […]

Sept 11 (Reuters) – A Latvian man suspected of an attempted arson attack on a drone factory in Slovakia told investigators he was hired through the Telegram messaging app and had contact with several people instructing him, including one who spoke Russian, a Slovak news website reported. Plant operator Skyeton, a company founded in Ukraine which says it produces drones for civilian and military use in Ukraine and other countries, […]

By Kane Wu and Yantoultra Ngui HONG KONG, Sept 11 (Reuters) – CVC Capital Partners has entered final talks to buy the EQT-owned mainland China business of contact lens maker Ginko International, four people with knowledge of the matter said. • A deal could value the business at $700 million to $800 million including debt, said one of the sources. • EQT was targeting at least $1 billion, Reuters has reported. […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones targeted roadside gas stations in Kyiv for a second straight day Friday, as Moscow broadened its air war in what Ukrainian officials say is an effort to rattle civilians. Russian strikes on urban gas stations have intensified in recent months, mostly in regions near the front line in eastern and southern Ukraine. It is part of a campaign to disrupt civilian life and weaken […]