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In Mideast and around the world, everyone’s talking ‘ceasefire.’ But what does it really mean?

LONDON (AP) - A ceasefire sounds straightforward: Fighting stops. Negotiations ensue. Ordinary citizens get a break from fighting - and some time to rebuild. That's not what's happening in the volatile Mideast, where ongoing fighting still resembles a war long after ceasefire agreements were ...
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Monaco authorities detain then release a person in their probe of this week’s explosion

MONACO (AP) - Monaco authorities said a person was arrested but later released Wednesday as they "very actively" pursue their probe of an explosion that reportedly wounded a Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia and two other people. A statement from the Mediterranean principality's prosecutor ...
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Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery as Zelenskyy calls for Moscow to end war

(LONDON) -- The Ukrainian military struck a Russian oil refinery in Ufa on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Kyiv continues its pressure campaign seeking to push Russia to end the war."This is an entirely just response to everything Russia is doing against us," ...
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Eurovision, eh? Canada will compete at the glitzy song contest in 2027

LONDON (AP) - The Eurovision Song Contest is expanding across the Atlantic, with Canada set to compete at next year's edition of the glitter-drenched pop music competition. Contest organizer the European Broadcasting Union and Canadian public broadcaster CBC announced that Canada will send an act ...
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Belarus’ authoritarian leader pardons 28 political prisoners to ease ties with the West

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday pardoned 28 political prisoners, part of his efforts to improve relations with the West. Lukashenko's decree marking the country's Independence Day celebrated Friday announced that 28 convicts serving prison terms for "extremist crimes," a ...
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Colombian election loser threatens ‘civil disobedience’ if winner does not ditch US citizenship

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A Colombian senator, who recently lost the nation's presidential election, said Tuesday he will not recognize his opponent, Abelardo de la Espriella, as the nation's new head of state, if he does not comply with several demands, including renouncing his ...
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Japan’s Eiko Kadono, author of ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service,’ still believes in the magic of books at 91

KAMAKURA, Japan (AP) - Eiko Kadono, the author behind Japan's most famous - and almost certainly most beloved - literary witch, has a little trouble going up the stairs these days. At 91, she's still writing every day and hasn't stopped loving the color pink, ...
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Ukraine hits Moscow satellite center in large overnight drone attack

(LONDON) -- Ukraine struck a satellite communications center in the Moscow region in an aerial attack on Tuesday, Kyiv said, as Moscow claimed to have shot down hundreds of drones launched into its territory overnight.Ukrainian President Volodymry Zelenskyy said Ukraine struck the site, the ...
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Restoring dignity one haircut at a time in Kenya’s largest mental health hospital

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - At Kenya 's largest mental health referral hospital, male patients encounter a different kind of therapy: a personal grooming session provided by two visiting barbers. As their equipment is unpacked, excitement spreads. Patients eagerly take turns sitting in the barber's chair, ...
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Congo bans gatherings in areas far from Ebola outbreak. Some say it limits dissent

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Opposition and civil society groups are protesting Congo's new ban on public demonstrations and mass gatherings in the capital and other areas far from the country's deadly Ebola outbreak, alleging that the decision aims to limit freedom of speech. The decision ...
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Animal welfare activists in Montenegro worried about horses in scorching European heat

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) - As as a heat wave that baked western European countries reached the Balkans this week, animal welfare activists in small Montenegro have expressed alarm over the decades-old problem of abandoned animals. Several unattended horses roamed the outskirts of the capital ...
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Four trapped after residential building collapses in Athens, fire brigade says

ATHENS, June 30 (Reuters) - Four people were trapped after a four-story apartment block collapsed on Tuesday in the Petralona area of Athens, the fire brigade said. Firefighters and police were deployed to the area to help with the rescue operation which is ongoing, the ...
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