Germany expands controls at borders to stem irregular migration, extremism risks

BERLIN — Germany's interior minister on Monday ordered temporary controls at all German land borders as a response to irregular migration and to protect the country from extremist threats

Poland says its cybersecurity experts foiled Russian, Belarusian attacks

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s security officials said Monday they have foiled cyberattacks and online blackmail attempts by groups acting for Russian and Belarusian services

Catherine, Princess of Wales, says she completed chemotherapy, will return to limited public duties

london — Catherine, the princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will make a limited number of public appearances in the coming months, bolstering Britain's royal family after it was rocked by the twin cancer diagnoses of the princess and Ki[..]

China announces joint naval, air drills with Russia

Beijing — China’s Defense Ministry on Monday announced joint naval and air drills with Russia starting this month, underscoring the closeness between their militaries as Russia presses its grinding invasion of Ukraine

China's Xi, Spain's Sanchez seek to ease EU-China trade disputes 

beijing — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged visiting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to play a constructive role in improving strained ties between Bejing and the European Union

Exiled Iran opposition group says Sweden offices firebombed 

STOCKHOLM — An exiled Iranian opposition group said Monday that its offices in Stockholm were firebombed overnight, with police saying they had opened an investigation into arson

Tropical system to drench parts of US Gulf Coast, may strengthen

Houston, Texas — A tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was forecast to bring significant rainfall to parts of Texas and Louisiana this week and was expected to develop into a tropical storm and possibly even a hurricane, the Natio[..]

Presidential debates that sparked change

President Joe Biden’s poor performance during the debate against Donald Trump in June led to his withdrawal from the race and the elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee

US Congress takes up a series of bills targeting China, from drones to drugs

WASHINGTON — How to curb and counter China's influence and power — through its biotech companies, drones and electric vehicles — will dominate the U

Google faces new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly 

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Mourners attend funeral for American activist witness says was shot dead by Israeli troops 

NABLUS, West Bank — The Western-backed Palestinian Authority held a funeral procession Monday for a U

Where Tiafoe learned how to play tennis 

For the first time in over 20 years, there were two American semifinalists in both men’s and women’s tournaments at the U

Black creatives band together to navigate fashion industry barriers

A lack of opportunities has resulted in underrepresentation of Black designers, stylists and other creatives in the fashion industry

Freed from Russian jail, American journalist is focused on colleagues still imprisoned

Washington — Being able to open a door whenever she wants is one of the many freedoms Alsu Kurmasheva is enjoying after months of wrongful detention in Russia

Tropical Storm Francine forms off Mexico, expected to hit Louisiana as hurricane

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — Tropical Storm Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and was expected to drench the Texas coast with rain before coming ashore in Louisiana as a hurricane on Wednesday night