Residents in India-controlled Kashmir vote in the second phase of polls surrounded by heavy security
Under elaborate security, residents in Indian-controlled Kashmir began casting their votes Wednesday in the second phase of a staggered election for a local government.
Harris and Schwellenbach shine as Braves down Mets 5-1 in opener of pivotal series
Michael Harris II had three more hits, including a solo home run and an RBI double, and rookie Spencer Schwellenbach shut down the New York Mets again as the Atlanta Braves cruised ...
Sri Lanka’s new president calls a parliamentary election for November to consolidate his mandate
Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved Parliament late Tuesday and called for a parliamentary election in less than two months in an effort to ...
Sri Lanka’s new leader must balance ties between regional powerhouses India and China
The Marxist lawmaker who won Sri Lanka’s presidency faces a key challenge in how to balance ties with his country’s two most crucial partners, India and China, as he ...
China test-fires an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean
China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. The ICBM carried a dummy warhead ...
Tropical Storm Helene strengthens as hurricane warnings cover parts of Florida and Mexico
Tropical Storm Helene was rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and expected to become a hurricane Wednesday while moving north along Mexico’s coast toward the U.S., prompting residents ...
Congress moving swiftly to fund government and avert shutdown before heading home to campaign
Congress is expected Wednesday to give swift approval to a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded when the new fiscal year begins next Tuesday, avoiding ...
Astros overcome terrible start to clinch 4th straight AL West title
Trailing the Seattle Mariners by 10 games in mid-June, the Houston Astros were undoubtedly down. But first-year manager Joe Espada worked every day to remind his team it was far ...
The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week
An Alaska national park’s yearly celebration of the beefy, brown and bristly is getting underway as some of the chunkiest bears on the planet fatten up for their long winter slumber. Fat ...
As an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A’s comes to grips with their departure
The Athletics had long ago carved out a Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball’s most successful — and ...
What polls show about Tim Walz and JD Vance before Tuesday’s VP debate
Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate, is less popular among voters than his Democratic rival, ...
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Deadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood and intensified the heavy rains that led to devastating ...