1+ hour, 4+ min ago  (325+ words) DAKAR, Senegal " Senegal's president on Monday appointed a former banking executive as the new prime minister after his predecessor was sacked last week, a move that comes at a particularly tense moment as the African country grapples with debt and…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago  (469+ words) TORONTO " Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday compared Alberta's vote on whether to move toward independence to Brexit, calling it a potential "dangerous bluff." Danielle Smith, the premier of Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta, said last week a vote…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago  (429+ words) SAO PAULO " The Brazilian government said Monday it has committed 3. 1 billion reais ($617. 5 million) to foster ecological investment in the Amazon region, as part of a plan to expand a federal program known as Eco Invest that was announced during last…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (550+ words) BEIRUT " Israel's air force targeted sites belonging to Hezbollah in Lebanon, including in the country's eastern Bekaa Valley, late on Monday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to intensify attacks on the Lebanese militant group. Netanyahu's warning came as…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (362+ words) PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic " Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was declared criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor, but he will not serve a sentence for it, a Dominican judge ruled Monday. Judge Jos" Antonio…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (444+ words) NICOSIA, Cyprus " Cypriot You Tuber and Tik Toker Fidias Panayiotou, who translated his online popularity into a meteoric political career at home and in Europe, said Monday that he'll hold onto his European Parliament seat, despite winning one in Cyprus…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (748+ words) D-Day was supposed to happen on June 5, 1944. The story of why it ultimately took place on June 6 is one that has been a bit lost to history, consumed by the larger events surrounding it. The tense 72 hours before the invasion…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (217+ words) VILNIUS, Lithuania " Lithuanian authorities are on high alert after a massive data leak involving more than 600, 000 entries from national data registers, which is believed to have been executed by another country. The Lithuanian general prosecutor's office on Friday announced the…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (287+ words) Only one athlete set a world record during Sunday's Enhanced Games festivities in Las Vegas, as Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev completed the 50-meter freestyle in 20. 81 seconds. Gkolomeev's record is unofficial, though. The Enhanced Games encouraged athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (682+ words) PARIS " Tennis players at the French Open say they haven't experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics. And the 2024 Olympics were held in July and August. Temperatures for the opening two days of the clay-court Grand…...