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Japan and Philippines sign a pact allowing their troops to train in each other’s countries
By Jim Gomez, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Japan and the Philippines on Monday signed a defense pact allowing their troops to enter each other’s country for joint military training. The Reciprocal Access Agreement was signed by Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa in a ceremony in Manila witnessed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!June sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record. String may end soon, but dangerous heat won’t
By Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
Earth’s more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service Copernicus. There’s hope that the planet will soon see an end to the record-setting part of the heat streak, but not the climate chaos that has come with it, scientists said. The global temperature in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East
By Christopher Weber And Margery A. Beck, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that caused the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley and held the East in its hot and humid grip. An excessive heat warning – the National ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!While Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania, some Democratic leaders in the House say he should step aside
By Colleen Long, Will Weissert, Marc Levy And Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – President Joe Biden urged his supporters to stay unified during a series of Sunday stops in critical Pennsylvania on Sunday, even as some leading congressional Democrats privately suggested it was time for him to abandon his reelection bid because of intensifying questions about whether he’s fit for another term. Addressing a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motorcyclist dies from heat exposure as temperature reaches 128 in California’s Death Valley
By Christopher Weber And Margery A. Beck, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that caused the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley and holding the East in its hot and humid grip. An excessive heat warning – the National ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French vote gives leftists most seats over far right, but leaves hung parliament and deadlock
By John Leicester, Lori Hinnant And Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections Sunday, according to near-final results, beating back a far-right surge but failing to win a majority. The outcome left France facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and threatened political paralysis in a pillar of the European ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French leftists win most seats in legislative elections, beating back far-right surge, pollsters say
By John Leicester, Lori Hinnant And Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – A coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right in legislative elections won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections Sunday, a stunning outcome that threatens to plunge the country into political and economic turmoil. The projections put President ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas coastal residents told to expect power outages, flooding as Beryl moves closer to landfall
By Mark Vancleave And Juan Lozano, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) – Texas officials are telling coastal residents to expect power outages and floodings as Beryl was forecast to regain hurricane strength before making landfall early Monday. The outer bands of Beryl began lashing communities along the Texas shoreline on Sunday, bringing rain and intensifying winds. The storm was projected to make landfall ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French leftists win most seats in elections, pollsters say. Lack of majority threatens turmoil
By John Leicester, Lori Hinnant And Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – A coalition on the left that came together unexpectedly ahead of France’s snap elections won the most parliamentary seats in the vote, according to polling projections Sunday. The surprise projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in second and the far right in third. The lack of majority for any single alliance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French leftists win most seats in elections, pollsters say. Lack of majority to create turmoil
By Barbara Surk And Helena Alves, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – A coalition on the left that came together unexpectedly ahead of France’s snap elections won the most parliamentary seats in the vote, according to polling projections Sunday. The surprise projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in second and the far right in third. The lack of majority for any single alliance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turnout is high as France votes in election that could force Macron to share power with far right
By Barbara Surk And Helena Alves, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – Voting was underway in France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision – or produce a hung parliament and political deadlock. The snap legislative elections in this nuclear-armed nation will influence the war in Ukraine, ... Read More »
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