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ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen broke Wednesday with her pro-Israel stance and announced plans to seek sanctions and a partial trade suspension against Israel over its military campaign in Gaza.…

NBA veteran Trey Lyles has made the jump overseas by joining Real Madrid. The forward played the past three-plus seasons for the Sacramento Kings. He has signed a one-year contract with the Spanish powerhouse which plays both domestically…

NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion and Freud? From top hats to stilettos, bustiers to bullet dresses, what we choose to put on our backs is interpreted through the lens of psychoanalysis in a new exhibit five years in the making. Valerie Steele,…

NEW YORK (AP) — The plots of Dan Brown's novels have so many turns that even the author has to make sure he can keep it all organized. “Anybody who writes a thriller needs to have a plan. There's a great saying that the thriller writer who…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers defensive end Micah Parsons remains grateful to Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn, even though they’re no longer together in Dallas. Quinn was Dallas’ defensive coordinator during Parsons’ first…

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Vuelta riders have voted to keep competing but did not rule out abandoning the Grand Tour event if pro-Palestinian protests continue to disrupt the race. Wednesday's 17th stage ended without any major incident after…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The downing of Russian drones over Poland, the first direct encounter between NATO and Moscow since the war in Ukraine began, jolted leaders across Europe on Wednesday and raised urgent questions about how prepared the…

HAVANA (AP) — A total blackout hit Cuba on Wednesday, the latest in a series of outages blamed on aging infrastructure and fuel shortages at power plants. It was the second island-wide outage this year, with three other blackouts reported…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump doesn't have the authority to unilaterally remove and replace the director of the U.S. Copyright Office. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of…

President Donald Trump's emergency order that federalized Washington's police force is set to expire. Congress has not moved to extend it, so control will return to local authorities. However, a House committee is debating 13 bills that…

MADRID (AP) — Gibraltarians gathered Wednesday for national day celebrations months before a fence separating the contested territory at the tip of the Iberian peninsula from Spain was expected to be dismantled. It was the first such…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav and seamer Shivam Dube helped limit the United Arab Emirates to 57 runs as India swept to a nine-wicket win in the Asia Cup on Wednesday. Kuldeep baffled batters with his…

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Gout Gout will try to catch up again with world champion Noah Lyles, deal with those inevitable comparisons with Usain Bolt, and then race back to school in Australia. The track and field world championships will…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's National Stadium was fan-less four years ago during the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics; zero atmosphere in the $1.4 billion, 60,000-seat venue for the globe's greatest track and field athletes. Many recall the…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Julian Sayin passed the first two tests in a season-long course on being the Ohio State quarterback. The assignments were far different, but coach Ryan Day learned things about the sophomore in both. Sayin did enough…