British lawmakers have excoriated the government for failing victims of the Windrush scandal By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press July 27, 2021, 10:23 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LONDON — British lawmakers excoriated the government Tuesday for failing victims of the Windrush scandal, accusing officials of ignoring the plight of those whose lives were …

A press freedom group in Afghanistan says the country’s intelligence service arrested four Afghan journalists after they returned home to the city of Kandahar following a reporting trip to a border area recently taken by the Taliban By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press July 27, 2021, 9:52 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article KABUL, Afghanistan …

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is en route to India for talks with the country’s prime minister and senior officials By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press July 27, 2021, 8:59 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NEW DELHI — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was en route to India on Tuesday to discuss …

A trial is slated to begin on Tuesday within the Vatican City’s imposing walls of 10 defendants, including a once-powerful cardinal, for roles in the allegedly criminal management of the Holy See’s portfolio of assets By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press July 27, 2021, 7:19 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article VATICAN CITY — A …

JERUSALEM — Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused the Israeli military of carrying attacks that “apparently amount to war crimes” during an 11-day war against the Hamas militant group in May. The international human rights organization issued its conclusions after investigating three Israeli airstrikes that it said killed 62 Palestinian civilians. It said “there were no evident military targets in …

Fernando Karadima, a Chilean priest who was at the center of a sexual abuse scandal that shook the Catholic Church in Chile and who was eventually defrocked by the pope, has died ByThe Associated Press July 26, 2021, 7:55 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article SANTIAGO, Chile — Fernando Karadima, a Chilean priest who …

MINDEN, Nev. — A red siren perched atop a small town’s volunteer fire department sounds every night at 6 p.m., sending a piercing noise echoing through the ranches and towns of northern Nevada’s Carson Valley including Dresslerville — a community governed by the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. To Serrell Smokey, the tribe’s chairman, the sound is a reminder …

President Joe Biden is nominating eight new leaders for U.S. attorney positions, including in the office overseeing the prosecutions of defendants in the Capitol insurrection By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press July 26, 2021, 3:37 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is nominating eight new leaders for U.S. attorney positions …

London police are looking for witnesses after an attacker slashed a woman with a knife at Speakers’ Corner, the historic spot in Hyde Park where people have gathered to speak and debate for more than 150 years ByThe Associated Press July 26, 2021, 10:04 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LONDON — London police …

Tunisian troops have surrounded parliament and blocked its speaker from entering after the president suspended the legislature and fired the prime minister By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press July 26, 2021, 7:10 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian troops surrounded parliament and blocked its speaker from entering after the president …