Ukraine's parliament approves Serhii Koretskyi as the country's new prime minister

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday approved Serhii Koretskyi, the head of state energy company Naftogaz, as the country’s new prime minister, as part of a major government reshuffle initiated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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TOKYO (AP) – A law set to pass Friday by Japan’s parliament could doom its 1,500-year-old hereditary institution by insisting that only men can be emperor, sparking worry about the shrinking, fast-aging imperial family.

UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup

UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup

News Minute - Video of Major World Affairs - July 16

News Minute – Video of Major World Affairs - July 16

America already tried permanent daylight saving time. It lasted less than a year

NEW YORK (AP) – It’s an idea whose time, as it were, may have come – again. The twice-yearly changing of the clocks in the United States could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through.

Settler violence surges across the West Bank

Settler violence surges across the West Bank

Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and never should have been given a badge and gun to patrol American streets, several of his close relatives told The Associated Press.

Poland charges man allegedly paid by Russia to inflame Polish-Ukrainian tensions

WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Polish prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian man with sabotage and diversionary activities on behalf of Russian intelligence, alleging he was paid to desecrate memorials honoring Polish victims of Ukrainian massacres in World War II in an effort to inflame tensions between the two countries.

UK nationalizes Chinese-owned British Steel to protect nation's steelmaking capacity

LONDON (AP) – The U.K. government has nationalized British Steel to protect the nation’s steelmaking capacity after the company’s Chinese owners moved to shut the plant’s blast furnaces. The Department for Business and Trade announced the move on Thursday, saying it would save thousands of jobs.