Montenegro to tackle gun control after mass killing left 12 dead

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) - A top-level meeting in Montenegro on Friday promised tough measures to curb illegal weapons after a gunman fatally shot 12 people in a second such tragedy in less than three years in the small Balkan country.

Intel leads the US stock market to more records

NEW YORK (AP) - A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report led the U.S. stock market to more records Friday, while oil prices kept yo-yoing in the wait for what's next with the Iran war. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 79 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.6%.

Montenegro extradites cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to the United States

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) - Montenegro on Tuesday extradited a South Korean mogul known as "the cryptocurrency king" to the United States, following a decision of its justice ministry earlier this month to accept a U.S. request, while refusing a South Korean handover plea, the Balkan country's authorities said.

Palestinians vote in local elections in West Bank and part of Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Palestinians lined up outside polls in tents and donated buildings on Saturday to vote in the first elections held in part of Gaza in more than two decades. More than 70,000 people are eligible to vote for municipal government in Deir al-Balah.

An armed man kills at least 10 people, including 2 children, in a shooting rampage in Montenegro

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) - Montenegro’s interior minister says at least 10 people, including two children, were killed in a shooting on Wednesday in the western city of Cetinje.

Despite Iran tensions, King Charles III will celebrate US-UK bonds

LONDON (AP) – The challenge for King Charles III when he embarks on next week’s state visit to the U.S. is, as always, to live up to his mother’s example. The late Queen Elizabeth II wowed Congress in 1991 with a speech that celebrated the shared democratic traditions of Britain and the United States.

Montenegro court approves extradition of cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to native South Korea

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) - A Montenegrin appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling by a lower court to hand over a South Korean mogul known as "the cryptocurrency king" to his native country, rejecting a bid to extradite him to the United States.

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Islamic militants and separatists claim simultaneous attacks across Mali

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – Islamic militants and separatists attacked several locations in Mali’s capital and other cities on Saturday in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the country in recent years.