ROJ CAMP, Syria (AP) – Syrian authorities turned back a group of Australian women and children on Monday after they left a camp in Syria housing people with alleged ties to Islamic State militants in an attempt to head back to their home country. It was not clear if or when they would be able to complete their journey.
NEW YORK (AP) - The worst day for Nvidia's stock since last spring dragged the U.S. market lower, even though most stocks rose. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 17 points, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.2%. Nvidia delivered another stellar profit report and gave a forecast for revenue that again topped analysts' expectations.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – Steve Smith has been added to Australia’s squad at the Twenty20 World Cup officially as an injury replacement for fast bowler Josh Hazlewood. The 36-year-old Smith was rushed to Colombo at the start of the tournament when skipper Mitch Marsh was ruled out of Australia’s opening win over Ireland.
WASHINGTON (AP) – As the U.S. and Iran head into their next round of nuclear talks in Geneva, a new AP-NORC poll finds that many U.S. adults continue to view Iran’s nuclear program as a threat – but they also don’t have high trust in President Donald Trump’s judgment on the use of military force abroad.
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP) – Pathum Nissanka’s unbeaten 100 powered Sri Lanka into the T20 World Cup Super 8s and left former champion Australia’s prospects hanging by a thread on Monday. Sri Lanka thrashed Australia by eight wickets with two overs to spare. Pavan Rathnayake hit the winning runs straight after Nissanka reached his century off 52 balls.
LONDON (AP) – Residents of a northwest England district are voting Thursday in a special parliamentary election that could help determine the future of beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The by-election is a three-way race between Starmer’s center-left Labour Party, the environmentalist Green Party and the hard-right Reform UK.
SYDNEY (AP) – A man accused of killing 15 people in a mass shooting at a Jewish festival on Sydney’s Bondi Beach appeared in court Monday for the first time since his release from the hospital. Naveed Akram appeared in Sydney’s Downing Center Local Court via a video link from the maximum security Goulburn Correctional Center 200 kilometers (120 miles) away.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) – Anthony Kim walked out of a PGA Tour scoring trailer at Quail Hollow and straight to the parking lot on May 4, 2012. He put his clubs in the trunk and drove away, vanishing from golf and from the public view for 12 years.
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