Laurence Olivier is honored with a plaque at his London childhood home

LONDON (AP) – Laurence Olivier, arguably Britain’s greatest ever stage actor, was honored Wednesday with a blue plaque attached to the central London property where he lived as a child.

Australia begins the Women's T20 World Cup as No. 1 with India surging

LONDON (AP) – Winning is what Australia is all about. In the history of cricket’s white ball world championships, the Australian women have won 13. The rest of the world has won nine. This week, Australia start the 10th Women’s Twenty20 World Cup ranked No. 1 and favored for a seventh title.

Ukraine ready to share drone technology with Nordic and Baltic countries

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nordic and Baltic leaders who were in Estonia for a regional summit Tuesday, a visit that comes amid friction over Ukrainian drones straying into the region in recent months.

UK leaders call for calm after Belfast street stabbing

LONDON (AP) – U.K. leaders called for calm Tuesday after police arrested a Sudanese man over a violent street stabbing in residential Belfast that drew national attention due to graphic videos of the attack shared online and because the suspect is said to be an asylum-seeker.

Albania's leader defends Kushner-linked luxury development

TIRANA, Albania (AP) – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is vowing to press ahead with a luxury development linked to U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s son-in-law Jared Kushner, despite a surge in protests against it there.

Sweden to Ban Mobile Phones in School

MALMÖ, Sweden (AP) – Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year as part of a broad, international reversal on the use of screens in classrooms.

Bulgaria's new government to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) – Bulgaria will not send any more weapons to Ukraine, the Balkan country’s Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said on Tuesday. “We have already made it clear that the war in Ukraine will not be resolved on the battlefield,” Stoyanov told reporters in Sofia.

EU orders Meta to restore WhatsApp access for rival AI chatbots

LONDON (AP) – European Union regulators on Tuesday ordered Meta Platforms to restore access to WhatsApp for rival AI chatbot makers until an antitrust investigation is complete.

Sexual misconduct probe against ICC's chief prosecutor says 'serious misconduct'

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – An investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against the embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court found he had engaged in “serious misconduct” and “serious breach of duty,” according to documents seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday.