WASHINGTON (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a rising national figure in the Democratic Party, is calling on the state’s Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell to either prove that he is fit to continue serving after his lengthy hospital stay or resign from office.
BUNIA, Congo (AP) – Confirmed cases in Congo’s ongoing Ebola outbreak have reached 3,262, its Ministry of Health said in an overnight update, nearly the same as the 2018-2020 outbreak that is the largest ever recorded in the country. Data from the Congolese health ministry showed that 1,437 patients have died out of the 3,262 cases.
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – Since Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war has repeatedly spilled across Romania’s border as drones violate the airspace of the neighboring European Union and NATO member.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
Spain’s Sanchez reports eight major active blazes
LIMA, Peru (AP) – Conservative leader Keiko Fujimori is set to be sworn in as Peru’s president Tuesday after winning the June presidential election by a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes.
Over 100 killed in flash flooding from monsoon rains in Pakistan with more bad weather due
Today is Tuesday, July 28, the 209th day of 2026. There are 156 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 28, 1945, a U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York’s Empire State Building, killing 14 people.
BEIJING (AP) – Teams recovering bodies from a landslide this month in southwestern China have identified 30 more victims over the past week to bring the overall toll in Chongqing to 41 dead with 20 people still missing, authorities said Tuesday.