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American convicted on drug-related charges in Russia loses appeal

MOSCOW (AP) — A court in the Russian capital on Tuesday rejected an American citizen's appeal against against his sentence on drug-related charges. In July, Moscow's Ostankino District Court convicted Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, of attempted trafficking of illegal drugs and ...

Trial opens in France in the beheading of a teacher over prophet cartoons

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The trial of eight people in Paris on terrorism charges started on Monday over the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who was killed by an Islamic extremist after showing caricatures of Islam's prophet to his middle ...

Philippine military drills to seize an island in the South China Sea

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military opened two weeks of combat drills Monday that would include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by China. More than 3,000 Filipino army, navy and air force personnel will take part in the maneuvers, ...

China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space

BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Monday after a six-month stay on the Tiangong space station, part of China's effort to be a global leader in space exploration. A parachute slowed their capsule's nighttime descent to a remote landing area in China's Inner Mongolia ...

What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in Spain

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away almost everything in their path. With no time to react, people were trapped in vehicles, homes and businesses. Many died and thousands of livelihoods were shattered. Six days ...