Poland staged a military parade to showcase its state-of-the-art weapons and defense systems as it marked the anniversary of the 1920 Battle of Warsaw, in which Polish troops defeated Bolshevik forces advancing on Europe. (August 16)
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Wildfires rage in the Pyrenees region prompting evacuations
Authorities say a wildfire ripped through 500 hectares (1,235 acres) of land near the seaside resort of Argeles-sur-Mer in southern France, close to the border with Spain. (August 15)
Japanese mountaineer dies and another injured while climbing in northern Pakistan
A Japanese climber died and his fellow mountaineer was injured while trying to scale one of the highest and unscaled peaks in northern Pakistan last week, a mountaineering official and the injured climber said on Tuesday. (Aug. 15) (AP Video: Manzoor B…
Explosion rocks market in Dominican Republic
Authorities say at least three people died and more than 30 were injured after a powerful explosion rocked a popular market area in a city near the capital of the Dominican Republic. (14. Aug)
As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, Ukrainian farmers don’t know how they’ll sell their grain
Exorbitant logistics costs and Russia’s blockade of the ports has made shipping grain too expensive for thousands of Ukrainian farmers. (Aug 14.)
Firefighters and farmers battle Colombia wildfires
Firefighters and farmers have joined forces to combat the wildfires that had spread in Saocha, a city just outside the Colombian capital, Bogota. (Aug. 15)
AP Explains: Trump’s legal battle in Georgia
An investigation in Georgia on efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election defeat is one of a number of cases that pose legal problems for the former president. (Aug. 14)
Georgia grand jury wraps up Trump election probe
A grand jury in Georgia that has been investigating former President Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 election results in that state returned at least one indictment Monday, though it was not immediately clear against whom. (Aug 14)
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A Kansas police force comes under constitutional criticism after raiding a newspaper
A small central Kansas police department is facing a torrent of criticism after it raided the offices of a local newspaper and the home of its publisher and owner. (Aug. 14) (
Vintage Soviet plane crashes at Michigan air show
A pilot and crew member escaped serious injury when they ejected from a vintage Soviet jet that crashed during a Michigan air show Sunday, officials said. (Aug. 14)