Category: National news from the Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government says the coronavirus state of emergency will end Thursday so the economy can be reactivated as infections slow.…

HELSINKI (AP) — A powerful explosion in an apartment building in Sweden’s second-largest city has injured up to 20 people and forced the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating nine lawyers to run U.S. attorney’s offices across the country. It’s a diverse group of…

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are mostly lower as concerns about China chip away at investor optimism. Benchmarks fell in Paris, Frankfurt and Tokyo…

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s military junta has released a transitional charter that outlines the missions and duties of the transitional…

BEIJING (AP) — A pair of American siblings have returned home after China lifted an exit ban following Canada’s release of a top Chinese tech…

LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — Lava flowing from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma has picked up pace on its way…

ZHUHAI, China (AP) — A military drone whose manufacturer says it can cruise for 20 hours at 15,000 meters (50,000 feet) is among Chinese warplanes,…

PARIS (AP) — France and Greece have announced a major, multibillion-euro defense deal including Athens’ decision to buy three French warships.…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — As Europe’s economic powerhouse Germany embarks on the task of piecing together a new ruling coalition after…