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Belgium's change kit at Euro 2024 has been leaked. Is it a tribute to comic-strip hero Tintin?

Belgium's change kit at Euro 2024 has been leaked. Is it a tribute to comic-strip hero Tintin?

BRUSSELS (AP) — Some of the Belgium soccer players taking part in the European Championship this summer could well resemble a world-famous reporter.
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India conducts first test flight of domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads

India conducts first test flight of domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads

NEW DELHI (AP) — India has successfully conducted its first test flight of a domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday.
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Sweden’s flag raised at NATO headquarters, cementing its place as the 32nd alliance member

Sweden’s flag raised at NATO headquarters, cementing its place as the 32nd alliance member

BRUSSELS (AP) — Sweden’s national flag was raised at NATO headquarters on Monday, cementing the Nordic country’s place as the 32nd member two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine persuaded its reluctant public to seek safety under the alliance’s
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50 people are injured by a 'strong movement' on a plane traveling from Australia to New Zealand

50 people are injured by a 'strong movement' on a plane traveling from Australia to New Zealand

SYDNEY (AP) — At least 50 people were injured Monday by what officials described as a “strong movement” on a Chilean plane traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand.
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Portugal is in suspense after an election produces no clear winner and a surging populist party

Portugal is in suspense after an election produces no clear winner and a surging populist party

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s political future is hanging in the balance after a general election Sunday, with two moderate mainstream parties closely contesting the race and set to wait weeks for a decision on the winner after an unprecedented
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Al-Qaida's Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances

Al-Qaida's Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The leader of Yemen's branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant group announced late Sunday, without giving details. Khalid al-Batarfi had a $5 million bounty on his head from the U.S.
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A backcountry skier has died on New Hampshire's Mount Washington in icy conditions; 2 others injured

A backcountry skier has died on New Hampshire's Mount Washington in icy conditions; 2 others injured

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A backcountry skier has died on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington in icy conditions, officials said Sunday. At least two people were rescued during rescue efforts that extended through a stormy night and into Sunday morning.
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Muslims spot Ramadan crescent moon in Saudi Arabia, meaning month of fasting starts Monday for many

Muslims spot Ramadan crescent moon in Saudi Arabia, meaning month of fasting starts Monday for many

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Officials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the world's 1.8 billion Muslims.
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Biden: Netanyahu 'hurting Israel' by not preventing more civilian deaths in Gaza

Biden: Netanyahu 'hurting Israel' by not preventing more civilian deaths in Gaza

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “hurting Israel more than helping Israel” in how he is approaching its war against Hamas in Gaza. The U.S.
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Gunmen kidnap 15 children in yet another school abduction in northern Nigeria

Gunmen kidnap 15 children in yet another school abduction in northern Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Armed men broke into a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria early Saturday and seized 15 children as they slept, police told The Associated Press, about 48 hours after nearly 300 students were taken hostage in the conflict-hi
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