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Germany and Poland sign a new defense deal as the balance of power in Europe shifts 06/17/2026 01:20pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany and Poland signed a new defense agreement on Wednesday, putting aside their complicated past to strengthen European military cooperation amid heightened tensions with Russia and growing uncertainty over U.S. engagement in Europe. Relations between the two neighbors in Yacht owner faults UK government for downplaying Russian warship incident 06/17/2026 01:19pm • LONDON (AP) — A British yacht owner who was warned away from a Russian warship by gunfire criticized the U.K. government Wednesday as Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to downplay the incident by saying there wasn't anything sinister about it. Alan Kelvey, 70, and his wife, Jane, 68, said the sho Police rescue more than 400 cats from being eaten in Vietnam in a bust of a major animal theft ring 06/17/2026 01:18pm • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Police in Vietnam rescued more than 400 cats in a major bust of a cat meat crime ring last week in Ho Chi Minh City, and at least 40 of them have been reunited with their owners. However, following the dayslong police operation, several of the cats died because of the harsh Retail sales up a strong 0.9% in May, underscoring the resilience of the US consumer 06/17/2026 01:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers stepped up their spending in May and surpassed expectations as temperatures warmed and gasoline prices leveled off. Retail sales rose 0.9%, up from a revised 0.4% gain in April, according to Commerce Department data released Wednesday. Sales got a boost from generous gove US draft of Iran agreement only secures toll-free passage of Strait of Hormuz for 60 days, doesn’t preclude future fees 06/17/2026 01:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — US draft of Iran agreement only secures toll-free passage of Strait of Hormuz for 60 days, doesn’t preclude future fees. Vegas Golden Knights promote Ryan Craig to head coach from AHL 06/17/2026 01:14pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights promote Ryan Craig to head coach from AHL. US draft of Iran agreement includes provisions to ensure ‘territorial integrity’ of Lebanon after Israeli invasion 06/17/2026 01:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — US draft of Iran agreement includes provisions to ensure ‘territorial integrity’ of Lebanon after Israeli invasion. Military releases names of 8 crew members who died in B-52 crash in California 06/17/2026 01:13pm • EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — Military releases names of 8 crew members who died in B-52 crash in California. US draft of Iran agreement includes new ‘minimum’ standard for downblending of Tehran’s highly enriched uranium 06/17/2026 01:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — US draft of Iran agreement includes new ‘minimum’ standard for downblending of Tehran’s highly enriched uranium. US officials read memorandum of understanding with Iran to journalists after days of secrecy; Iran has not released text 06/17/2026 01:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — US officials read memorandum of understanding with Iran to journalists after days of secrecy; Iran has not released text. Turkey lashes out at European Parliament report urging EU sanctions on justice minister 06/17/2026 01:09pm • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Wednesday rejected a report by the European Parliament that called for possible sanctions on the country’s justice minister and other officials it accuses of violating human rights and freedoms. The annual report approved in a plenary session earlier in the day, u A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings 06/17/2026 01:06pm • In 2010, police searching for a missing woman began finding human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway near New York’s Gilgo Beach. Police almost immediately feared some were left by a serial killer. Over the years, investigators used DNA analysis and other clues to identify the vic Scotland's Hearts paired with Sturm Graz in Champions League qualifying. Fenerbahce gets Gornik 06/17/2026 01:02pm • NYON, Switzerland (AP) — After a devastating final-game loss in the Scottish Premiership, Heart of Midlothian’s longer path toward the lucrative Champions League will start in Austria in July. Hearts was paired with Sturm Graz in the draw Wednesday for the second qualifying round, needing to adv Archaeologists find musket balls and fort linked to the Battle of Bunker Hill 06/17/2026 12:57pm • BOSTON (AP) — Generations of Boston families played and picnicked on the grassy, sloping lawns of the Bunker Hill Monument. Musket balls and other artifacts from one of the American Revolution’s most consequential battles were buried just below their feet the whole time. Inspired by a centuries- Cuba’s Communist Party convenes unscheduled session to debate new economic measures 06/17/2026 12:56pm • HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s powerful Communist Party, or PCC, called an unscheduled session Wednesday, a rare occurrence that comes days after President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced an economic reform package aimed at opening up the struggling island's economy. Also Wednesday, in a surprise move, the N