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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Tuesday banned the far-right organization “Kingdom of Germany” as a threat to the country’s democratic order and arrested four of its leaders in raids across several states. The group is part of the country’s so-called Reich Citizen, or Reichsbürger, movement that claims the

By The Associated Press President Donald Trump is in Saudi Arabia for the first leg of his three-nation visit to the Middle East this week. His first visit is focused on dealmaking with a key Mideast ally while shared concerns about Iran’s nuclear program and the war in Gaza drag on in the background. In

By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is moving to strengthen its alliances with other countries as a counterweight to President Donald Trump’s trade war, presenting a united front with Latin American leaders a day after China and the U.S. agreed to a 90-day truce in their tariffs stalemate. China’s leaders have

By TERESA CEROJANO Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Despite his detention thousands of miles away in the International Criminal Court, former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte appeared to have been elected as mayor in his home city by a landslide, according to preliminary results on Tuesday. At least five candidates backed by his family were

By THOMAS ADAMSON, JOHN LEICESTER and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Kim Kardashian said a silent prayer — for her sister, her best friend, her family — as a masked man pulled her toward him in a Paris hotel room during the 2016 jewelry heist that changed her life. She wore a bathrobe.

By ZEKE MILLER, AAMER MADHANI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday held out Saudi Arabia as a model for a reimagined Middle East, using the first major foreign trip of his term to emphasize the promise of economic prosperity over instability in a region reeling from

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French movie star Gérard Depardieu was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting two women on a set and received an 18-month suspended prison sentence in a case that was widely seen as a post-#MeToo test for the country’s film industry. The 76-year-old Depardieu, one of the most prominent

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — The 78th Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday with expectations running high for what could be a banner edition. All of the ingredients — an absurd number of stars, top-tier filmmakers, political intrigue — seem to be lined up for the French Riviera spectacular. Over the