SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s presidential office claimed Thursday that the country’s move to establish diplomatic relations with Cuba would deal a “political and psychological blow” to the South’s war-divided rival North Korea, whose diplomatic footing is largely dependent on a small number of Cold War allies. The comments followed an announcement by South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on …

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. HOUSTON (AP) — Madison Booker had 23 points and seven rebounds, DeYona Gaston added 21 points and eight rebounds and No. 5 Texas beat Houston 82-66 on Wednesday …

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed an announcement Thursday by Microsoft that it would invest almost 3.3 billion euros ($3.5 billion) in Germany over the next two years to massively expand its data center capacities for applications in the field of artificial intelligence and cloud computing. “This is a really good commitment to progress, to growth, to modernity …

SAINT-GILLES, Belgium (AP) — Cocaine and crack keep flowing. Shootings among rival gangs rage close to the very heart of Brussels. Police seize drugs and arrest traffickers almost daily. But dealers keep coming back, and the population is fed up. As record amounts of cocaine are being seized in Europe, drug-related violent crime is becoming increasingly visible in the European …

PARÍS (AP) — Fuente AP: Kylian Mbappé comunica al Paris Saint-Germain que se va del club al final de la temporada.

JERUSALEM (AP) — The families of two Palestinian-American teenagers killed in separate but eerily similar incidents in the West Bank say investigators from the American Embassy have visited their homes to look into the shootings. Launching American probes into the killings of Mohammad Khdour and Tawfic Abdel Jabbar reflects what appears to be a lack of confidence in the Israeli …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Malik Hall had a career-high 29 points and 10 rebounds, Jaden Akins scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half and …

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — El papa Francisco recibió en el Vaticano por separado a las candidatas presidenciales de México del oficialismo y de la oposición, Claudia Sheinbaum y Xóchitl Gálvez, a escasas dos semanas del arranque de la campaña electoral. Sheinbaum, exalcaldesa de la capital mexicana, anunció el jueves en su cuenta de la red social X que fue …

CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns coach Kevin Stefanski’s staff overhaul continued Thursday with the official hirings of offensive line coach Andy Dickerson and assistant Roy Istvan. Stefanski, who was named AP Coach of the Year last week following an 11-6 season and playoff appearance, has completely revamped his offensive staff since the season ended. Dickerson initially interviewed for Cleveland’s coordinator opening, …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Stanford Cardinal (12-11, 7-6 Pac-12) at Washington Huskies (13-11, 5-8 Pac-12) Seattle; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -4; over/under is 159 BOTTOM LINE: Stanford takes …