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Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad are expected to fly in for pivotal vote

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — For two decades since leaving Israel for Canada, Yael Natra said, she didn't consider returning to vote in her home country's elections. She felt it wasn't right to cast a ballot in a place she no longer lived.

But now, after seeing the far right gain power, Natra, 61, said she believed she had no choice.

Ahead of Israel's election on Tuesday — the first since the 2023 Hamas-led attacks and ensuing wars in the region — Natra spent thousands of dollars to travel nearly 6,000 miles from Toronto to Tel Aviv to be in the country and vote, she... Read More

Brewers lefty Aaron Ashby nears postseason scoreless relief record with World Series save

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aaron Ashby's playoff struggles in previous years taught him how important it was to avoid getting caught up in the pressure of the moment.

The mindset shift has helped the Milwaukee Brewers left-hander deliver one of the great runs by any reliever in postseason history.

Ashby finished a five-out save after the Brewers rallied from a four-run deficit in a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays for a 2-0 World Series lead Saturday night. He struck out Yandy Díaz to end the game, stranding the potential tying run at third base.

That extended... Read More

Drew Rasmusssen can't make it through 4th inning as Rays blow 4-0 lead in Game 2 loss to Brewers

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays ace Drew Rasmussen had sailed through his first three postseason starts while working at least six innings in each of them.

He couldn’t make it out of the fourth inning Saturday night against a Milwaukee Brewers lineup that specializes in driving up pitch counts and grinding starters into submission.

“They put together good at-bats,” Rasmussen said after the Rays lost 5-4 to the Brewers in Game 2 of the World Series. “Kudos to them. They fouled off some really good pitches. They took some really quality pitches. They just... Read More

Bulgaria holds a presidential election dominated by economic hardship and the Ukraine war

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarians headed to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president in a campaign centered on growing economic hardship and drone attacks on Black Sea shipping.

The vote will also be the first major test for the Moscow-friendly Progressive Bulgaria party of Prime Minister Rumen Radev after its triumph in parliamentary elections in April.

Despite a record number of candidates, the race is expected to be decided in a runoff between incumbent President Iliana Yotova, backed by Radev’s party, and former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov,... Read More

Serbia holds a parliamentary election as populist Vucic faces protesting students

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbians are voting Sunday in a parliamentary election that is seen as a showdown between the Balkan country's populist leader Aleksandar Vucic and a movement of university students who led protests against him for almost two years.

Though Serbia's 6.4 million voters get to choose from 18 parties hoping to enter the 250-member Parliament, the election has taken shaped as a referendum between Vucic's right-wing Serbian Progressive Party and the youth-backed Students' List.

The main contenders are believed to be polling neck-and-neck, making... Read More

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Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad are expected to fly in for pivotal vote

Brewers lefty Aaron Ashby nears postseason scoreless relief record with World Series save

Drew Rasmusssen can't make it through 4th inning as Rays blow 4-0 lead in Game 2 loss to Brewers

Bulgaria holds a presidential election dominated by economic hardship and the Ukraine war

Serbia holds a parliamentary election as populist Vucic faces protesting students

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