Month: September 2022

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — Pope Francis reaffirmed the critical value Thursday of interfaith dialogue to contrast the “folly of war,” even as one of his own bishops warned that Francis’ participation in a big interfaith peace conference in Kazakhstan could imply papal endorsement of a “supermarket of religions.” Francis delivered

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it would be “perfectly acceptable” for King Charles III to continue to advocate for climate change action in his new apolitical role as monarch. Albanese was speaking ahead of his departure for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. Albanese says the new

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press Where goes Queen Elizabeth II, there — inevitably — go each of us and all those we love. Because she reigned and lived for so long, seemingly immutable and immortal, the death of the British monarch after 70 years on the throne and 96 years of extraordinary life was a

By ILAN BEN ZION and SAM McNEIL Associated Press BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — Props are a familiar part of Benjamin Netanyahu’s repertoire when delivering public speeches — from cartoon bombs at the United Nations to a wall of CDs and binders supposedly seized from Iran by Mossad agents. Now, the former prime minister — famed

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A trial has begun in Cambodia for activists and former opposition lawmakers accused of a treason conspiracy for allegedly trying to help an exiled political candidate return home. A defense lawyer says just three of the 37 defendants were in court Thursday. Several top leaders

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The long reign of Queen Elizabeth II saw large swaths of the world cast off London’s rule, but after her death a handful of British-installed monarchies still endure in the Middle East. They have survived decades of war and turmoil and are now seen

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for his “balanced” approach to the Ukrainian crisis and blasted Washington’s “ugly” policies at a meeting that followed a major setback for Moscow in the war. Putin and Xi met in Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Speaking

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces have killed a 17-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank. The violence Thursday came as troops were operating in the area in the wake of an attack by Palestinian gunmen killed a military officer. The exact circumstances behind the teen’s death were not immediately clear.