Month: November 2023

By MOHAMED SHARUHAN Associated Press MALE, Maldives (AP) — Mohamed Muizzu has been sworn as the Maldives’ fifth democratically elected president and says he will ensure there is no foreign military presence in the archipelago. Muizzu, who is seen as pro-China, campaigned on a promise to evict Indian military personnel and balance trade, which he

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British author A.S. Byatt, who wove history, myth and a sharp eye for human foibles into books that included the Booker Prize-winning novel “Possession,” has died at the age of 87. Byatt’s publisher, Chatto & Windus, said Friday that the author, whose full name was Antonia Byatt,

NEW YORK (AP) — The visceral documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” about Russia’s early assault on the Ukrainian city will soon reach its widest audience yet. The 94-minute film is a joint production by The Associated Press and PBS “Frontline” and has been met with critical acclaim, an audience award at the Sundance Film Festival

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s newly appointed Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of having bishops and faithfuls from different parts of greater China pray together one day. His comments came during a historic visit by the head of the Chinese Catholic church. A publication affiliated with Hong Kong’s

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been charged with procurement fraud. The court remanded Godwin Emefiele in prison until it rules on his bail application. Court documents presented on Friday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, alleged that Emefiele used his position as the

PARIS (AP) — An expert commission in France has called for removing all time limits on the prosecution of people suspected of raping or sexually assaulting children. The Independent Commission on Incest and Sexual Violence against Children also recommended defining sexual abuse of children as a separate offense when it happens within families. France’s statute

By KELVIN CHAN and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content, hate speech on the site in general or billionaire owner Elon Musk’s own posts endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory. IBM, NBCUniversal and its parent company Comcast said they

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Utah’s second congressional district will cast ballots Tuesday in an Thanksgiving-week special election to fill the last remaining vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The major party nominees are Republican Celeste Maloy and Democrat Kathleen Riebe. The winner will replace former Republican congressman

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — About 1.3 million Afghans are expected to return to their country of origin from Pakistan, the U.N. health agency warned, weeks after authorities began expelling foreigners living in the country illegally. The warning by the World Health Organization comes as expulsions gather pace, despite the onset of