Europe wants 2 things from China. It may not get far on either of them.
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Europe wants two things from China: First, a shift in its relatively pro-Russia position on the…
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Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano and airport closes due to ash danger
By GRACEY WAKARY and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near…
Continue ReadingFrustrated farmers are rebelling against EU rules. The far right is stoking the flames
By RAF CASERT Associated Press ANDEREN, Netherlands (AP) — Inside the barn on the flat fields of the northern Netherlands, Jos Ubels cradles a…
Continue ReadingGermany arrests 2 for allegedly spying for Russia, plotting sabotage to undermine Ukraine aid
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say two German-Russian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage. One…
Continue ReadingUnited Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates tried to wring itself out Thursday after the heaviest…
Continue ReadingChina-born Zhou Guanyu will be a star regardless of who wins the F1 race in Shanghai
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer SHANGHAI (AP) — Formula 1 returns to China this weekend after a five-year absence. And no matter who wins on…
Continue ReadingUS envoy to the UN vows support for families of Japanese who were abducted and taken to North Korea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says America will stand with Japan until all the Japanese…
Continue ReadingChinese foreign minister criticizes US role in Gaza talks during visit to Indonesia
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attacked the United States for earlier blocking United…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from this week’s reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, REBECCA BOONE, CLAUDIA LAUER and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — More than half a year after the…
Continue ReadingHow South Africa’s former leader Zuma turned on his allies and became a surprise election foe
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa faces an unusual national election this year, its seventh vote since…
Continue ReadingSydney teen accused of stabbing 2 clerics showed no signs of radicalization, Muslim leader says
By MARK BAKER and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — A Muslim community leader says a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian…
Continue ReadingProminent figure in German far-right party stands trial over alleged use of Nazi slogan
By GEIR MOULSON and KERSTIN SOPKE Associated Press HALLE, Germany (AP) — One of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany…
Continue ReadingPanama’s presidential frontrunner skips third and final debate ahead of May 5 election
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Six of the eight candidates vying to be Panama’s next president have laid out their plans to…
Continue ReadingIsraelis grapple with how to celebrate Passover, a holiday about freedom, while many remain captive
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Every year, Alon Gat’s mother led the family’s Passover celebration of the liberation of…
Continue ReadingOnce a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi’s decade in power
By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Hindu nationalism was once a fringe ideology in India, and now it is…
Continue ReadingNew Black congressional district in Louisiana bows to politics, not race, backers say
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is awaiting a decision from three federal judges that could affect the balance of…
Continue ReadingTrial of a southern Arizona rancher charged in fatal shooting of unarmed migrant goes to the jury
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — The trial of a 75-year-old southern Arizona rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant on his property near the…
Continue ReadingCongress moving swiftly on bipartisan action to punish Iran after revenge attack on Israel
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran’s attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred bipartisan legislative action in…
Continue ReadingSocial media searches play central role at jury selection for Trump’s first criminal trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury selection process at the historic criminal trial of former…
Continue ReadingA Georgia beach aims to disrupt Black students’ spring bash after big crowds brought chaos in 2023
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at…
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