Russian shelling kills 11 in Donetsk region while Ukraine claims it hit a Crimean air base
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Eleven people were killed Saturday in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s partially occupied Donetsk province, according to…
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DeSantis and Haley are battling to emerge in Iowa as the preferred Republican alternative to Trump
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — The rivalry between GOP presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley has become a…
Continue ReadingA minibus explodes in Kabul, killing at least 2 civilians and wounding 14 others
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A minibus exploded in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul killing at least two civilians and…
Continue ReadingWinter weather batters both US coasts; Sierra snow shuts down I-80; East Coast storm into Monday
By STEVE LeBLANC and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Winter weather is battering parts of both U.S. coasts. In the West, a Sierra…
Continue ReadingBiden will give the State of the Union address March 7 in a ‘moment of great challenge’ for the US
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will give his annual State of the Union address on March 7. The…
Continue ReadingPolice probe UK Post Office for accusing over 700 employees of theft. The culprit was an IT glitch
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. police have opened a fraud investigation into Britain’s Post Office over a miscarriage of…
Continue ReadingA timeline of key moments leading to Japan planes colliding. Human error is seen as a possible cause
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press It has only taken 18 minutes to evacuate the 379 passengers of Japan Airlines Flight 516 after their plane burst…
Continue ReadingDeath toll rises to 5 in hospital fire in northern Germany
BERLIN (AP) — The death toll from a fire in a hospital in Germany this week has risen to five. All of the victims were patients. Investigators are…
Continue ReadingThousands of mourners in Islamabad attend funeral for Pakistani cleric gunned down in broad daylight
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of mourners have attended a funeral for a Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric gunned down in broad daylight on the outskirts…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea says the North has again fired artillery shells near their sea border
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea conducted a new round of artillery drills near the disputed sea boundary…
Continue ReadingPope Francis warns against ideological splits in the Church, says focus on the poor, not ‘theory’
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — In a solemn ceremony in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis has presided over…
Continue ReadingBlinken says Turkey is committed to a ‘positive’ role in postwar Gaza as he opens a diplomatic push
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer CHANIA, Greece (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that Turkey is committed to playing…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts rises to 91
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials say the death toll from an Islamic State group-claimed suicide bombing has risen to at least 91. State TV on…
Continue ReadingBulgarians celebrate the feast of Epiphany with traditional rituals
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers have plunged into the wintry waters of rivers and lakes across Bulgaria to…
Continue ReadingBangladesh’s main opposition party starts a 48-hour general strike ahead of Sunday’s election
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s main opposition party has started a 48-hour general strike on the eve on a…
Continue ReadingUnited Arab Emirates acknowledges mass trial of prisoners previously reported during COP28
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has acknowledged it is conducting a mass trial of 84…
Continue ReadingHezbollah, Israel trade heavy cross-border fire as Blinken seeks to prevent regional escalation
By BASSEM MROUE, SAMY MAGDY and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah traded fire Saturday in one of the…
Continue ReadingMyanmar confirms a key northeastern city on border with China has been seized by an ethnic alliance
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from a key city on the…
Continue ReadingTurkish justice minister says 15 suspects jailed ahead of trial for spying for Israel
By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s justice minister says 15 of 34 people detained on suspicion of spying for Israel…
Continue ReadingMichigan Republicans vote to remove election denier, chair Karamo, who promises not to accept result
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans have voted to remove election denier…
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