Sweden’s bid to join NATO is back for debate by a Turkish parliamentary committee
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee has resumed deliberations on Sweden’s bid to join NATO. The committee…
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Stock market today: Asian shares climb, tracking advance on Wall Street in final week of 2023
By The Associated Press Asian shares advanced on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains as markets there reopened for what’s expected to be a quiet,…
Continue ReadingUkraine damages a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea after battlefield disappointments
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian warplanes damaged a Russian ship moored in the Black Sea off Crimea, both…
Continue ReadingThe death toll rises to 18 in a furnace explosion at a Chinese-owned nickel plant in Indonesia
By MOHAMMAD TAUFAN Associated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll following the explosion of a smelting furnace at a Chinese-owned nickel…
Continue ReadingHow Ukrainian special forces secured a critical Dnipro River crossing in southern Ukraine
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and LORI HINNANT Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Their first battle plan was outdated the moment the dam crumbled. So…
Continue ReadingThe right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain is one of the world’s oldest democracies, but some worry that essential rights and…
Continue ReadingHow Ukrainian special forces secured a critical Dnipro River crossing in southern Ukraine
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and LORI HINNANT Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Their first battle plan was outdated the moment the dam crumbled. So…
Continue ReadingThe right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants, a…
Continue ReadingLose a limb or risk death? Growing numbers among Gaza’s thousands of war-wounded face hard decisions
By WAFAA SHURAFA and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s more than 54,500 war-wounded include a growing…
Continue ReadingTheir lives were torn apart by war in Africa. A family hopes a new US program will help them reunite
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press HASLET, Texas (AP) — Worried about his mother’s health, Jacob Mabil tried for months to persuade her to let him…
Continue ReadingAP sports photos of the year capture unforgettable snippets in time from the games we love
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer They are snippets in time, unforgettable snapshots that gloriously capture the soaring euphoria and gut-wrenching…
Continue ReadingWhisky wooing young Chinese away from ‘baijiu’ as top distillers target a growing market
BEIJING (AP) — A distillery in southwestern China is aiming to tap a growing taste among young Chinese for whisky in place of the traditional…
Continue ReadingBeyoncé’s childhood home in Houston burns on Christmas morning
HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — Beyoncé’s childhood home caught fire early on Christmas morning in Houston. The family that currently lives there escaped…
Continue ReadingRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene targeted by failed Christmas swatting attempt
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was the target of a swatting attempt at her Georgia residence on…
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Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war. The proposal gets a cool reception
By SAMY MAGDY, NAJIB JOBAIN and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Monday gave cool public receptions to an Egyptian…
Continue Reading1st Amendment claim struck down in Project Veritas case focused on diary of Biden’s daughter
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Criminal prosecutors may soon get to see over 900 documents pertaining to the alleged theft of…
Continue ReadingTV actor Kamar de los Reyes of ‘One Life to Live’ and ‘Call of Duty’ dies at 56
By The Associated Press Kamar de los Reyes, a television, movie and voice actor best known for playing a gang member-turned-cop in the soap “One…
Continue ReadingMigrant caravan in southern Mexico marks Christmas Day by trudging onward
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — Christmas Day meant the same as any other day for thousands of migrants walking…
Continue ReadingBelarus leader says Russian nuclear weapons shipments are completed, raising concern in the region
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The president of Belarus says Russia has completed its shipments of short-range, tactical nuclear weapons to his country,…
Continue ReadingHoliday travel is mostly nice, but with some naughty disruptions again on Southwest Airlines
Conditions were mostly nice this year for travelers flying ahead of and on Christmas, but some naughty disruptions again plagued those flying with…
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