Europe’s talks on world-leading AI rules paused after 22 hours and will start again Friday
LONDON (AP) — European Union talks on comprehensive artificial intelligence regulations were paused after 22 straight hours. Officials…
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Powerful earthquake shakes South Pacific nation of Vanuatu; no tsunami threat
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A powerful earthquake has shaken the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, but countries in the region say there is no…
Continue ReadingFilings for jobless claims tick up modestly, continuing claims fall
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. applications for jobless benefits ticked up last week, but the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting…
Continue ReadingUnited Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE and SAM METZ Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The United Nations’ top peacekeeping official has defended its missions…
Continue ReadingIsrael and US are at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States has offered strong support to Israel in its war against the…
Continue ReadingRights groups say Israeli strikes on journalists in Lebanon were likely deliberate
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Two international human rights groups say two Israeli strikes that killed a Reuters videographer and…
Continue ReadingWhy the Albanian opposition is disrupting parliament with flares, makeshift barricades and fires
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — For months, Albanian opposition parties have used flares and noise to disrupt Parliament,…
Continue ReadingOfficer and utility worker killed in hit-and-run crash; suspect also accused of stealing cruiser
By KATHY McCORMACK and STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — A pickup truck driver in a Boston suburb is accused of crashing into a…
Continue ReadingThe UK government blames Russian intelligence for prolonged efforts to meddle in British politics
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government says that Russia’s intelligence services have targeted high-profile British…
Continue ReadingBritish poet and self-professed ‘anarchist’ Benjamin Zephaniah dies at age 65
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British poet, political activist, musician and actor Benjamin Zephaniah has died at age 65. Zephaniah…
Continue ReadingGates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitment
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday that it will donate $100 million to expand its work on…
Continue ReadingAP Election Brief | What to expect in Houston’s mayoral runoff election
BY ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s down to two candidates in the race to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city.…
Continue ReadingSeychelles declares an emergency after deadly flooding and a blast at an explosives depot
By EMILIE CHETTY Associated Press VICTORIA, Seychelles (AP) — The president of Seychelles has declared an emergency after a huge blast at an…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea Olympic committee pushes athletes to attend navy boot camp, triggering rebukes
By JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Olympic committee is pushing to send hundreds of athletes to a navy…
Continue ReadingChinese navy ships are first to dock at new pier at Cambodian naval base linked to Beijing
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chinese naval vessels have become the first ships to dock at a new pier at a…
Continue ReadingA Netherlands court sets a sentencing date for a man convicted in Canada of cyberbullying
AMSTERDAM (AP) — A court in the Netherlands says it will rule in two weeks on the sentence for a man convicted in Canada in a notorious…
Continue ReadingEx-UK leader Boris Johnson rejects notion he wanted to let COVID-19 ‘rip’ through the population
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in sometimes angry testimony to Britain’s inquiry into the…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan to hold snap presidential election in early February, shortly before Russia’s vote
By AIDA SULTANOVA President Ilham Aliyev has ordered Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission to prepare for an early presidential election on…
Continue ReadingDesperation grows among Palestinians trapped with little aid as Israel battles Hamas in Gaza
By WAFAA SHURAFA, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Desperation grew Thursday among Palestinians…
Continue ReadingFacing a Conservative revolt, UK leader Sunak says judges won’t stop him sending migrants to Rwanda
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he will “do what is necessary” to revive a blocked deal…
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