Marrakech kicks off film festival in the shadow of war in the Middle East
By SAM METZ Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — The Marrakech International Film Festival began on Friday, bringing American and…
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French foreign minister says China’s cooperation is vital in ending Russia-Ukraine war
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna says China’s cooperation is vital on an issue that has…
Continue ReadingDiplomats from South Korea, Japan and China will meet about resuming a trilateral leaders’ summit
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China are gathering in South Korea this…
Continue ReadingRussian consumers feel themselves in a tight spot as high inflation persists
By ANNA FRANTS Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The shelves at Moscow supermarkets are full of fruit and vegetables, cheese and meat. But many of the…
Continue ReadingOn Day One of Gaza cease-fire, Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners
By NAJIB JOBAIN, JOSEF FEDERMAN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Friday released 24 hostages it held captive in…
Continue ReadingMake noise! A murder and a movie stir Italians to loudly demand an end to violence against women
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — After the latest, horrifying killing of a college student allegedly by her resentful and…
Continue ReadingRailyard explosion, inspections raise safety questions about Union Pacific’s hazmat shipping
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal inspectors have twice found hundreds of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa, Colombia and others are fighting drugmakers over access to TB and HIV drugs
By GERALD IMRAY and MARIA CHENG Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa, Colombia and other countries that lost out in the…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street ends mixed in half-day session, marks fourth straight winning week
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks drifted to a mixed finish Friday after a half-day trading session capped a holiday shortened week that left…
Continue ReadingMaui residents wonder if their burned town can be made safe. The answer? No one knows
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press When Daniel Skousen scrubs at the ash and soot covering his Maui home, he worries about the smell. What chemicals…
Continue ReadingOhio voters just passed abortion protections. When and how they take effect is before the courts
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s new constitutional protections for abortion access and other reproductive…
Continue ReadingThe Afghan Embassy says it’s permanently closing in New Delhi over challenges from India
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Afghan Embassy says it is permanently closing in New Delhi over challenges from the Indian government and a lack of diplomatic…
Continue ReadingRetailers offer bigger Black Friday discounts to lure hesitant shoppers hunting for the best deals
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers venturing out to malls and stores on Black Friday found…
Continue ReadingSea turtle nests break records on US beaches, but global warming threatens their survival
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just as they have for millions of years, sea turtles by the thousands made their…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s main opposition party announces vice presidential candidate as hopes for alliance fracture
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s main opposition party Nationalist Party has announced a veteran…
Continue ReadingThe founding editor of The Washington Monthly magazine, Charles Peters, has died at 96
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The founding editor of The Washington Monthly magazine and its editor-in-chief for three decades, Charles…
Continue Reading3 journalists and 2 relatives have been abducted in a violent city in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say three journalists and two of their relatives have been abducted by armed men in the violence-plagued southern…
Continue ReadingThousands led by Cuba’s president march in Havana in solidarity with Palestinian people
HAVANA (AP) — Thousands of people led by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel have marched along Havana’s iconic boardwalk in solidarity with the…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand’s new government promises tax cuts, more police and less bureaucracy
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders can expect tax cuts, more police on the streets and less government…
Continue ReadingSouth African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole, will be released from prison on Jan. 5
By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted…
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