AP Election Brief | What to expect in Ohio’s special election
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The battle over abortion rights looms over an Ohio ballot measure being voted on statewide…
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New Jersey to hold three-day state funeral for late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey will send off Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who died after being hospitalized this week, with a three-day state funeral.…
Continue ReadingUN closes its human rights office in Uganda as government ends an agreement allowing it to operate
BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations’ human rights chief says his office in Uganda will close this weekend after the East African country decided…
Continue ReadingDamage from clashes could delay start of school year in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp, UN says
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations says damage to the school complex in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp…
Continue ReadingLandslide hits Georgia mountain resort, killing seven people and leaving more than 30 missing
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A landslide has hit a resort area in the mountains of the country of Georgia, killing at least seven people and leaving…
Continue ReadingGlobal food prices rise after Russia ends grain deal and India restricts rice exports
By The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Global prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in months after…
Continue ReadingAP Election Brief | What to expect in Mississippi’s state primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday is primary day in Mississippi. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ bid for renomination to a…
Continue ReadingLithuania declares more than 1,000 Belarusians and Russians to be national security risks
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has declared more than a thousand citizens of Russia and Belarus living in…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest pair for 8.5 million-euro theft of jewelry and cash from Barcelona airport passengers
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police in northeastern Spain said Friday they arrested two men who allegedly stole carry-on luggage containing some 8.5…
Continue ReadingRuble hits lowest value against USD since early in Ukraine war
By The Associated Press The ruble has dropped against the U.S. dollar in trading in Moscow to it lowest level since the first month of the war in…
Continue ReadingInitially delayed, the ‘Barbie’ movie is now set to be released in the United Arab Emirates
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has approved the release of the “Barbie” movie after a three-week delay over…
Continue ReadingA Greek zoo serves up frozen meals to animals to help them beat the heat
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press SPATA, Greece (AP) — At first sight, Tiembe studies his frozen breakfast with hesitation: Chunks of red meat…
Continue ReadingPope presides over solemn Way of the Cross prayer as Portugal government weighs in on LGBTQ+ protest
By NICOLE WINFIELD, BARRY HATTON and PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis led an estimated 800,000 people in…
Continue ReadingInfluencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest while he awaits human trafficking and rape trial
By STEPHEN MCGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive internet influencer who is charged in…
Continue Reading2 Palestinians killed in separate episodes in latest West Bank violence
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say that two Palestinians were killed in the West Bank Friday —…
Continue ReadingKremlin critic Navalny convicted of extremism and sentenced to 19 years in prison
MELEKHOVO, Russia (AP) — A Russian court convicted imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on charges of extremism and sentenced him to 19…
Continue ReadingCyprus allows human COVID-19 medications to be used against deadly virus mutation in cats
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ veterinarians association on Friday lauded a government decision to allow…
Continue Reading3 people killed in Slovenia by torrential storms and flash floods
By ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Heavy rains have caused flash floods and landslides in parts of Slovenia, killing at…
Continue ReadingEthiopia’s declaring a state of emergency in its Amhara region as local fighters clash with military
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers is declaring a state of emergency in the country’s Amhara region after authorities…
Continue ReadingIndia’s top court temporarily halts conviction of opposition leader for mocking Modi’s surname
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Friday temporarily halted the criminal defamation conviction of opposition…
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