Moscow hosts landmark Turkey-Syria rapprochement talks
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister is hosting his counterparts from Turkey, Syria and Iran for talks aimed at normalizing Turkish-Syrian…
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Russia ends visa regime for Georgia, lifts flight ban
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed decrees abolishing visas for Georgian nationals and lifting a 2019 ban on direct flights…
Continue ReadingCan you afford to age in place?
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Most older adults ages 50 to 80 say it’s important to stay in their homes for as long as they can, according to the…
Continue ReadingBritain: 1st babies born in country using DNA from 3 people
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Britain’s fertility regulator said the first babies created using an experimental technique…
Continue ReadingReluctant critic China urges Afghan changes on women’s roles
BEIJING (AP) — China is calling on Afghanistan to stop excluding women from education and public life and adopt a more resolute attitude in…
Continue ReadingMyanmar military government offers cash rewards to defectors
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government is urging people fighting against its rule to surrender their weapons, offering a cash reward if…
Continue ReadingBiden showcases Dem coalition with campaign advisory board
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is aiming to showcase the Democratic coalition rallying around…
Continue ReadingBiden pressures House Republicans on debt limit in campaign-style speech
By SEUNG MIN KIM and JOSH BOAK Associated Press VALHALLA, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday blasted Republican-demanded spending cuts as…
Continue Reading22 dead women, no names: Interpol seeks clues on cold cases
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, working with Interpol, have launched an international appeal…
Continue ReadingReport: Car bombing near Syria’s Damascus wounds 5 officers
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media say a car bombing close to a police station near the country’s capital of Damascus wounded five…
Continue ReadingToyota’s profits rise as global chips supply crunch subsides
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s January-March profit has edged up 3% from the previous year on robust sales as a chips…
Continue ReadingGerman chancellor, state officials meet for migration summit
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is holding a summit with top officials of the country’s 16…
Continue ReadingSouth Sudanese flee Sudan’s conflict yet return to crisis
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press CANAL-PIGI COUNTY, South Sudan (AP) — More than 40,000 people have crossed into South Sudan since neighboring Sudan…
Continue ReadingUK tabloid group admits it unlawfully gathered info on Harry
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry scored a victory at the outset of his first phone hacking trial Wednesday with the…
Continue ReadingPakistan deploys troops to halt unrest after ex-Prime Minister Khan is ordered held on new charges
By MUNIR AHMED and RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s government called out the military Wednesday in areas roiled by…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s closely watched elections may stretch Erdogan’s rule or set country on new course
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In the year in which the Turkish republic marks its centenary, the country is being closely…
Continue ReadingItaly begins to reckon with Fascist-era colonial collections
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy is starting to come to terms with its Fascist-era colonial past and the loot it has in its…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street is mixed after inflation report
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is mixed on Wednesday after a report showed inflation is making strides toward easing,…
Continue ReadingIsraeli-Palestinian fighting intensifies as Egyptian cease-fire efforts falter
By FARES AKRAM and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets from the Gaza Strip…
Continue ReadingFears over scores of zoo animals caught in Sudan crossfire
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — Dozens of zoo animals in Sudan’s capital — including an elderly crocodile, parrots and…
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