As Finland joins its ranks NATO ponders Ukraine’s prospects
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Finland has joined NATO, abandoning a history of military nonalignment for protection from Russia…
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Foreign veterinarians save sick elephant at Pakistani zoo
By ADIL JAWAD Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Veterinarians said they performed a critical procedure to save a sick elephant at a zoo in…
Continue ReadingBiden to visit Ireland, mark Good Friday accord anniversary
By COLLEEN LONG and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to the United Kingdom and Ireland next…
Continue ReadingTop Bosnian government official convicted of abuse of office
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A top Bosnian government official and two others have been convicted and given prison sentences over the…
Continue ReadingLukaku representative requests action after racist incident
MILAN (AP) — Romelu Lukaku’s management company has reacted with outrage after the Inter Milan forward was shown a second yellow card and then…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: Ford Mustang Mach-E vs. Hyundai Ioniq 5
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds We’re spoiled for choice in today’s electric vehicle market. Not only can you have an EV with a reasonable battery…
Continue ReadingUS flies nuclear-capable bombers amid tensions with N. Korea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States has flown nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Korean Peninsula again…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Lufthansa to sell catering business LSG Group
BERLIN (AP) — German airline Lufthansa says it has agreed to sell the remainder of its catering business to European private equity group Aurelius…
Continue ReadingCities will get nearly $200M in grants for pipeline upgrades
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials have announced the first $196 million of grants in a $1 billion program to repair and replace aging and…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mostly fall amid worries about slowing economy
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mostly lower Thursday as investors turned their attention to upcoming…
Continue ReadingDutch court nixes plan to reduce flights at Schiphol Airport
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A judge has ruled that the Dutch government cannot order Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest…
Continue ReadingGerman factory orders up strongly, add to promising signals
BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that factory orders in Germany surged in February, posting their third successive increase in another promising…
Continue ReadingReport: Husband of ex-Scottish leader arrested
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The husband of former Scottish first minister and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has…
Continue ReadingOutgoing Finnish leader Marin steps down as party leader
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s outgoing prime minister, Sanna Marin, says she will resign as the leader of her…
Continue ReadingCargo ship sinks off Turkish coast, 9 crew members missing
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials say a Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship with 14 crew members on board has sunk off Turkey’s Mediterranean…
Continue ReadingIn final speech, Ardern reflects on leading New Zealand
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — In her final speech to New Zealand’s Parliament, Jacinda Ardern describes in…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on elite Russian defector
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In October, an officer in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s elite personal security service…
Continue ReadingUBS confident about Credit Suisse deal despite ‘huge’ risk
By JAMEY KEATEN and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of UBS has voiced confidence that the Swiss bank will succeed in a…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy boosts ties with Poland, warns of peril in Bakhmut
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won new pledges of military…
Continue ReadingAustralian opposition against Indigenous Voice in Parliament
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s main opposition party has decided to oppose the government’s model for…
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