Israel repeals 2005 act on West Bank settlement pullout
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli lawmakers have repealed a 2005 act that saw four Jewish settlements in the occupied West…
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US: No reason for China to react to Taiwan leader stopover
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is stressing to China unofficial stopovers to the U.S. by Taiwan…
Continue ReadingAfrican nations consider swapping debt for climate funding
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — African countries saddled with debt and ravaged by losses and damages from weather…
Continue ReadingIMF to assess Sri Lankan governance as part of $3B bailout
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says it is assessing Sri Lanka’s governance in…
Continue ReadingAt Ukraine’s front, police try to evacuate holdout families
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Pale and grimy from living in a dank, dark basement for nearly a year, the teenager…
Continue ReadingSwedish investigator says S. Korea key to her adoption probe
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A legal expert investigating Sweden’s international adoption practices says…
Continue ReadingIgnoring experts, China’s sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a…
Continue ReadingAsian shares advance on back of Wall Street rally
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced Wednesday after a Wall Street rally led by the banks most beaten down…
Continue ReadingIgnoring experts, China’s sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a…
Continue ReadingJapan’s PM offers Ukraine support as China’s Xi backs Russia
By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, engaging in dueling…
Continue Reading‘John Wick’ stars honor late co-star Lance Reddick
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne were among the “John Wick: Chapter 4″ stars…
Continue ReadingGwyneth Paltrow’s lawyer calls Utah ski collision story ‘BS’
By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow’s lawyer called the story of a retired optometrist who is suing her over…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea to restore Japan’s trade status to improve ties
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says his government will take steps to restore…
Continue ReadingIn Trump case, NY grand jury appears near end of its work
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York grand jury investigating Donald Trump over a hush money payment to…
Continue ReadingArmy of lobbyists helped water down banking regulations
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and KEN SWEET Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It seemed like a good idea at the time: Red-state Democrats facing grim…
Continue ReadingBullfighting ban faces critical legislative vote in Colombia
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press VILLAPINZON, Colombia (AP) — A 61-year-old matador nicknamed “Little gypsy of America” fell headfirst into the…
Continue ReadingTrump indictment would be unprecedented in US history
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MEG KINNARD Associated Press The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made…
Continue ReadingFederal judge blocks key parts of California handgun law
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has blocked key provisions of a California law that drastically restricts the…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Kishida heading to Ukraine for talks with Zelenskyy
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was heading to Kyiv early Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia frees American imprisoned over critical tweets
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Arabia has freed an American citizen it had imprisoned more than a year over old…
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