Mozambicans march to honor protest rapper after his death
By TOM GOULD Associated Press MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambicans are planning marches across the country to honor Azagaia, a popular protest…
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Montenegro presidential vote seen as test of future policies
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro is holding a presidential election this weekend that is seen as a test of…
Continue ReadingSKorea, Japan business leaders vow to boost cooperation
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has urged closer cooperation with Japan on advanced…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi to meet Putin as Beijing seeks bolder global role
By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Moscow next week, offering a major diplomatic…
Continue ReadingIn Israel, TV’s dystopian ‘Handmaids’ is protest fixture
By ISAAC SCHARF and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — It’s become an ominous fixture of the mass anti-government…
Continue ReadingStocks fall to cap chaotic week driven by fears about banks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell Friday to end a whipsaw week on Wall Street amid rising fear among investors that…
Continue ReadingCalifornia bill to protect doctors who mail abortion pills
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to people in other states would be protected…
Continue ReadingFlight attack raises questions about security, mental health
By MICHAEL CASEY and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — The music was blaring on a February afternoon when Francisco Torres…
Continue ReadingCalifornia will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab
By HAVEN DALEY AND SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to transform San…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand lawmakers banned from TikTok amid data use fears
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers and other workers inside the nation’s Parliament will be…
Continue ReadingMilitary moves to cut suicides, but defers action on guns
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a number of improvements in access to…
Continue ReadingBiden cheers for Irish bonds, unity on St. Patrick’s Day
By COLLEEN LONG and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden donned a green tie and sported shamrocks in a chest…
Continue ReadingSantos refuses to quit, brazenly says ‘truth still matters’
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Besieged Republican Rep. George Santos arrives on the House floor most days to…
Continue ReadingHonolulu police officers charged after alleged crash coverup
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu prosecutors have filed charges against four police officers alleging a cover-up in…
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s Mirror launches English song, revives Cantopop
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s most popular boy band Mirror, a major driving force behind the revival of the local…
Continue ReadingChina foreign minister in rare call with Ukraine counterpart
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister has told his Ukrainian counterpart that Beijing is concerned about the grinding conflict there spinning…
Continue Reading20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope
By JOHN DANISZEWSKI Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Along the Tigris River, young Iraqi men and women in jeans and sneakers danced with joyous…
Continue ReadingWhy TikTok’s security risks keep raising fears
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press TikTok is once again fending off claims that its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, would share user data from…
Continue ReadingAustralia to buy up to 220 Tomahawk missiles from the US
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia said it’s planning to buy up to 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States after the U.S. State…
Continue ReadingTimeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
By JOHN DANISZEWSKI Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — It’s been 20 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began March 20, 2003. President George…
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