Blinken heads to Asia, with China, Russia tensions soaring
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Central and South Asia next week for…
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Ukrainians reflect on anniversary of Russian invasion
By The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a somber day for many of the country’s 43…
Continue ReadingUS commits $2 billion in drones, ammunition, aid to Ukraine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is announcing a new package of long-term security assistance for…
Continue ReadingOn Ukraine anniversary, EU pledges more support for refugees
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THEODORA TONGAS Associated Press VOULIAGMENI, Greece (AP) — European Union officials have pledged continued support to…
Continue ReadingGerman court rejects farmer’s climate suit vs Volkswagen
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has rejected a farmer’s bid to force automaker Volkswagen to end the sale of vehicles with combustion engines by…
Continue Reading2 Pakistani brothers home after release from Guantanamo
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say two Pakistani brothers who were held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay…
Continue ReadingReport: Istanbul bomb suspect killed in operation in Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says Turkish forces have killed the alleged planner of a deadly Istanbul street bombing,…
Continue ReadingIsraeli settlers shoot, wound 2 Palestinians in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say Israeli settlers have shot and seriously wounded two Palestinians in the northern occupied West…
Continue ReadingJill Biden voices kinship with Africans’ fight for democracy
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden said Friday that she feels a kinship with Africans during…
Continue ReadingIran calls 84% uranium enrichment allegation a ‘conspiracy’
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian state television has offered an extended defense against an accusation…
Continue ReadingUkraine: Drone video shows cost of intense fighting in east
By The Associated Press MARINKA, Ukraine (AP) — Although Friday marks the grim first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine,…
Continue ReadingGerman economy shrank by 0.4% in Q4, worse than 1st reported
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s national statistics office says that the country’s economy shrank by 0.4% in last year’s fourth quarter.…
Continue ReadingBeijing official in Hong Kong warns US envoy after speech
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese diplomat accused the U.S. consul general in Hong Kong of interfering in its affairs…
Continue ReadingThe calculus of war: Tallying Ukraine toll an elusive task
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Quantifying the toll of Russia’s war in Ukraine remains an elusive goal a year into the conflict.…
Continue ReadingJoy amid sorrow: 1st birthdays muted for Ukrainian parents
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is particularly poignant for women…
Continue ReadingStocks drop, send Wall Street to its worst week of the year
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Another cold reminder that inflation remains hotter than hoped sent Wall Street sinking Friday, and…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s outpost approvals boost settlers, deepen conflict
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press GIVAT HAREL, West Bank (AP) — One day in the fall of 1998, Shivi Drori, a young farmer fresh out of the Israeli…
Continue ReadingWhat is China’s peace proposal for Ukraine War?
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — One year into Russia’s war against Ukraine, China is offering a 12-point proposal to end the fighting. The proposal…
Continue ReadingJapanese Americans won redress, fight for Black reparations
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Miya Iwataki and other Japanese Americans fought in the 1980s for the U.S. government to…
Continue ReadingUkraine tensions flare at G-20 finance meetings in India
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Tensions over Russia’s war on Ukraine have flared at meetings of finance ministers and…
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