Bahrain charges religious reformers with questioning Islam
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Gulf nation of Bahrain plans to put three religious reformers on trial for allegedly questioning the…
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Swedish king is doing well after surgery in ‘heart area’
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf is doing well after undergoing a planned surgical procedure “in the heart area.” The royal…
Continue ReadingKey developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — There are reports of more collapsed buildings Turkey in Syria after another 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s Hatay…
Continue ReadingNations: No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The governments of 35 nations signed a statement calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of “neutrality”…
Continue ReadingIsrael promises not to approve additional West Bank outposts
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has told the Biden administration it will rein in the approval of new West Bank settlement outposts. The office of Israeli…
Continue ReadingCollection of rare centuries-old jewelry returns to Cambodia
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A spectacular collection of centuries-old jewelry has been returned to Cambodia.…
Continue ReadingEU targets more Iran officials, organizations over crackdown
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on 32 Iranians, including the culture and education ministers, intelligence officials and…
Continue ReadingRussian pranksters call Merkel posing as Ukraine’s ex-leader
BERLIN (AP) — Russian pranksters posing as Ukraine’s ex-President Petro Poroshenko managed to contact Angela Merkel by phone to discuss…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: Make your credit cards less vulnerable to fraud
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Last year, a scammer used one of my credit cards to make hundreds of dollars in fraudulent charges over several months.…
Continue ReadingRape trial of Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred starts in Paris
PARIS (AP) — The aggravated rape and assault trial of Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred has started in Paris. The 37-year-old Lamjarred allegedly…
Continue ReadingJapan to give Ukraine $5.5B, host online G-7 plus Zelenskyy
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a new $5.5 billion financial aid for Ukraine…
Continue Reading‘People’s court’ tries Vladimir Putin for war in Ukraine
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A “people’s court” is putting Russian President Vladimir Putin on trial for the…
Continue ReadingBulgaria: 43 migrants found in van days after 18 found dead
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian police say they have discovered 43 migrants, including ten children, hidden in a van in the west of the country.…
Continue ReadingBiden declares ‘Kyiv stands’ in surprise visit to Ukraine
By EVAN VUCCI, JOHN LEICESTER, AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden swept unannounced into…
Continue ReadingEU mulls ways to ramp up ammunition production for Ukraine
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union diplomats are warning that EU and NATO allies must find ways to quickly provide…
Continue ReadingRussia sells weapons at Abu Dhabi arms fair amid Ukraine war
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russia offered weapons for sale Monday at a biennial arms fair in the…
Continue ReadingTurkey rejects links between NATO expansion, F-16 deal
By SUZAN FRASER and ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for Sweden and Finland to…
Continue ReadingTaiwan drops indoor mask mandate in restaurants, offices
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Three years into the global pandemic, Taiwan says people no longer have to wear masks at all times indoors though it is still…
Continue ReadingWhy China’s stand on Russia and Ukraine is raising concerns
BEIJING (AP) — Nearly one year after Russia invaded Ukraine, new questions are rising over China’s potential willingness to offer military aid to…
Continue ReadingPutin’s Ukraine gamble seen as biggest threat to his rule
By ANDREW KATELL Associated Press Vladimir Putin says he learned from his boyhood brawls in his native St. Petersburg: “If you want to win a fight,…
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