Challenge for Tunisian democracy: Getting voters to show up
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia was once the Arab world’s hope for a new era of democracy. Now it’s in…
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Climate activists block main road into The Hague
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of climate activists have blocked one of the main roads into The Hague,…
Continue ReadingPhilippines probes labor abuses in Kuwait after new killing
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines says it will take steps to assess and prevent abuses including rape and…
Continue ReadingItaly, Libya sign $8B gas deal as PM Meloni visits Tripoli
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Italy’s prime minister has held talks in Libya with officials from the country’s west-based…
Continue ReadingFlights canceled as UK airline Flybe sinks into bankruptcy
LONDON (AP) — Struggling U.K. airline Flybe has collapsed for the second time in less than three years. The flyer initially limped into bankruptcy…
Continue ReadingRetired Czech army general Pavel wins presidential election
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — A retired army general has defeated a populist billionaire in a runoff vote to choose the new…
Continue ReadingSabato De Sarno named new Gucci creative director
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Italian designer Sabato De Sarno has been named the new creative director of Gucci, and will unveil…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka leader suspends parliament until policy address
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president has suspended Parliament until Feb. 8, when he said he…
Continue ReadingIsrael to ‘strengthen’ settlements after shooting attacks
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced a series of punitive steps…
Continue ReadingItalian diplomatic property vandalized in Germany, Spain
MILAN (AP) — Italy’s premier says Italian diplomatic property has been the target of vandalism in Berlin and Barcelona. Premier Giorgia Meloni…
Continue ReadingPope clarifies homosexuality and sin comments in note
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has clarified his comments about homosexuality and sin. In a note, he is making clear…
Continue Reading2 Indian fighter jets crash, killing pilot
NEW DELHI (AP) — Two Indian air force jets have crashed in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, killing one pilot. The Indian air force said on…
Continue Reading‘He’s close to us’: Wheelchair users in Africa await pope
By JUSTIN KABUMBA, DENG MACHOL and CARA ANNA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — When Pope Francis arrives in Congo and South Sudan next week,…
Continue ReadingMali defends Russian ties and opposes options for UN force
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop has defended the military government’s…
Continue ReadingHow to fix a howitzer: US offers help line to Ukraine troops
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press A MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHEASTERN POLAND (AP) — On the front lines in Ukraine, a soldier was having trouble…
Continue ReadingTrump opens 2024 run, says he’s ‘more committed’ than ever
By MEG KINNARD, HOLLY RAMER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 White House…
Continue ReadingRepublicans confront bitter divide; no clear path forward
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) — Ronna McDaniel has become the longest serving leader of the Republican…
Continue ReadingJapan firm opens whale meat vending machines to push sales
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and KWIYEON HA Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its…
Continue ReadingSnow leads to massive pileup in Wisconsin, dozens injured
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dozens of people were injured in a massive traffic pileup amid snowy conditions in southern Wisconsin on Friday, which blocked…
Continue ReadingWhite supremacists who attacked Black DJ at bar sentenced
SEATTLE (AP) — Four white men with white supremacist ties were sentenced in federal court in Seattle Friday for a 2018 assault on a Black DJ at a…
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