2 Swedes get lengthy sentences in Russia espionage case
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two Iranian-born Swedish brothers have been given lengthy prison sentences for spying…
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SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justices yet to decide any cases
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is off to a historically slow start in failing to resolve any cases in which…
Continue ReadingTop Israeli legal official tells Netanyahu to fire key ally
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s attorney general has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he must fire a…
Continue ReadingStampede outside stadium in Iraq kills 2, injures dozens
By AHMED SAMI Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A stampede outside a stadium in southern Iraq has killed two people and injured dozens. The stampede…
Continue ReadingGermany pressed on tanks for Ukraine; Kyiv airs frustration
By GEIR MOULSON and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany faced mounting pressure to supply battle tanks to Kyiv and Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingAustralia ‘deeply troubled’ by Chinese espionage case
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her government is “deeply troubled”…
Continue ReadingSpanish, French leaders sign friendship treaty in Barcelona
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have signed a…
Continue ReadingStudy: Non-infectious diseases cause early death in Pakistan
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A British-based medical journal says Pakistan has made progress over infectious diseases but now…
Continue ReadingLunar New Year tourism hopes fizzle as Chinese stay home
By TIAN MCLEOD JI, ELAINE KURTENBACH and KANIS LEUNG Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A hoped-for boom in Chinese tourism over next week’s…
Continue Reading15 Armenian soldiers die in fire at military base
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia’s Defense Ministry says 15 soldiers have died in a fire at a military base. The fire swept through a barrack…
Continue ReadingAsian markets rise after Wall St losses amid recession fears
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Friday after Wall Street losses deepened as worries grow that the U.S.…
Continue ReadingUkrainians learn mine clearing skills from Cambodian experts
By SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press PREYTOTOEUNG, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian experts, whose country has the dubious distinction of…
Continue ReadingS. Korea, Iran summon each other’s envoys over Yoon comment
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and Iran have summoned each other’s ambassadors in a diplomatic spat…
Continue ReadingReport: Climate change fueling conflict in Lake Chad Basin
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Droughts, flooding and a shrinking Lake Chad caused in part by climate change is fueling…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who became a global icon of the left and…
Continue ReadingOhio House ex-speaker’s trial in $60M bribery probe to begin
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder goes on trial next week in a case that…
Continue ReadingAt Lunar New Year, desserts can be customary or ‘cute-ified’
By TERRY TANG Associated Press Every Lunar New Year without fail, Kat Lieu’s mother would make her steamed nian gao, which is a sweet rice —…
Continue ReadingChina accuses ‘some Western media’ of COVID-19 coverage bias
BEIJING (AP) — China has accused “some Western media” of bias, smears and political manipulation in their coverage of China’s ending…
Continue ReadingFlavored cannabis marketing is criticized for targeting kids
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When New York’s first licensed recreational marijuana outlet opened last month, the…
Continue ReadingIndiana’s top court hearing challenge to state abortion ban
By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The fate of Indiana’s Republican-backed abortion ban is going before the state Supreme Court…
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