Belarus’ opposition leader denounces her trial as a farce
By The Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — A trial in absentia has opened for Belarus’ top opposition leader who denounced the proceedings…
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Top EU lawmakers say no party immune to potential corruption
By LORNE COOK Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Senior members of the European Union’s parliament say a corruption scandal ravaging the…
Continue ReadingUK police reviewing cases after officer’s serial rape plea
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Metropolitan Police says it’s reviewing more than 1,600 cases of alleged sexual offenses and domestic abuse…
Continue ReadingNorway wants to talk to asylum-seeker from Wagner Group
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian police unit that investigates war crimes wants to talk to a Russian…
Continue ReadingFidelity pledges $250 million to support minority students
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Fidelity Investments will commit $250 million to a new education initiative to support up to 50,000 underserved…
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic gets warm Australian Open welcome, then wins
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has returned to the Australian Open with a straight-set victory in…
Continue ReadingGreta Thunberg carried away by police at German mine protest
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Police in western Germany carried Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other protesters…
Continue ReadingPope, ahead of Congo visit, sends prayers for church bombing
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has sent his condolences to the victims of a bombing on a Pentecostal church in eastern Congo. Islamic militants claimed…
Continue Reading5 Somali troops die in attack; 21 al-Shabab fighters killed
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s military says five soldiers and 21 al-Shabab fighters have been killed…
Continue ReadingCambodian opposition politician arrested for bounced checks
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A prominent leader of Cambodia’s political opposition has been arrested for…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: 4 expenses for parents to rethink in 2023
By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet As we kick-start 2023, many parents are rebalancing their budgets and looking for ways to save money amid…
Continue ReadingIsrael kills Palestinian militant after West Bank shooting
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say Israeli military fire killed a 40-year-old Palestinian man in…
Continue ReadingVietnamese president resigns, criticized for major scandals
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnam’s president has resigned, becoming the most senior member of the government to step down…
Continue ReadingPassenger’s video captures last moments before Nepal crash
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Airplane passenger Sonu Jaiswal’s 90-second smartphone video began with the aircraft…
Continue ReadingElon Musk drama shifts from Twitter to tweets about Tesla
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — While still grappling with the fallout from a company he did take private, beleaguered…
Continue ReadingNorway archaeologists find ‘world’s oldest runestone’
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Archaeologists in Norway said Tuesday that have found a runestone which they claim is…
Continue ReadingFrench soccer president targeted by sexual harassment probe
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office says French soccer federation president Noël Le Graët is under investigation for sexual harassment…
Continue ReadingSwift guitar, Eminem shoes among items in charity auction
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s acoustic guitar, Eminem’s signed tennis shoes and an ensemble worn by a BTS member are among the items to be…
Continue ReadingGOP Rep. Banks jumps into race for open Indiana Senate seat
By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Congressman Jim Banks of Indiana has launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate seat being given up…
Continue ReadingEU outlines plan for clean tech future boosted by subsidies
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is pushing forward with a massive clean tech industrial plan that not only should…
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