Ethiopia says Amhara regional forces start leaving Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s military says members of the Amhara region special forces have started leaving the country’s Tigray region two…
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Sri Lanka church seeks criminal justice for Easter bombings
COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church wants the country’s former leader to be criminally prosecuted for negligence. Duthika Perera, an attorney…
Continue ReadingIran’s FM says talks with Saudis could restore relations
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia are continuing and could eventually restore diplomatic…
Continue ReadingGermany to scrap mask mandate in long-distance transport
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says the country will soon drop a mask mandate on long-distance trains and buses. The measures were…
Continue ReadingRussia says it took Soledar, Ukraine denies its capture
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia claims that its forces have captured the fiercely contested salt mining town of…
Continue ReadingGreek court rejects charges against aid workers
By PANAGIOTIS BALASKAS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press MYTILENE, Greece (AP) — A court on the Greek island of Lesbos has rejected charges…
Continue ReadingSunak pledges to work constructively with Scotland’s leader
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to work constructively with Scotland’s leader despite tensions over her…
Continue ReadingBiden political future clouded by classified document probe
By STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Virtually everything was going right for President Joe Biden as he opened the…
Continue ReadingGerman economy seen stagnating in Q4, grew 1.9% in 2022
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s national statistics office says the country’s economy appears to have…
Continue ReadingMigrant entry numbers into Europe hit six-year high
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency says that the number of attempts by migrants to enter Europe without…
Continue ReadingVatican to hear from PR expert with grudge against cardinal
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s big financial fraud and corruption trial is hearing from a public relations…
Continue ReadingSerbia: 2nd ammonia leak in month sickens a dozen people
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Authorities say an ammonia leak in a town outside Serbia’s capital has sickened around a dozen people and forced the…
Continue ReadingUFO reports rise to 510, not aliens but still a threat to US
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has now collected 510 reports of unidentified flying objects, many of which are flying in…
Continue ReadingPolice officer dies in Hungary after on-duty stabbing
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A police officer has died in Hungary’s capital after he and two other officers were stabbed while responding to a call.…
Continue ReadingUK economy grows unexpectedly by 0.1% amid strong services
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. economy grew unexpectedly in November as the tight job market increased demand for employment services and soccer’s World…
Continue ReadingRifts in Russian military command seen amid Ukraine fighting
By The Associated Press As Russian troops wage a ferocious house-to-house fight for control of strongholds in eastern Ukraine, a parallel battle is…
Continue ReadingNighttime Israeli arrests haunt Palestinian kids, families
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BALATA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Yousef Mesheh was sleeping in his bunk bed when Israeli forces stormed into…
Continue ReadingTrump Organization fined $1.6 million for tax fraud
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s company was fined $1.6 million Friday for a scheme in which the former…
Continue ReadingWall Street ends higher as company earnings season kicks off
By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Friday to give the S&P 500 its best…
Continue ReadingFEMA fires group for nonsensical Alaska Native translations
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After tidal surges and high winds from the remnants of a rare typhoon caused extensive…
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