Hungary’s Orban wants to ‘drain the swamp’ in European Union
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister thinks it’s time to “drain the swamp” in the European…
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Russian military announces plan to expand, create new units
By The Associated Press Russia announced an ambitious plan to beef up its military from 1 million to 1.5 million and create multiple new units.…
Continue ReadingAfghan women weep as Taliban fighters enforce university ban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban security forces in the Afghan capital on Wednesday enforced a higher education ban for women by blocking their…
Continue ReadingNorway’s aging king discharged from the hospital
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s King Harald V has been discharged from an Oslo hospital where he had received intravenous antibiotics to…
Continue ReadingFailure of Vega-C rocket launch in French Guiana
PARIS (AP) — The launch of a European Vega C rocket carrying two Airbus satellites failed less than three minutes after lift-off from the European…
Continue ReadingFranco Harris, Steeler who caught Immaculate Reception, dies
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame running back whose heads-up thinking authored the…
Continue ReadingRed Cross conducts rare visit with 3,400 Yemen war prisoners
By NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Red Cross said Wednesday that it had conducted rare visits to thousands of…
Continue ReadingHow to make holiday returns with buy now, pay later
By JACKIE VELING of NerdWallet If you bought an unsuccessful gift this holiday season with a “buy now, pay later” plan, you or the recipient…
Continue ReadingSwiss government rejects 3rd gender option, at least for now
BERLIN (AP) — The Swiss government has rejected the idea of introducing a third gender option or no-gender option for official records. It’s…
Continue Reading‘We will find you:’ Russians hunt down Ukrainians on lists
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three days after the first Russian bombs struck Ukraine, Andrii Kuprash, the head of a…
Continue Reading“We will find you:” Russians hunt down Ukrainians on lists
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three days after the first Russian bombs struck Ukraine, Andrii Kuprash, the head of a…
Continue ReadingKremlin warning: More US arms to Ukraine will aggravate war
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin is warning that increasing the supply of U.S. arms to Ukraine would…
Continue ReadingThe Hunted: These are the Ukrainians Russia wanted to find
By ERIKA KINETZ and SOLOMIIA HERA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — One was asked to be an informant for Russia. Another’s 16-year-old…
Continue ReadingTrain derails after striking truck in Tennessee; 2 injured
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (AP) — Two train employees were injured in Tennessee when a train hit a semi-truck that was sitting on the tracks waiting for a…
Continue ReadingIran security forces kill 2, arrest 2 over deadly attack
CAIRO (AP) — Iran’s state media says security forces killed two men and arrested two others suspected of carrying out a shooting in the…
Continue ReadingSuspected extremists attack police in northern Kenya; 3 dead
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police have announced that three people, including two police officers, were…
Continue ReadingDon’t get drunk: UK govt urges caution amid ambulance strike
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of ambulance workers in Britain are staging a one-day strike, with unions and the…
Continue ReadingClimate activists decapitate prominent Berlin Christmas tree
BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists have sawn off the tip of the Christmas tree erected in front of Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate. The group Last…
Continue ReadingOn the holidays, efforts to distract Ukrainian kids from war
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In a country where children have experienced nearly 10 months of war, there are people…
Continue ReadingIsrael to hold remains of deceased Palestinian prisoner
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister says the remains of a Palestinian prisoner who died a day earlier from lung cancer will not be…
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