Scholz says Balkans joining EU is in Germany’s interest
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz says it’s in the interest of Germany and Europe for the remaining countries of the Balkans to join the…
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Messi fans overjoyed in south Asia after Argentina semi win
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Argentina and Lionel Messi fans in India and Bangladesh are overjoyed after…
Continue ReadingUK inflation eases but little relief at near 40-year high
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. inflation has eased in November but is still stuck near a 40-year high. The Office for National…
Continue ReadingAs Tigray calms, Ethiopia sees growing conflict in Oromia
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As one deadly conflict in Ethiopia begins to calm, another is growing, challenging a government…
Continue ReadingFijians vote in election between 2 former coup leaders
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Fijians voted Wednesday in an election that pitted two former military coup leaders…
Continue ReadingAsia stocks follow Wall St down as Fed warns of higher rates
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares skidded Thursday after a retreat on Wall Street as markets registered their…
Continue ReadingMississippi executes man for rape, murder of teen girl
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) — A man who raped and killed a 16-year-old girl in Mississippi was put…
Continue Reading3 dead in Louisiana as US storm spawns Southern tornadoes
By JAKE BLEIBERG and KEVIN MCGILL Associated Press KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) — A vast and volatile storm system ripping across the U.S. killed at least…
Continue ReadingCalifornia reparations task force dives into what is owed
By SOPHIE AUSTIN and JANIE HAR Associated Press/Report for America OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — After more than a year delving into history and studies…
Continue ReadingUkraine: Russian strikes thwarted, wreckage hits buildings
By HANNA ARHIROVA and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities said they thwarted a Russian attack on Kyiv and the…
Continue ReadingChina won’t report asymptomatic COVID cases in further shift
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China says it will stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they’ve become “impossible”…
Continue ReadingFed raises key rate by half-point and signals more to come
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reinforced its inflation fight Wednesday by raising its key…
Continue ReadingAustralia vies for Pacific influence with new security deal
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has signed a new security deal with Oceania island country Vanuatu as part of an ongoing competition with…
Continue ReadingAlex Ovechkin reaches 800 career goals with hat trick
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Soaked with beer and still wearing his No. 8 jersey, Alex Ovechkin held three pucks in his right hand…
Continue ReadingNicaragua orders bishop to remain under house arrest
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Nicaraguan government media site says a court has ordered a Roman Catholic bishop to remain under house arrest on charges of…
Continue ReadingMegan Thee Stallion faces down Tory Lanez at shooting trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Megan Thee Stallion took the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday and told jurors that rapper Tory Lanez fired five shots at…
Continue ReadingBail set at $1M for man accused in armed courthouse standoff
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A man suspected of carrying guns into a courthouse in Washington state earlier in the week, prompting a standoff and a…
Continue ReadingLawmakers announce ‘framework’ on bill to keep gov’t open
KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers leading the negotiations on a bill to fund the federal government for the current fiscal…
Continue ReadingWoman, 23, dies in Australia after falling from cruise ship
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — The body of a 23-year-old woman has been found in the ocean off Australia after she fell overboard from a cruise ship.…
Continue ReadingAlaska law officer killed in muskox attack outside his house
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A court services officer with the Alaska State Troopers died Tuesday after being attacked by a muskox outside his home near…
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