Japan’s prime minister sacks 3rd minister in a month
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has sacked his internal affairs minister over funding…
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Man dies at UK migrant center criticized over conditions
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man being held at a much-criticized center for migrants in Britain has died after falling sick.…
Continue ReadingEquatorial Guinea leader poised to extend 43 years in power
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — Africa’s longest-serving president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, is expected to…
Continue ReadingPolice: Gunman kills 5 at gay club, is subdued by patrons
By THOMAS PEIPERT and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A 22-year-old gunman opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle…
Continue ReadingQatar’s World Cup opener shows its reemergence after boycott
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Qatar has opened the Middle East’s first World Cup with its ruler sitting next to the…
Continue ReadingIncumbent expected to win Kazakh presidential election
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kazakhstan’s incumbent president is widely expected to secure an easy victory in Sunday’s snap election that comes…
Continue ReadingKyiv’s mayor: Extraordinary, in extraordinarily tough times
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The body armor propped against a radiator, ready for use, the spent shell casing adding to…
Continue ReadingHonorary Oscar awards celebrate Fox, Weir, Warren and Palcy
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four standing ovations in one night might seem a little over-the-top, even by Hollywood…
Continue ReadingAfghan official says 19 people lashed in northeast province
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan Supreme Court official says 19 people were lashed in the country’s northeast after being convicted of…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa faces challenges in transition away from coal
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press MASAKHANE, South Africa (AP) — Living in the shadow of one of South Africa’s largest coal-fired power…
Continue ReadingSuccess or COP-out: How do this year’s climate talks rate?
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — After two weeks of haggling, officials on Sunday cheered the end of this…
Continue ReadingChina announces 1st COVID-19 death in almost 6 months
BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday announced its first new death from COVID-19 in nearly half a year as strict new measures are imposed in Beijing and…
Continue ReadingMalaysia’s nationalist block closer to forming government
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s next government appears to be leaning to the religious right as a…
Continue ReadingSporadic violence, low turnout mar Nepal’s elections
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Sporadic violence and lower-than-expected turnout have marred Nepal’s…
Continue ReadingQuote Box: Reaction to UN climate deal on historic fund
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Many delegates at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt cheered as a deal was agreed upon that would create a fund for…
Continue ReadingGeorge Lois, icon of ads and magazine covers, dead at 91
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — George Lois, the hard-selling, charismatic advertising man and designer who fashioned some of…
Continue ReadingOfficial: Truck struck by plane on Lima runway was in drill
By DAVID PEREDA Z. Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian officials say a fire truck that collided with a LATAM Airlines plane on a runway at…
Continue ReadingVP Harris to visit front-line Philippine island in sea feud
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will underscore America’s commitment to defending treaty…
Continue ReadingDemocratic U.S. Rep. Gomez triumphs in California district
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez defeated rival Democrat David Kim on Saturday in a Los Angeles district after a battle on the…
Continue ReadingMusk restores Trump’s Twitter account after online poll
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk reinstated Donald Trump’s account on Twitter on Saturday, reversing a ban that has…
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