UN: 2 million children in flood-hit Pakistan missing school
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency says some 2 million children in areas of Pakistan devastated by…
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In 1 classroom, 4 teachers manage 135 kids — and love it
By NEAL MORTON, The Hechinger Report MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A teacher-in-training darted among students, tallying how many needed his help with a…
Continue ReadingS. Koreans ashamed over safety failures in Halloween tragedy
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When Kim Kap Soo watched live broadcasts of the harrowing Halloween party crush that…
Continue ReadingGerman chancellor’s China visit sparks debate at home
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A German member of the European Parliament says a visit by his country’s chancellor to China has stirred major…
Continue ReadingA giant Maradona emerges in Argentina, days before World Cup
By DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In the middle of the concrete jungle that is Argentina’s bustling capital, a…
Continue ReadingGermany urges western Balkan leaders to resolve conflicts
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told leaders of six Balkan countries that aspire to join the European Union that “it is high time…
Continue ReadingVirginia education tip line sees concerns from parents
By DENISE LAVOIE and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginians have used a tip line that Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin set up…
Continue ReadingItaly’s far-right leader visits EU: “We are not Martians”
By RAF CASERT and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — New far-right Premier Giorgia Meloni has used her first visit to European Union…
Continue ReadingAmnesty: Fuel suppliers aiding Myanmar attacks on civilians
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Amnesty International is urging suppliers of aviation fuel to Myanmar to…
Continue Reading4 Palestinians killed in flare-up as Israel counts votes
By JALAL BWAITEL and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli and Palestinian officials say at least four Palestinians…
Continue ReadingOfficials confirm detailed Ethiopia peace agreement is final
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two officials close to the Ethiopian peace talks say the copy of the “permanent cessation of…
Continue ReadingYearly inflation in Turkey rises to new 24-year high of 85%
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Annual inflation in Turkey continued to rise in October and push the price of essential goods higher and amplifying a…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Scholz makes difficult visit to assertive China
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is making his first visit to China as German leader this week, a…
Continue ReadingRussians try to subdue Ukrainian towns by seizing mayors
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Not long after Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, soldiers broke down the office door of…
Continue ReadingIsraeli PM Lapid concedes defeat to Netanyahu in election
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won this week’s Israeli election,…
Continue ReadingChristian monastery possibly pre-dating Islam found in UAE
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the…
Continue ReadingAfter six years, UN climate summit returns to Africa
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — The U.N. climate summit is back in Africa after six years and four consecutive…
Continue ReadingUkraine war: boost or setback for climate efforts?
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Luetzerath may be 1,000 miles from Ukraine, but it is an indirect victim of Russia’s invasion and…
Continue ReadingCities seek to control camping amid growing homeless crisis
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The tents proliferating on sidewalks in downtown and residential…
Continue ReadingLebanon-Israel deal a landmark but with limits, experts say
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The recent maritime border deal between Lebanon and Israel allocates rights to…
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