Sweden’s parliament elects conservative prime minister
By KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s parliament has elected conservative leader Ulf Kristersson as prime minister at the…
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Digital activists challenge Uganda’s harsh new internet law
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A group of Ugandan activists has launched a legal challenge to controversial new…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka urged to withdraw bill allowing broad detentions
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An international human rights group is urging Sri Lanka’s government to…
Continue Reading7 soldiers dead, 7 injured in truck accident in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police say seven soldiers have been killed when a tire on their truck burst in rainy weather, causing the…
Continue ReadingAt Georgia debate, Abrams and Kemp clash on abortion, crime
By JEFF AMY and BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams painted…
Continue ReadingNATO begins nuclear exercises amid Russia war tensions
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO has begun its annual nuclear exercises in northwestern Europe as tensions simmer over the war in Ukraine and President…
Continue ReadingEU to send 40 experts on Armenia, Azerbaijan border mission
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is sending up to 40 experts to Armenia to help watch over its border with Azerbaijan. The move agreed Monday is…
Continue ReadingScathing report says UK police getting away with lawbreaking
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A scathing report says officers in London’s Metropolitan Police force are getting away with…
Continue ReadingEU approves Ukraine training mission, arms funds
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has approved a military training mission in Europe for thousands of Ukrainian troops. The 27-nation bloc also…
Continue ReadingJapan leader sends offerings to controversial Tokyo shrine
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has donated religious offerings to a Tokyo shrine viewed by…
Continue ReadingPakistani flood victims in worst-hit province return home
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say that more than half of the flood victims in the country’s worst-hit…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Congress begins vote to elect new party president
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s main opposition Congress party is looking beyond the dominant Nehru-Gandhi family for…
Continue ReadingBTS members will serve in S. Korea military, regroup in ’25
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The members of K-pop band BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South…
Continue ReadingJapan PM orders probe of Unification Church problems
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has ordered an investigation into the Unification Church.…
Continue ReadingUK leader in peril after Treasury chief axes ‘Trussonomics’
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s new Treasury chief ripped up the government’s economic plan on…
Continue ReadingProsecution witness stands by testimony in Holmes trial
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Prosecution witness and former Theranos lab director Adam Rosendorff stood by his…
Continue ReadingPilots at Germany’s Eurowings start 3-day strike
BERLIN (AP) — Pilots at Eurowings, the German airline Lufthansa’s budget subsidiary, have started their second strike this month in a dispute…
Continue ReadingOfficial: China mining more coal but increasing wind, solar
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese official says the government plans to boost coal production through 2025 to avoid a…
Continue ReadingUkrainians’ resilience persists despite new Russian barrage
By SABRA AYRES and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When massive, coordinated Russian bombardments shook cities and towns across…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand arts funder rejects Shakespeare as ‘imperialism’
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Is Shakespeare still relevant to today’s students? New Zealand’s arts council…
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