Japan to expel Russia consul as ties worsen over Ukraine
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has ordered the Russian consul in the northern city of Sapporo to leave the country within…
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Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine objects to oil pipeline
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine says that a planned pipeline to export oil is likely…
Continue ReadingWorld Bank: Ukraine’s war-torn economy will sink 35% in ’22
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Devastated by Russia’s invasion eight months ago, the Ukrainian economy will plunge 35%…
Continue ReadingMotorcycle-riding gunmen kill Philippine radio commentator
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Motorcycle-riding gunmen have killed a longtime radio commentator in metropolitan Manila in the latest attack on a…
Continue ReadingRussian court fines TikTok for not deleting LGBT content
By The Associated Press A Russian court has fined TikTok for failing to delete LGBT material in what is the country’s latest crackdown on Big Tech…
Continue ReadingGerman minister tells Poland no chance for WWII reparations
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister has told her Polish counterpart there will be no more World War II reparations because Berlin…
Continue ReadingLouis Vuitton’s ‘blow up’ show caps energetic fashion season
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — The funfair lights at Louis Vuitton sere shining as brightly as the starry front row for the…
Continue ReadingDanish queen refuses to backtrack on stripping royal titles
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s popular monarch, Queen Margrethe II, has apologized for upsetting members…
Continue ReadingWhite House unveils artificial intelligence ‘Bill of Rights’
By GARANCE BURKE Associated Press The Biden administration unveiled a set of far-reaching goals Tuesday to align artificial intelligence-powered…
Continue ReadingEU adds Anguilla, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos to tax blacklist
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has added the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands to its tax haven blacklist. It also put Anguilla back on…
Continue ReadingUN flood aid appeal jumps amid disease surge in Pakistan
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations is asking for five times’ more international aid after deadly floods in…
Continue ReadingProbe opens in Romania over leaks from Russian-owned company
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities in Romania have opened a criminal investigation against four employees of the local branch of neighboring…
Continue ReadingPrisons chief killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police say the prisons chief in Indian-controlled Kashmir has been killed as India’s powerful home minister arrived in the…
Continue ReadingMerkel wins UN refugee agency award over welcome of Syrians
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says it’s giving its highest award to former German Chancellor Angela…
Continue Reading10 mountaineers killed after avalanche in northern India
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 10 trainee mountaineers died Tuesday after being swept away by an avalanche in the Himalayas in northern India, media…
Continue ReadingIndonesia soccer group: Some gates locked in deadly crush
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s national soccer association says delays in unlocking the gates at a…
Continue ReadingDepositors storm 4 Lebanese banks, demanding their own money
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese depositors, including a retired police officer, stormed at least four banks in the…
Continue ReadingIran’s president tries to assuage anger as protests continue
By The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian president has appealed for national unity and tried to allay anger against the…
Continue ReadingGerman energy giant RWE to end coal use by 2030
BERLIN (AP) — German energy giant RWE says it will phase out the burning of coal by 2030, saving 280 million metric tons of climate-changing…
Continue ReadingWhite House keeps focus on abortion as midterms approach
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is highlighting administration efforts to protect access…
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