Serbian minister defends deal with Russia amid criticism
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s foreign minister has sought to play down the importance of an agreement with Russia, after the Balkan state that…
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Russia’s call-up splits EU; Ukraine says it shows weakness
By JON GAMBRELL and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s rush to mobilize hundreds of thousands of recruits to staunch…
Continue ReadingGermany secures more gas shipments as Scholz visits Gulf
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz planted a tree at a mangrove park in the United Arab Emirates in a…
Continue ReadingWorld Bank pledges $2 billion for flood-ravaged Pakistan
By ZARAR KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The World Bank says it will provide about $2 billion in aid to Pakistan, ravaged by floods that…
Continue ReadingPope urges Italians to have more children, welcome migrants
MATERA, Italy (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to southern Italy on Sunday to close out an Italian church congress that coincided with Italy’s…
Continue ReadingSpanish PM Sánchez says he has COVID, cancels appearance
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he has tested positive for COVID-19. The leader of Spain’s Socialist party and of the…
Continue ReadingColombian film wins San Sebastian festival’s Golden Shell
MADRID (AP) — The Colombian film “Los Reyes del Mundo” (“The Kings of the World”) has won the top award at the 70th San Sebastián film…
Continue ReadingFamily of Palestinian slain by Israel denies he was attacker
By MAHMOUD ILLEAN Associated Press BEIT IJZA, West Bank (AP) — Relatives have pushed back against Israeli claims that a Palestinian teacher…
Continue ReadingDave Caulkin, Associated Press photographer, dies at 77
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Dave Caulkin, a retired Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic moment when ice…
Continue ReadingPoverty and inflation: Egypt’s economy hit by global turmoil
By AYA BATRAWY AP Business Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Stores are selling winter clothes from last season in the middle of summer.…
Continue ReadingPowerful typhoon hits north Philippines, thousands evacuated
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern Philippines on Sunday and was barreling…
Continue ReadingItaly shifts to the right as voters reward Meloni’s party
By NICOLE WINFIELD, FRANCES D’EMILIO and GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy,…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Ian strengthens as it heads to Cuba, Florida
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities and residents in Florida are keeping a cautious eye on Tropical Storm…
Continue ReadingFlashes of bold UN talk on feminism, masculinity, patriarchy
By SALLY HO Associated Press Few men in power have delved deeply into gender equality on the main stage of the United Nations this month, but the…
Continue ReadingCanada struggles to restore power after storm; body found
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remained without power Sunday and officials said…
Continue ReadingBelarus foreign minister blames NATO, West for Ukraine war
By PIA SARKAR Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Belarus’ foreign minister blamed NATO and the West for Russia’s invasion of…
Continue ReadingUS spy satellite launched into orbit from California
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office launched into orbit aboard a United…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea says North Korea test-fired missile toward sea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Sunday toward its eastern seas,…
Continue ReadingPalace reveals ledger stone at queen’s final resting place
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace has released a photo giving the first public glimpse of the new ledger stone installed at the final resting place…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia’s triumphant week reclaims the West’s embrace
By AYA BATRAWY AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Saudi Arabia appears to be leaving behind the stream of negative coverage the killing of Jamal…
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