‘Large-scale’ fighting shatters lull in Ethiopia’s Tigray
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region say Ethiopia’s military has launched a…
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Japan to ease COVID-19 border controls from Sept. 7
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to ease border controls by eliminating…
Continue ReadingEx-mayor arrested on charges of discrediting Russian army
MOSCOW (AP) — The former mayor of Russia’s fourth-largest city has been arrested on charges of discrediting the country’s military. It’s…
Continue ReadingThai PM suspended while court mulls if he defied term limits
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s government has held its first official meetings under an acting…
Continue ReadingFor clean energy, financial growth, Africa looks to UN talks
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Access to more and cleaner energy while continuing to grow economically will be a top…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Where Ukraine war stands after 6 months
By The Associated Press When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 in an unprovoked act of aggression, many expected a quick…
Continue ReadingUkraine girds for heavy attacks as it marks Independence Day
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine braced for what President Volodymr Zelenskyy warned could be…
Continue ReadingRupert Murdoch’s son sues Australian website for defamation
SYDNEY (AP) — Fox Corp. chief executive Lachlan Murdoch is suing Australian news website Crikey in a Sydney court for defamation over an opinion…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mostly higher as markets await Fed chair speech
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday as Wall Street and global markets wait for a highly…
Continue ReadingChinese province plans ban on sale of gasoline cars
BEIJING (AP) — Hainan island in the South China Sea says it will become China’s first region to ban sales of gasoline- and diesel-powered cars to…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Ma-on headed for southeastern China
BEIJING (AP) — Tropical Storm Ma-on was gaining strength as it headed for Hong Kong and other parts of southeastern China on Wednesday after…
Continue ReadingNative groups seek to repair lands damaged by colonization
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press KINGSTON, Mass. (AP) — Asa Peters marched into a thicket of Japanese knotweed in the woods of coastal…
Continue ReadingOne month later, Kentucky flood evacuees weigh cloudy future
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Nearly a month after deadly flooding engulfed their houses, some eastern Kentuckians…
Continue ReadingPast S. Korean gov’ts blamed for abuses, deaths at facility
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has found the country’s past…
Continue ReadingChina broadens visa availability as pandemic concerns ease
BEIJING (AP) — China is easing its tight restrictions on visas after it largely suspended issuing them to students and others more than two years…
Continue ReadingBiden announces nearly $3B in new military aid for Ukraine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he’s sending $2.98 billion in new military…
Continue Reading5 takeaways from Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Editor SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Startling new revelations from Twitter’s former head of security, Peiter Zatko, have…
Continue ReadingStudent loan forgiveness could help more than 40 million
By COLLIN BINKLEY, SEUNG MIN KIM and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan…
Continue ReadingPrimary takeaways: Abortion politics, DeSantis flexes muscle
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis learned who his Democratic challenger will be this fall. The impact of redistricting…
Continue ReadingUvalde school police chief fired for response to shooting
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The Uvalde school district has fired police chief Pete Arredondo under mounting pressure…
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