Former Czech PM loses case on secret police collaborating
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A Slovak court has dismissed a lawsuit by former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis against allegations that he…
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Barcelona to feature UN refugee agency logo on jerseys
GENEVA (AP) — Barcelona will promote the U.N. refugee agency’s logo on the back of its jerseys for the next four seasons. The agreement comes…
Continue Reading‘Everywhere. Everything. Everyone’: Drugs are back in the EU
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Drug trafficking and use across the European Union are returning to pre-pandemic levels,…
Continue ReadingPope blasts Russian ‘cruelty,’ lauds Ukrainian ‘heroism’
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has blasted the “ferocity and cruelty” of Russian troops in Ukraine while praising the “heroism” and “courage”…
Continue ReadingPoland changes judiciary law; demands EU release COVID funds
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed into law regulations replacing the controversial body disciplining judges with a new…
Continue ReadingRussians control 80% of key Ukraine city, cut escape routes
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops control about 80% of the fiercely contested eastern city of Sievierodonetsk…
Continue ReadingGerman, Swiss authorities detain 4 accused of supporting IS
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and Swiss authorities have carried out a joint operation to detain four people who are accused of membership in or support of…
Continue ReadingUK cancels first flight to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain canceled a flight that was scheduled to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda late Tuesday after…
Continue ReadingKuwait’s crown prince, 81, resting after ‘minor discomfort’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait says its 81-year-old crown prince was resting after experiencing what it described as “minor…
Continue ReadingDanish-Canadian deal ends 49-year-old feud over Arctic isle
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A territorial dispute between Denmark and Canada over a barren and uninhabited rock in the Arctic that has led to…
Continue ReadingGerman federal court rejects bid to remove antisemitic relic
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court has rejected a Jewish man’s bid to have a 700-year-old antisemitic statue…
Continue ReadingUN: Death toll from week of Darfur clashes now at least 125
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says the death toll from tribal clashes over the past week in Sudan’s Darfur…
Continue ReadingIsraeli lawmaker chided for wishing Palestinians ‘disappear’
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli legislator has come under fire for saying that if he could push a button to…
Continue ReadingScotland leader launches campaign for new independence vote
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has started her campaign for a second independence referendum.…
Continue ReadingUN chief: Governments’ inaction on climate is ‘dangerous’
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations has warned of a “dangerous disconnect” between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb…
Continue ReadingVictim of pandemic, Hong Kong floating restaurant towed away
By KATIE TAM and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A floating restaurant that fed Cantonese cuisine to Queen Elizabeth II, Tom Cruise and…
Continue ReadingUS envoy: Potential progress in Lebanon-Israel border talks
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president has presented suggestions regarding the disputed maritime border with Israel…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean truckers end 8-day strike, return to work
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unionized truckers in South Korea have ended an eight-day strike that caused major…
Continue ReadingAustrian government presents package to cushion inflation
BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government has presented a package of measures aimed at cushioning the impact of high inflation that includes 500-euro…
Continue ReadingA.B. Yehoshua, Israeli author and peace activist, dies at 85
JERUSALEM (AP) — A.B. Yehoshua, a prominent Israeli author celebrated for his mastery of the Hebrew language and a leading peace activist, has…
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