Japan PM, South Korea president-elect agree to improve ties
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea’s president-elect Yoon Suk Yeol talked on…
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Turkish journalist convicted but freed over Erdogan insult
ISTANBUL (AP) — Well-known Turkish journalist Sedef Kabas has been released from prison despite being convicted of insulting President Recep Tayyip…
Continue Reading‘Nothing is taboo’: EU mulling new sanctions against Russia
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — The European Union says it will continue applying pressure on…
Continue ReadingIran nuclear talks on ‘pause’ in Vienna after Russian demand
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Negotiations aimed at restoring Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world…
Continue ReadingChina amplifies unsupported Russian claim of Ukraine biolabs
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — As Russia intensifies its assault on Ukraine, it is getting a helping hand from China in spreading…
Continue ReadingSaudi oil refinery attacked by drone, sparking small fire
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says a drone attack started a small fire at an oil refinery in the capital, Riyadh, but it didn’t…
Continue ReadingChina’s premier promises 13 million jobs to reverse slump
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s No. 2 leader says the government hopes to generate as many as 13 million new jobs this…
Continue ReadingPakistan air force inducts new batch of Chinese fighter jets
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s air force has officially inducted its first batch of Chinese-built J-10C fighter jets, holding a ceremony with…
Continue ReadingJapan marks 11 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disaster
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Friday paid tribute to the victims and searched for the remains of those still missing…
Continue ReadingGerman health minister still sees ‘critical’ COVID situation
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister is pleading with his compatriots not to assume that the coronavirus pandemic is over as the country sees…
Continue ReadingRed Cross official asks world not to ‘shift’ away from Yemen
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world must not lose sight of the plight of those living through the…
Continue ReadingHarris: US dedication to collective NATO defense ‘ironclad’
By AAMER MADHANI and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says Washington’s dedication to…
Continue ReadingIndonesian police kill suspected militant resisting arrest
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Members of Indonesia’s elite counterterrorism police squad have shot and killed a doctor resisting arrest who was…
Continue ReadingChina locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in cases
BEIJING (AP) — China has ordered a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases…
Continue ReadingGoogle, Meta face EU, UK probes into ad bidding agreement
By RAF CASERT and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — British and European regulators have threatened to crack down on an agreement…
Continue ReadingIsrael renews law to keep out Palestinian spouses
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament has renewed a temporary law dating back to 2003 that bars Israeli citizens…
Continue ReadingStocks fall again as uncertainty over Ukraine war persists
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell again after another bumpy day of trading on Wall Street Friday, marking…
Continue ReadingRussia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of kidnapping the mayor of a city, calling the abduction “a new stage of terror.”…
Continue ReadingAP source: Chargers acquiring Mack from Bears for 2 picks
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people familiar with the negotiations confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the…
Continue ReadingDrone likely flying from Ukraine war zone crashes in Croatia
By DARKO BANDIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A drone that apparently flew all the way from the Ukrainian war zone has crashed overnight…
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