Official says 27 killed in attack in disputed Abyei region
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A local official says at least 27 people were killed and four others wounded in an attack…
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US official says Yemen rebels fire missile into busy Red Sea
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. official says Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched at least one missile…
Continue ReadingWar silenced violin for refugee as 1.7M have fled Ukraine
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press ZAHONY, Hungary (AP) — The violin was so beloved by Myroslava Sherbina that it was the one item she took as she…
Continue ReadingUS assures nervous Baltics of NATO protection against Russia
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer RIGA, Latvia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured Lithuania and Latvia of NATO protection…
Continue ReadingPublic transit gets $3.7B to woo riders, adopt green fleets
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Public transit systems straining to win back riders after being crushed by the COVID-19 pandemic are…
Continue ReadingDeath toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 6 million. The tragic number confirmed Monday is…
Continue ReadingUN, US call for ending blockade of oil fields in Libya
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations and the United States have called for the lifting the blockade on oil production at two key oil fields in Libya.…
Continue ReadingBudget carrier FlyDubai takes off with $229M profit for 2021
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — FlyDubai has reported a $229 million profit last year. That comes as the…
Continue ReadingChina lashes Washington over Quad, North Korea
BEIJING (AP) — China’s top diplomat has accused Washington of trying to create an Asian version of the U.S.-European NATO military alliance and…
Continue ReadingFormer Pakistani President Rafiq Tarar dies at 92
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A former Pakistani president and judge has died. Rafiq Tarar died in the eastern city of Lahore at 92. His grandson…
Continue ReadingMacron keeps an open line to Putin as war in Ukraine rages
By BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — Most of the world is shunning President Vladimir Putin since Russia invaded Ukraine. One world…
Continue ReadingThai autopsy says cricket star Warne died of natural causes
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand say an autopsy conducted on the body of Australian cricket star Shane Warne has concluded that he died of natural…
Continue ReadingChina calls Russia its chief ‘strategic partner’ despite war
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is calling Russia its “most important strategic partner” as Beijing continues to…
Continue ReadingRussia snubs UN court hearings in case brought by Ukraine
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A representative for Kyiv has urged the United Nations’ top court to order Russia…
Continue ReadingAt Romania hotel, ballroom welcomes refugees fleeing Ukraine
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press SUCEAVA, Romania (AP) — A four-star hotel in Romania has turned its lavish ballroom into a makeshift refugee…
Continue ReadingIran seeks ‘creative ways’ to nuke deal after Russian demand
By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A top Iranian official says his country is seeking “creative ways” to…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s Warnock, Walker among those qualifying for 2022
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s 2022 election field is beginning to solidify as major party candidates officially start…
Continue ReadingRussia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict
By The Associated Press Russian officials said they planned to carry out a limited cease-fire on Tuesday to allow civilians to safely flee besieged…
Continue ReadingChina seeing new surge in cases despite ‘zero tolerance’
BEIJING (AP) — China is seeing a new surge in COVID-19 cases across the vast country, despite its draconian “zero tolerance” approach to…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand will rush through new law to sanction Russia
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government plans to rush through a new law this week that will enable…
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