Japan, China spar over Japan diplomat’s detention in Beijing
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has lodged a strong protest and demanded an apology after its diplomat was detained and…
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Lebanese authorities say they have foiled 3 militant attacks
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s interior minister says authorities have thwarted attempts by members of the Islamic State group to carry out three…
Continue ReadingSubaru buyers caught up in right-to-repair fight over autos
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Driving a rugged Subaru through snowy weather is a rite of passage for some New Englanders, whose region…
Continue ReadingUN investigator calls for 60M vaccine doses for North Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United Nations’ independent investigator on human rights in North Korea has…
Continue ReadingHas Spain opposition leader bid farewell amid internal spat?
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The leader of Spain’s main opposition party is set to meet fellow conservative…
Continue ReadingChina’s investigation confirms chained woman was trafficked
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese authorities have detained six people and fired eight lower-level Communist Party…
Continue ReadingGary Brooker, frontman of rock band Procol Harum, dies at 76
LONDON (AP) — Gary Brooker of the English rock band Procol Harum has died at age 76. The band said Brooker died at his home on Saturday. He had…
Continue ReadingChina says US creating ‘fear and panic’ over Ukraine
BEIJING (AP) — China is accusing the U.S. of creating “fear and panic” over the crisis in Ukraine, and calling for talks to reduce…
Continue ReadingOmani FM in Tehran as nuclear talks in Vienna continue
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media is reporting that Oman’s foreign minister has arrived in Tehran for talks with his Iranian counterpart.…
Continue ReadingEnergy agency: Methane emissions higher than countries claim
PARIS (AP) — The International Energy Agency says emissions of planet-warming methane from oil, gas and coal production are significantly higher…
Continue ReadingUS ports to get $450M to speed flow of goods, lower prices
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Clogged U.S. ports are being given access to nearly $450 million in federal money from President Joe…
Continue ReadingGreen groups say Romania failing to stop illegal logging
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Environmental groups say Romania has failed to tackle illegal logging and nature…
Continue ReadingAutomaker Stellantis reaps $15B profit in 1st year of merger
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Automaker Stellantis says it made a solid 13.4 billion euros in its first year. That’s three times the profit from…
Continue ReadingPutin announces Ukraine military operation, explosions heard
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, DASHA LITVINOVA, YURAS KARMANAU and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has…
Continue ReadingAmsterdam Apple shop hostage-taker sought 200M-euro ransom
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Police say that an armed man who held a hostage for hours in the Apple Store in Amsterdam demanded a ransom of 200 million euros…
Continue Reading25 years later, Legion of Christ victims seek reparations
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — It has been 25 years since a Connecticut newspaper exposed one of the Catholic Church’s…
Continue ReadingClimate activists try to block access to 3 German airports
BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists have blocked roads leading to Germany’s three biggest airports. They glued themselves to the ground before police…
Continue Reading‘We need help’: Another cyclone batters Madagascar
By LAETITIA BEZAIN Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Cyclone Emnati has crashed into the southeastern coast of Madagascar and ripped…
Continue ReadingItalian city fundraises to pay retirees’ rising energy bills
By MARIA GRAZIA MURRU Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — The Italian city regarded as the birthplace of the Renaissance is concerned with more…
Continue ReadingMickelson apologizes for Saudi comments, deal with KPMG ends
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Phil Mickelson is apologizing for comments he made about the Saudis and the financing of a rival league. Mickelson…
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