Calm prevails at Poland-Ukraine border despite growing fears
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — As tensions soar in Ukraine’s east, calm persists along the country’s border with…
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EU foreign policy chief: Bloc won’t accept Bosnia breakup
MUNICH (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief says he’s deeply concerned about tensions in Bosnia and has appealed to leaders there…
Continue ReadingNepal’s Parliament debates US aid grant amid fierce protests
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government has presented a contentious half-billion dollar aid grant from the United States for approval in…
Continue ReadingHong Kong says anti-virus controls might be tightened
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top health official says anti-virus controls that ban public gatherings in Hong Kong of more than two people…
Continue ReadingAfter Beijing bubble bursts, can the IOC save the Olympics?
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — The cordoned-off Olympic bubble that folds up when the closing ceremony ends has produced its…
Continue ReadingBurkina Faso award-winner vows to keep defending rights
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — For Daouda Diallo the threat of death is constant in conflict-riddled Burkina…
Continue ReadingUS says Russia closer to invading Ukraine, agrees to meeting
By LORI HINNANT, JIM HEINTZ and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden has agreed “in principle” to a meeting…
Continue ReadingSurvivor and body found on burning ferry off Greek island
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek emergency workers have rescued a Belarussian truck driver from a burning ferry off…
Continue ReadingPolice: 1 killed, 5 hurt in shooting during Portland protest
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One person was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting at a Portland park where a march was planned to protest…
Continue ReadingPompeii: Rebirth of Italy’s dead city that nearly died again
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press POMPEII, Italy (AP) — Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, is…
Continue ReadingEthiopia starts partial power generation from Blue Nile dam
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia has started generating electricity from the controversial mega-dam being built on the Blue Nile. The milestone was…
Continue ReadingBeijing’s Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior. A new Chinese champion — from…
Continue ReadingUN court hearings set to resume into Rohingya genocide case
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international case accusing Myanmar of genocide against the Rohingya ethnic…
Continue ReadingBEIJING SNAPSHOT: ‘Close door’ — so much more than a button
By HOWIE RUMBERG AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — At an Olympics in a pandemic run by an authoritarian state, the slightest bit of agency matters.…
Continue ReadingUK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says people with COVID-19 will not be legally required to self-isolate in…
Continue Reading1 police officer dead, 1 hurt in offshore helicopter crash
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the cause of a police helicopter crash along the Southern California coast that killed…
Continue ReadingTaiwan premier wants athlete punished for wearing China suit
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s premier has called for a Taiwanese speed skater to be punished for wearing a suit from rival China’s team ahead…
Continue ReadingFarmer anger will test Modi as India’s ‘grain bowl’ votes
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press FATEHGARH SAHIB, India (AP) — India’s Punjab state is voting in elections seen as a barometer of Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingCanada’s protests settle down, but could echo in politics
By ROB GILLIES and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s trucker protest, which grew until it closed a handful of Canada-U.S.…
Continue ReadingFigure skating age debate also exposes body image challenges
By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Some figure skaters are hoping an Olympic doping scandal that is fueling a push to raise the minimum…
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