COVID contact means Michel can’t be at EU parliament session
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Council President Charles Michel has become the second top-level European Union official who has had to pull out of the…
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China condemns plans by Slovenia to upgrade Taiwan ties
BEIJING (AP) — China is condemning plans by Slovenia to upgrade relations with self-governing Taiwan, a move likely to spark diplomatic and…
Continue ReadingIsrael minister denies police used NSO spyware on protesters
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli Cabinet minister has dismissed claims that police used controversial spyware to…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s deal with UAE to build foreign exchange reserves
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish central bank says it and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to a currency swap deal equivalent to $4.74 billion…
Continue ReadingBeijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event
BEIJING (AP) — With just over two weeks before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, residents of the Chinese capital are disappointed at not…
Continue ReadingReport: German police see surge in fake vaccine certificates
BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa has reported that police are investigating thousands of cases of suspected forgery of coronavirus vaccine…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Are Turkey’s efforts to fix the economy working?
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s government and central bank have taken unconventional steps in recent weeks to…
Continue ReadingDoctor goes on trial in Germany accused of torture in Syria
By CALEB M. LARSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany has begun hearing a case against a Syrian doctor accused of crimes against…
Continue ReadingNursing home fire kills 6, hospitalizes 17 in eastern Spain
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say six residents of a nursing home near Valencia have died in a fire. Spain’s Civil Guard police force says…
Continue ReadingOil flow resumes at Iraq-Turkey pipeline following blast
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A pipeline that carries oil from Iraq to world markets has resumed operating several hours after an explosion in southeastern…
Continue ReadingThree of Tonga’s smaller islands badly damaged by tsunami
By MOUSSA MOUSSA and DAVID RISING Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Three of Tonga’s smaller islands have suffered serious damage from tsunami…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks rise after China rate cuts, Japan export gain
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher after China cut interest rates to shore up flagging economic…
Continue ReadingAirlines cancel some flights after reduced 5G rollout in US
By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Some flights to and from the U.S. have been canceled even after AT&T and…
Continue ReadingBiden predicts Russia will invade Ukraine, warns Putin
By AAMER MADHANI and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he thinks Russia will invade Ukraine and is warning…
Continue ReadingFamily seeks to sue Lebanon over dead father’s captivity
By KATHY McCORMACK and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A recent development may open a path forward for an ambitious lawsuit…
Continue ReadingPfizer chief Albert Bourla wins $1 million Genesis Prize
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Pfizer’s chief executive, Albert Bourla, has been awarded the prestigious Genesis Prize…
Continue ReadingNew York AG says Trump’s company misled banks, tax officials
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office says its civil investigation has uncovered evidence…
Continue ReadingIsrael evicts Palestinians from disputed Jerusalem property
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police have evicted Palestinian residents from a disputed property in a flashpoint…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why Tonga eruption was so big and what’s next
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The eruption of the undersea volcano near Tonga over the weekend was incredibly…
Continue ReadingPioneering fashion journalist André Leon Talley dies at 73
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — André Leon Talley, a towering and highly visible figure of the fashion world who made history…
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