China to appoint Horn of Africa envoy amid Ethiopia crisis
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — China’s foreign minister says his country will appoint a special envoy to the Horn of Africa…
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Christian world marks Epiphany with series of celebrations
By FRANCES D’EMILIO and MEHMET GUZEL Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Christians around the world have marked Epiphany with a series of…
Continue ReadingEuropean court declines to take pro-gay marriage cake case
LONDON (AP) — A top European court has declined to rule in a discrimination case centered on an activist’s request to have a cake decorated with…
Continue ReadingIn South Korea, hair loss emerges as new election issue
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung isn’t bald. But he is enjoying the…
Continue ReadingIsrael lawmaker under fire for remarks on West Bank settlers
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli deputy minister is under fire for calling residents of an unauthorized West…
Continue ReadingHackers hit major Portuguese media group, take down websites
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — One of Portugal’s leading media conglomerates says a group calling itself “Lapsus$” hacked the company’s online…
Continue ReadingIran holds mass funeral for ’80s war dead amid nuclear talks
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Thousands of mourners have poured into the streets of Iranian cities for the…
Continue ReadingCambodian leader to make controversial visit to Myanmar
By PATRICK QUINN Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen begins a visit to strife-torn Myanmar on Friday that he hopes…
Continue ReadingChina lashes out at US over support for Lithuania
BEIJING (AP) — China has lashed out at the United States over its support for the European nation of Lithuania in its feud with Beijing over…
Continue ReadingStance on Russia, China a test for new German government
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Germany has found itself facing a series of challenges in its relations with Russia and China…
Continue ReadingDjokovic in limbo as he fights deportation from Australia
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Locked in a dispute over his COVID-19 vaccination status, Novak Djokovic is confined to an immigration detention hotel…
Continue ReadingPolice fatally shoot man who stabbed officer, killed K-9
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Police Department says a police officer fatally shot a burglary suspect who stabbed and killed a police dog and stabbed…
Continue ReadingDozens of protesters, 12 police dead in Kazakhstan protests
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities say security forces have killed dozens of protesters and 12 police have died during…
Continue ReadingChina plans space station completion, many launches in 2022
BEIJING (AP) — China has recommitted itself to completing its orbiting space station by the end of the year and says it is planning more than 40…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s behind unrest rocking oil-rich Kazakhstan
MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan is experiencing the fiercest street protests since the oil-rich Central Asian nation gained independence three decades…
Continue ReadingTexas toddler gets gun in car, shoots mother, sibling
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Police say a mother and her 1-year-old were shot in a Texas Walmart parking lot after her 2-year-old took a handgun and…
Continue ReadingAustralia, Japan sign defense pact as China concerns loom
By HARUKA NUGA and STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — The leaders of Japan and Australia have signed a “landmark” defense agreement…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military: Forces kill Palestinian gunman in raid
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military says its forces shot and killed a Palestinian who had opened fire on them during an arrest raid in the…
Continue ReadingOmicron surge vexes parents of children too young for shots
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Parents of children too young to be vaccinated are facing difficult choices as COVID cases fueled by the omicron…
Continue ReadingAfghan Taliban turn blind eye to Pakistani militants
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have shown no sign of expelling multiple militant…
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