Seen abroad as a leader on Indigenous rights, New Zealand enters a divisive new era
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — On the eve of New Zealand’s Māori language celebration week, the country’s right-wing…
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Australian police infiltrate encrypted messaging app Ghost and arrest dozens
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian police say they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed…
Continue ReadingUS military acknowledges Yemen’s Houthi rebels shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper drones
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week, further…
Continue ReadingBrisk voting for local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir for first time after losing autonomy
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The first leg of a phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir has…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Most of Wall Street edges lower after Fed delivers a big cut to rates
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes edged lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession…
Continue ReadingTrump pledges tariffs and repeats false claim of Chinese automakers building big Mexican factories
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has repeated false claims that Chinese automakers are putting up large factories in…
Continue ReadingNew York man hit by stray police bullet needed cranial surgery, cousin says
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The cousin of a New Yorker hit by a stray police bullet says the man underwent cranial surgery to reduce swelling…
Continue ReadingTrump says he will meet with Narendra Modi during Indian prime minister’s visit to US
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he’s meeting next week with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi is scheduled to be…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the two waves of deadly explosions that hit Lebanon and Syria
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Just one day after pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic…
Continue ReadingMarch for Bolivia’s ex-President Morales turns violent, as political crisis escalates
Associated Press CARACOLLO, Bolivia (AP) — Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marching in support of Bolivia’s former President Evo…
Continue ReadingMississippi high court rejects the latest appeal by a man on death row since 1994
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied the latest appeal by a man who has been on death row for 30 years.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor signs laws to crack down on election deepfakes created by AI
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Tuesday to crack down on the use of artificial…
Continue ReadingGhana’s main opposition party stages nationwide protests over alleged voter roll irregularities
Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s biggest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress, has held nationwide protests. It…
Continue ReadingUS nuclear repository is among the federally owned spots identified for renewable energy projects
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it is teaming up with yet another energy company as…
Continue ReadingBrazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocate
Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A federal court in Brazil has dismissed charges against one of three men arrested in the killings of an…
Continue ReadingColombia’s president says attack on army base ‘practically ends’ peace talks with ELN rebels
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — An attack on a military base in eastern Colombia killed two soldiers and injured at least 21, Colombia’s…
Continue Reading6 die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say six people have been killed in a landslide near Mexico City. The State of Mexico government said in a…
Continue ReadingAt least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the…
Continue ReadingUS moves soldiers to Alaska island amid Russian military activity increase in the area
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. military has moved about 130 soldiers along with mobile rocket launchers to a desolate island in…
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