Pope to lawmakers: Climate change requires quick consensus
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is urging lawmakers worldwide to overcome “the narrow confines” of…
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McConnell seizes on debt standoff to undermine Biden agenda
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — During the recent standoff over the nation’s debt limit, Senate Republican…
Continue ReadingGreen leader: ‘Long way’ to go in talks to form German govt
BERLIN (AP) — A leader of the Greens say the multiparty talks on forming a new German government have “a long way to go” and will have to…
Continue ReadingRussia hits new virus death record as autumn surge persists
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has recorded a new record-high daily death toll from COVID-19, continuing a persistent rise that has brought new records…
Continue ReadingUK eyes ‘walk me home’ phone-tracker to protect lone women
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A top British government official is backing a phone company’s proposal for a new tracking service…
Continue ReadingSyria’s Assad allows exiled uncle to return to avoid prison
By SARAH EL DEEB and ANGELA CHARLTON BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian pro-government newspaper says that President Bashar Assad has allowed his exiled uncle…
Continue ReadingChopin portrait bought at flea market is from 19th century
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A peeling portrait of Polish piano composer Frederic Chopin purchased at a flea market…
Continue ReadingFormer Israeli soldier assaulted outside station in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — A former Israeli soldier has been assaulted in Germany’s capital in what police describe as an antisemitic incident. The assault…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Could Facebook sue whistleblower Frances Haugen?
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Facebook has recently taken a harsher tone toward whistleblower Frances Haugen, suggesting that the social network…
Continue ReadingA growing worry for charities: Tax havens for the rich
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer A spotlight that has been thrown on how many of the rich and powerful shield their wealth is also intensifying…
Continue ReadingTaliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have ruled out cooperation with the U.S. to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan.…
Continue ReadingHungary comes to Poland’s defense over EU court ruling
By VANESSA GERA and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister has signed a government resolution welcoming a…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How China flights near Taiwan inflame tensions
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A spate of Chinese military flights off southwestern Taiwan in recent days has prompted alarm from…
Continue ReadingRuling party narrowly loses Czech vote; PM Babis may be out
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Prime Minister Andrej Babis’s centrist party has narrowly lost the Czech Republic’s…
Continue ReadingBanisadr, Iran’s first president after 1979 revolution, dies
By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Abolhassan Banisadr, Iran’s first president after the country’s 1979…
Continue ReadingUN officials say guards kill 6 migrants detained in Libya
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — U.N. officials say guards at a Libyan detention center for migrants have shot and killed…
Continue ReadingFrench envoy to Australia: Deceitful sub deal raises risks
By MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s ambassador to Australia says Australian officials lied to his face and raised the risk…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why do Iraq’s elections matter to the world?
By ZEINA KARAM and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s elections on Sunday come with enormous challenges: Iraq’s economy…
Continue ReadingRussians flock to Serbia for Western-made COVID-19 vaccines
By JOVANA GEC and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Russians are flocking to Serbia to receive Western-approved COVID-19…
Continue ReadingCalifornia spill not the environmental disaster first feared
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — After a crude oil sheen was detected on the waters off the Southern California coast,…
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