UN council urges Somalia’s feuding leaders to settle dispute
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is urging Somalia’s feuding government leaders to resolve…
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Indonesia’s most wanted militant killed in jungle shootout
By MOHAMMAD TAUFAN Associated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s military says security forces have killed the country’s most…
Continue ReadingNew redistricting commissions splinter along partisan lines
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press New commissions approved by voters to reduce partisan gamesmanship in redistricting are instead splitting along…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What are the issues in Canada’s close election?
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing a tough reelection battle against his Conservative…
Continue ReadingAfghan survivors of errant US drone strike seek probe
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A survivor of an errant U,S. drone strike that killed 10 members of his family has…
Continue ReadingThe barbecue king: British royals praise Philip’s deft touch
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When Prince Philip died nearly six months ago at 99, the tributes poured in from far and wide, praising…
Continue ReadingNonprofit started by Sean Penn aids Georgia vaccine drive
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A disaster relief organization founded by actor Sean Penn is boosting Georgia’s drive to…
Continue ReadingHaitians on Texas border undeterred by US plan to expel them
By JUAN A. LOZANO, ERIC GAY and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is nearing a…
Continue ReadingFearful US residents in Afghanistan hiding out from Taliban
By BERNARD CONDON and JULIE WATSON Associated Press Every night in yet another house in Afghanistan’s capital, a U.S. green card-holding couple…
Continue ReadingAlgeria gives disgraced ex-leader Bouteflika 3-days mourning
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s leader has declared a three-day period of mourning for former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose…
Continue ReadingSchools get the brunt of latest COVID wave in South Carolina
By MICHELLE LIU and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In the past few weeks, South Carolina has set records for COVID-19…
Continue ReadingChina, pandemic, energy top Japan’s leadership race debate
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Four candidates vying to lead Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party _ and replacing outgoing…
Continue ReadingAdvocates fear US weighing climate vs. human rights on China
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press U.S. envoy John Kerry is on a diplomatic quest to stave off the worst scenarios of global warming, but…
Continue ReadingCommunists, observers report violations in Russian election
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russia’s Communist Party, the country’s second-largest political party, is…
Continue ReadingTop doctors say not so fast to Biden’s boosters-for-all plan
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a month ago, President Joe Biden and his health advisers announced big plans to soon deliver…
Continue ReadingYemen Houthi rebels execute 9 over senior official’s killing
By AHMED AL-HAJ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they have executed nine people for their alleged…
Continue ReadingPope to bishops: Listen to abuse victims for sake of church
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is urging European bishops to listen to survivors of clergy sexual abuse and consider…
Continue ReadingAfter Afghanistan pullout, US seeks NATO basing, intel pacts
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The top U.S. military officer is in Greece meeting with NATO counterparts this weekend,…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Notre Dame cathedral secured at last. Next: rebuild
PARIS (AP) — France’s Notre Dame Cathedral is finally stable and secure enough for artisans to start rebuilding it. It took more than two years…
Continue ReadingAttack on gas pipeline in Syria causes brief power outage
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s electricity minister says an attack with explosive devices laid along a natural gas pipeline southeast of…
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