NATO’s Rutte calls for more Western support for Ukraine, warns of Russian alliances
PARIS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called on Western allies to provide further support to Ukraine “to change the trajectory of the…
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UN force says Israeli work on Syrian frontier saw ‘severe violations’ of cease-fire after AP report
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — United Nations peacekeepers warned Tuesday that the Israeli military has committed “severe…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects push to move Georgia case against ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to let former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows move the election…
Continue ReadingDemonstrators wave Nazi flags outside local theater performance of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ in Michigan
WXYZ, CNN By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A group of people carrying Nazi flags demonstrated outside a community theater performance of “The…
Continue ReadingGerry Faust, the former head football coach at Notre Dame, has died at 89
AP Sports Writer AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Gerry Faust, the gravel-voiced Cincinnati high school coach who lived a dream by becoming the coach at Notre…
Continue ReadingMy Little Pony finally hits the Toy Hall of Fame, alongside Phase 10 and Transformers
Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — My Little Pony finally made it to the winner’s circle. After years as an also-ran, the pastel-colored…
Continue ReadingChurch of England head Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican…
Continue ReadingArchbishop of Canterbury resigns over handling of church child abuse case
By Christopher Lamb and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the most senior leader in the Church of England, has…
Continue ReadingEminem, Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow, N.W.A. and Janet Jackson get Songwriters Hall of Fame nods
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eminem, Boy George, George Clinton, Sheryl Crow, Janet Jackson, the Doobie Brothers, N.W.A. and Alanis…
Continue ReadingBlinken is heading to Europe for urgent talks on Ukraine after Trump’s election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Europe for urgent meetings on Ukraine with NATO and European Union officials…
Continue ReadingDoctor accused of criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine is convicted and given over 5 years in prison
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A doctor accused of criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine in front of a patient was convicted of…
Continue ReadingGermany set for snap election in February
By Sebastian Shukla, Claudia Otto and Inke Kappeler, CNN (CNN) — Germany is set to hold a snap election on February 23 after an agreement was…
Continue ReadingPainter Frank Auerbach, who fled the Nazis and became a major artist, dies at 93
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany for Britain as a child and became one of the major artists of the 20th…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean president takes up golf again to forge a bond with Trump
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has dusted off his golf clubs in an attempt to forge a bond with…
Continue ReadingVardis Vardinoyannis, Greek business magnate and Kennedy family friend, dies at 90
Associated Press Vardis J. Vardinoyannis, a powerful and pivotal figure in Greek shipping and energy who survived a terrorist attack and cultivated…
Continue ReadingAs US Catholic bishops meet, Trump looms over their work on abortion and immigration
Associated Press As U.S. Catholic bishops gather for their annual fall meeting this week in Baltimore, the specter of President-elect Donald…
Continue ReadingGrowing pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province has sickened 1.8M people in a month, officials say
Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say worsening air pollution in the past month has sickened an estimated 1.8 million people in…
Continue ReadingRussian parliament advances bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed final reading of a bill to ban adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries…
Continue ReadingEuropean fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities say a network of European art forgers who painted fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them to…
Continue ReadingBritain’s Queen Camilla returns to public duties after chest infection
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Queen Camilla is set to return to public duties after missing weekend events commemorating the nation’s war dead…
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