German parliament approves payment cards for asylum-seekers to limit cash payments
BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament has approved legislation introducing payment cards for asylum-seekers. The system is meant to limit benefits…
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US-China competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms race
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer As their rivalry intensifies, U.S. and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in…
Continue ReadingRussian military trainers arrive in Niger as relations deteriorate with the US
By JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Russian military trainers arrived this week in Niger to reinforce the country’s air…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from Italian hydroelectric plant explosion rises to 7 as the last bodies are recovered
ROME (AP) — Divers in northern Italy have recovered the last two bodies of workers killed by the explosion that collapsed and flooded several…
Continue ReadingBiden to forgive $7.4 billion more in student loan debt for 277,000 borrowers
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration said Friday that it is using existing student loan forgiveness programs to…
Continue ReadingBiden administration announces another round of loan cancellation under new repayment plan
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 206,000 borrowers as part…
Continue ReadingOne-fourth of people dropped from Medicaid still aren’t insured, survey shows
By DEVNA BOSE AP Health Writer A new survey shows that almost a quarter of people who have been dropped from Medicaid during post-pandemic…
Continue ReadingEuropean court decision shows that a safe climate is a human right, former UN rights chief says
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer OXFORD, England (AP) — Former Ireland President Mary Robinson says having a safe climate is becoming more of a…
Continue Reading4 teenagers suspected of planning an Islamic extremist attack arrested in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say four teenagers suspected of planning an Islamic extremist attack have been arrested in Germany. Three of the suspects…
Continue ReadingChina’s exports tumble 7.5% in March and imports also fall as demand slows
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Official customs data show China’s exports contracted in March after growing in the first two…
Continue ReadingEU, Britain and Spain to hold more talks on post-Brexit status of Gibraltar
By CIARÁN GILES and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MADRID (AP) — British and Spanish foreign ministers will meet in Brussels for another round of…
Continue ReadingRetired chair of Chinese state-owned Everbright Group indicted on bribery charges
BEIJING (AP) — A former chairman of the China Everbright Group and ex-central bank executive has been indicted on bribery charges, part of a wider…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street falls sharply to close out its worst week since October
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled Friday following a mixed start to earnings reporting season. Worries about…
Continue ReadingGerman parliament votes to make it easier for people to legally change their name and gender
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Friday approved legislation that will make it easier for transgender, intersex…
Continue ReadingSexual assaults rise in Central African Republic. Wagner, bandits and even peacekeepers are blamed
By SAM MEDNICK and JEAN FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based…
Continue ReadingMiddle class wiped out: Half of Myanmar’s people forced into poverty by civil war, UN report finds
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Once considered among the most promising economies in Southeast Asia with a growing middle class, Myanmar is now…
Continue ReadingSudan’s war began a year ago. Children are among its most fragile survivors
By PATRICIA SIMON and RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA Associated Press METCHE CAMP, Chad (AP) — The war in Sudan began a year ago. Here in a camp for tens…
Continue ReadingThousands of Russian soldiers are fleeing the war in Ukraine but have nowhere to go
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — If the choice was death or a bullet to the leg, Yevgeny would take the bullet. A…
Continue ReadingRussian soldiers who quit Putin’s war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — If the choice was death or a bullet to the leg, Yevgeny would take the bullet. A…
Continue ReadingArgentine court blames Iran and Hezbollah for deadly 1994 Jewish center bombing
By DÉBORA REY and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s highest criminal court has reported a new development…
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