Pakistan effectively shuts the key crossing into Afghanistan to truck drivers
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban says Pakistan has effectively closed a key northwestern border crossing with…
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Indonesia’s president visits Vietnam’s EV maker Vinfast and says conditions ready for a car plant
By HAU DINH and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has visited Vietnamese automaker…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s ruling party marks its 112th anniversary ahead of a tough election year
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party will celebrate Saturday the 112th…
Continue ReadingTimberwolves cruise to 116-93 win over Trail Blazers behind Gobert’s 24 points, 17 rebounds
By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 24 points and 17 rebounds, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 23 points and the Minnesota…
Continue ReadingVideo of crowd’s fascist salute in heart of Rome rattles Italy – but not its prime minister
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A viral video of more than 150 men, clad in black and raising their right arms in a fascist salute in…
Continue ReadingKashmir residents suffer through a dry winter waiting for snow. Experts point to climate change
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir during…
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Bend sun break, then bitter cold; high winds close Mt. Bachelor for a second day; COCC closed for much of weekend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Another sun break came to much of the Bend area Friday morning ahead of another strong winter storm and bitterly cold…
Continue ReadingTurkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after 9 soldiers were killed
By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq and Syria on…
Continue ReadingA mudslide in Colombia has killed at least 34 people and injured dozens of others
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The death toll of a mudslide in western Colombia rose to 34 on Saturday, authorities said. The mudslide struck a busy…
Continue ReadingDuring 100 days of war, a Gaza doctor pushes through horror and loss in his struggle to save lives
By ISABEL DEBRE and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — For a few hours every day or night, Dr. Suhaib Alhamss tries to sleep on…
Continue ReadingCounting the days: Families of Hamas hostages prepare to mark loved ones’ 100th day in captivity
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Every morning, before she’s even out of her pajamas, Rachel Goldberg-Polin tears a piece of…
Continue ReadingRepublicans try to block Biden administration plan to cut money for anti-abortion counseling centers
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new twist to the fight over abortion access, congressional Republicans are trying to block…
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Deschutes County officials cut the ribbon on new North County Campus in Redmond
Deschutes County officials were on hand Friday to cut the ribbon on the new North County Campus on Kingwood Avenue in Redmond, a site bringing…
Continue ReadingMass shooting at Buffalo supermarket now Justice Department’s first death penalty case under Garland
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a few months after he took office, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a…
Continue ReadingGuatemalans hope for a peaceful transition of power with Bernardo Arévalo’s upcoming inauguration
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s imminent inauguration and the…
Continue ReadingWar in Gaza and US election factor into some of the many events planned for MLK holiday
By TERRY TANG and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press As communities nationwide celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday this weekend with events…
Continue ReadingIn 100 days, the Israel-Hamas war has transformed the region. The fighting shows no signs of ending
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Sunday marks 100 days that Israel and Hamas have been at war. The war already is the longest…
Continue ReadingThe US struggles to sway Israel on its treatment of Palestinians. Why Netanyahu is unlikely to yield
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration keeps pressing Israel…
Continue ReadingA weekend of ferocious winter weather could see low-temperature records set in the US heartland
By JIM SALTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Icy winter weather blanketed the U.S. on Saturday as a wave of Arctic…
Continue ReadingNigerian group provides hundreds of prosthetic limbs to amputee children thanks to crowdfunding
By DAN IKPOYI and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The accident that broke 10-year-old Princess Igbinosa’s right leg…
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