Egyptians vote for president, with el-Sissi certain to win
By The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians are voting in a presidential election in which President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi faces no serious…
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Tibetans in exile accuse China of destroying their identity in Tibet under its rule
By ASHWINI BHATIA Associated Press DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile has accused China of denying the most…
Continue ReadingUN says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.N. says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan. Since seizing power in 2021,…
Continue ReadingBattles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas
By WAFAA SHURAFA, NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Battles raged across Gaza on Sunday as Israel…
Continue ReadingPhilippines and China accuse each other of ‘dangerous’ incidents involving several vessels in South China Sea
By Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The Philippines and China on Sunday accused each other of dangerous maneuvers and causing a…
Continue ReadingAt DC roast, Joe Manchin jokes he could be the slightly younger president America needs
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin is once again teasing that he could make a third-party run for the White…
Continue ReadingIran bans Mahsa Amini’s family from traveling to accept the European Union’s top human rights prize
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities banned members of the late Mahsa Amini’s family from traveling to accept the European…
Continue ReadingAnthony Davis leads Lakers to NBA In-Season Tournament title, 123-109 over Pacers
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — As Commissioner Adam Silver prepared to hand LeBron James the MVP trophy of the inaugural NBA…
Continue ReadingBangladesh opposition party holds protest as it boycotts Jan. 7 national election amid violence
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh will hold its next general election on Jan. 7, but the country’s main…
Continue ReadingAt COP28, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and adapting to climate as talks near crunch time
By SIBI ARASU, SETH BORENSTEIN and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Negotiators have been urged to narrow down…
Continue ReadingFor Putin, winning reelection could be easier than resolving the many challenges facing Russia
By The Associated Press President Vladimir Putin is likely to win another six-year term easily in an election expected in March, using his sweeping…
Continue ReadingSmugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Gerston Miranda and his wife were among thousands of migrants recently arriving at this…
Continue ReadingIsrael ready to act against Houthi rebels if international community fails to, national security adviser says
By Tamar Michaelis and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Israel is prepared to act against efforts by Houthi rebels in Yemen to disrupt shipping in…
Continue ReadingWhat is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is marking its 75th anniversary?
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press Seventy-five years ago on Sunday, the U.N. General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a…
Continue ReadingIn inaugural speech, Argentina’s Javier Milei prepares nation for painful shock adjustment
By DAVID BILLER and DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It wasn’t the most uplifting of inaugural addresses. Rather,…
Continue ReadingOklahoma City voters consider 1% sales tax to build a $1 billion arena for NBA’s Thunder
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When a group of Oklahoma City investors moved the NBA’s SuperSonics from Seattle in 2008 and…
Continue ReadingChina is hardening against dissent, rights groups say as they mark International Human Rights Day
By SYLVIA HUI and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When her husband fled China in 2019 to escape a police crackdown on dissidents, Lu…
Continue ReadingMilitary-themed brewery wants to open in a big Navy town. An ex-SEAL is getting in the way
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A former U.S. Navy SEAL who says he shot Osama bin Laden is at the center of a much different…
Continue ReadingCows in Rotterdam harbor, seedlings on rafts in India; are floating farms the future?
By MIKE CORDER and MELINA WALLING Associated Press ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — On the top deck of a three-tiered structure moored near downtown…
Continue ReadingAgriculture gets its day at COP28, but experts see big barriers to cutting emissions
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press This year’s global climate summit in Dubai set aside Sunday to spotlight food and agriculture, a sector that…
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