Rights groups say Israeli strikes on journalists in Lebanon were likely deliberate
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Two international human rights groups say two Israeli strikes that killed a Reuters videographer and…
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Why the Albanian opposition is disrupting parliament with flares, makeshift barricades and fires
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — For months, Albanian opposition parties have used flares and noise to disrupt Parliament,…
Continue ReadingOfficer and utility worker killed in hit-and-run crash; suspect also accused of stealing cruiser
By KATHY McCORMACK and STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — A pickup truck driver in a Boston suburb is accused of crashing into a…
Continue ReadingThe UK government blames Russian intelligence for prolonged efforts to meddle in British politics
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government says that Russia’s intelligence services have targeted high-profile British…
Continue ReadingBritish poet and self-professed ‘anarchist’ Benjamin Zephaniah dies at age 65
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British poet, political activist, musician and actor Benjamin Zephaniah has died at age 65. Zephaniah…
Continue ReadingHow a war thousands of miles away is changing the way some Americans celebrate Hanukkah
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Jean Joachim’s menorah has been sitting in the window of her first-floor New York City apartment for…
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CNN By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Jean Joachim’s menorah has been sitting in the window of her first-floor New York City apartment…
Continue ReadingGates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitment
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday that it will donate $100 million to expand its work on…
Continue ReadingAP Election Brief | What to expect in Houston’s mayoral runoff election
BY ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s down to two candidates in the race to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city.…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 7: Presidential debate, Las Vegas shooting, Israel, Foreign aid, Cigarettes
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — One of the key sticking points at the global climate summit underway in Dubai is fossil fuels, the main…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 7: Presidential debate, Las Vegas shooting, Israel, Foreign aid, Cigarettes
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — One of the key sticking points at the global climate summit underway in Dubai is fossil fuels, the main…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 7: Presidential debate, Las Vegas shooting, Israel, Foreign aid, Cigarettes
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — One of the key sticking points at the global climate summit underway in Dubai is fossil fuels, the main driver…
Continue ReadingSeychelles declares an emergency after deadly flooding and a blast at an explosives depot
By EMILIE CHETTY Associated Press VICTORIA, Seychelles (AP) — The president of Seychelles has declared an emergency after a huge blast at an…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea Olympic committee pushes athletes to attend navy boot camp, triggering rebukes
By JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Olympic committee is pushing to send hundreds of athletes to a navy…
Continue ReadingState of emergency in Seychelles as massive explosion causes chaos
By Jessie Gretener and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan issued a state of emergency Thursday after a blast at…
Continue ReadingChinese navy ships are first to dock at new pier at Cambodian naval base linked to Beijing
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chinese naval vessels have become the first ships to dock at a new pier at a…
Continue ReadingA Netherlands court sets a sentencing date for a man convicted in Canada of cyberbullying
AMSTERDAM (AP) — A court in the Netherlands says it will rule in two weeks on the sentence for a man convicted in Canada in a notorious…
Continue ReadingEx-UK leader Boris Johnson rejects notion he wanted to let COVID-19 ‘rip’ through the population
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in sometimes angry testimony to Britain’s inquiry into the…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan to hold snap presidential election in early February, shortly before Russia’s vote
By AIDA SULTANOVA President Ilham Aliyev has ordered Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission to prepare for an early presidential election on…
Continue ReadingDesperation grows among Palestinians trapped with little aid as Israel battles Hamas in Gaza
By WAFAA SHURAFA, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Desperation grew Thursday among Palestinians…
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