Musk causes uproar for backing Germany’s far-right party ahead of key elections
BERLIN (AP) — Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary…
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Azerbaijan’s president accuses Russia of downing airliner in Christmas Day crash and covering up cause
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has accused Russia of accidentally shooting down an airliner on…
Continue ReadingNBA All-Star Luka Doncic becomes latest professional athlete whose home was burglarized
By Ashley R. Williams, Hanna Park and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Around $30,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from Dallas Mavericks guard Luka…
Continue ReadingNew Georgian president sworn in, as pro-EU predecessor says she takes ‘legitimacy’ with her
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated as president of Georgia on Sunday, following a tumultuous election period…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan’s president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit…
Continue ReadingKansas once required voters to prove citizenship. That didn’t work out so well
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans made claims about illegal voting by noncitizens a centerpiece of their 2024 campaign messaging and…
Continue ReadingShe was set on fire and no one knows her name. How homelessness, crime and a broken immigration system met in a subway car
By Gloria Pazmino and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a week since a woman died in a New York City subway car, allegedly set on fire…
Continue ReadingSyria’s dwindling Jewish community can visit one of the world’s oldest synagogues again
Associated Press JOBAR, Syria (AP) — In this Damascus suburb, the handful of remaining Jews in Syria can again make pilgrimages to one of the…
Continue Reading3 die off northern France coast in a Channel crossing attempt
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — At least three migrants died early Sunday while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern…
Continue ReadingLow turnout in Chad parliamentary election boycotted by opposition as military rule ends
Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chadians have voted in parliamentary and regional elections that will end the three-year transitional…
Continue ReadingIsraeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent successful surgery Sunday to have his prostate…
Continue ReadingKavelashvili is inaugurated as Georgia’s president, complicating its path toward EU
Associated Press TBILISI, Goergia (AP) — Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili has been inaugurated as president of Georgia in what the…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s Kim vows the toughest anti-US policy before Trump takes office
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he will implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, less than a…
Continue ReadingCroatia’s incumbent president gains most votes for re-election, but not enough to avoid a runoff
Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s incumbent President Zoran Milanovic won most of the votes in the first round of a presidential…
Continue ReadingA suicide bomber kills a police officer and wounds another in southern Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media say a suicide bomber killed a local police officer and wounded another in a southern Iranian port city, home to a…
Continue ReadingA fourth infant dies of the winter cold in Gaza as families share blankets in seaside tents
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A fourth infant has died of hypothermia in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of…
Continue ReadingShaedon Sharpe scores 23 and Trail Blazers beat short-handed Mavs 126-122
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Shaedon Sharpe had 23 points, Anfernee Simons scored 22 and the Portland Trail Blazers held off the Dallas Mavericks 126-122…
Continue ReadingBelgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in…
Continue ReadingBolivia’s former leader Evo Morales seeks a political comeback from his stronghold in the tropics
Associated Press LAUCA Ñ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia will elect a new president in August and already, a political battle is looming between two…
Continue Reading2024 was a year of triumphs and setbacks for Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Here’s how it unfolded
In 2024, President Vladimir Putin further cemented his grip on power and sought to counter Russia’s isolation from the West over the war in…
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