Azerbaijan’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…
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Kansas 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…
Continue ReadingPlays between air raids and songs in shelters: How cultural life is thriving in wartime Ukraine
By Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Olha Mesheryakova doesn’t know what the next year will bring for her life in the capital of war-torn…
Continue ReadingCharles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98
Associated Press Charles F. Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems…
Continue ReadingPrice’s 22 lead Washington State past Portland 89-73
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ethan Price’s 22 points helped Washington State defeat Portland 89-73 on Saturday night. Price also contributed seven…
Continue ReadingSnoop’s game: Snoop Dogg thrills the crowd in the bowl that bears his name
AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Snoop Dogg climbed to top step of the bandstand and raised his arms, setting off a roar from the crowd. The…
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