Thousands of Indian farmers protest in New Delhi demanding a law guaranteeing...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of farmers protested in India's capital on Thursday to press their demand for a new law that would guarantee minimum crop prices, after weeks of being blocked from entering...
View ArticleThe British government wants to define extremism. Critics say it risks...
LONDON (AP) — The British government published an official definition of “extremism” on Thursday, and said groups that get the label will be barred from receiving government funding. It’s unclear who...
View ArticleGeert Wilders says it is 'constitutionally wrong' that he had to sacrifice...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders said Thursday it is unfair and “constitutionally wrong” that he had to sacrifice his leadership aspirations in order to pave the way for...
View ArticleDenying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions....
View ArticleReport claims Yemen's Houthis have a hypersonic missile, possibly raising...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal, Russia's state media reported Thursday, potentially raising the stakes in their...
View ArticleRussia says Ukraine has fired more missiles at a border region on the eve of...
Ukraine fired at least eight missiles at Russia’s Belgorod border region, killing two people and wounding 12, local officials said Thursday, as Kyiv’s forces apparently kept up efforts to rattle the...
View ArticlePope acknowledges criticism, health issues but says in upcoming memoir he has...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, saying in a new memoir he still has “many projects to bring to...
View ArticleTop US military chief visits munitions plants with lawmakers to press the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown is visiting U.S. weapon factories in Oklahoma and Arkansas on Thursday as the Pentagon frames the $95 billion aid package hanging in the balance...
View ArticleSpanish parliament approves controversial amnesty for Catalan separatists
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Parliament approved on Thursday a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proven and alleged — committed by Catalan separatists during a chaotic...
View ArticleSenegal's top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was released from jail late Thursday ahead of the presidential election later this month, triggering jubilant celebrations across...
View ArticleA plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those charged with finding...
View ArticlePalestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of...
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian...
View ArticleAttack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a ship in the Red Sea, though its...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a tanker in the Red Sea early Friday but the ship's crew was unharmed, authorities said. It was the latest in the rebels’...
View ArticleUN-backed human rights experts decry new evidence of torture of Ukrainian...
GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-backed human rights experts said Friday they have gathered new evidence of “horrific” torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war by their Russian jailers, saying such practices could...
View ArticleIndia's new citizenship law excludes Muslims. Here's what to know
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has implemented a citizenship law that excludes migrants who are Muslims, a minority community whose concerns have heightened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu...
View ArticleRussians are voting in an election that holds little suspense after Putin...
Russia began three days of voting Friday in a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule by six more years after he stifled dissent. At least half a dozen...
View ArticleNorth Korea's Kim enjoys a Russian luxury limousine gifted by Putin as the...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used a Russian luxury limousine gifted by President Vladimir Putin, Kim’s sister said Saturday, praising the car’s “special function” and the...
View ArticleHunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A crowd of about 100 people tried to shove through a metal gate in Haiti’s capital as a guard with a baton pushed them back, threatening to hit them. Undeterred, children...
View ArticleWith Navalny dead, his allies keep fighting to undermine Putin's grip on power
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Alexei Navalny’s team is used to working independently. The most potent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin was frequently absent for long stretches after being arrested,...
View ArticleAP reporters aboard a US military plane watch small batches of aid airdropped...
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — As American military pilots closed in on the northern coast of Gaza, Associated Press journalists aboard the aid mission could hardly spot a single building left...
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