Georgian lawmakers move closer to passing 'Russian law' targeting the media....
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s Parliament moved a step closer Wednesday to passing a law that critics fear will stifle media freedom and endanger the country’s European Union membership bid, as...
View ArticleDrone footage shows devastation in Ukraine's strategic eastern city of Chasiv...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Months of relentless Russian artillery pounding have devastated a strategic city in eastern Ukraine, new drone footage obtained by The Associated Press shows, with barely a...
View ArticleBlinken presses Hamas to seal cease-fire with Israel, says 'the time is now'...
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hiked up pressure on Hamas on Wednesday to accept the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel, saying the “time is now” for an agreement...
View ArticlePro-Palestinian banners. Blazing Olympic rings. Workers' May Day rallies...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with largely peaceful protests Wednesday over rising prices, low wages and calls for greater labor rights. Pro- Palestinian...
View ArticleWhat is at stake in UK local voting ahead of a looming general election
LONDON (AP) — Millions of voters in England and Wales cast ballots Thursday in an array of local elections amounting to the last big test before a U.K. general election that all indicators suggest...
View ArticleLawmakers in Serbia elect new government with pro-Russia ministers sanctioned...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian lawmakers on Thursday voted into office a new government that reinstated two pro-Russia officials who are sanctioned by the United States, reflecting persistent close...
View ArticleHere's what's on the table for Israel and Hamas in the latest cease-fire talks
CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas appear to be seriously negotiating an end to the war in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages. A leaked truce proposal hints at compromises by both sides after months...
View ArticleLiberia passes a law setting up a long-awaited war crimes court
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — President Joseph Boakai on Thursday signed an executive order to create a long-awaited war crimes court to deliver justice to the victims of Liberia's two civil wars,...
View ArticleA scroll for the king, a website for the people: Coronation document to be...
LONDON (AP) — It is a record fit for a king, but it’s going online for everyone to see. King Charles III gaped at the 70-foot-long (21.4-meter) hand-lettered scroll as it was presented to him earlier...
View ArticleEuropean court upholds Italy's right to seize prized Greek bronze from Getty...
ROME (AP) — A European court on Thursday upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, ruling that Italy was justified in trying to reclaim an...
View ArticleThe unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza hasn't been seen since World...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world hasn’t seen anything like the unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza since World War II, and it would take at least until 2040 to restore the homes devastated in...
View ArticleKyiv's forces are up against a concerted Russian push in eastern Ukraine, a...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The situation on the front line in eastern Ukraine is worsening but local defenders are so far holding firm against a concerted push by Russia’s bigger and better-equipped forces,...
View ArticleHamas is sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in the...
BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas said Thursday that it was sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks, in a new sign of progress in attempts by international mediators to hammer out an agreement...
View ArticleGangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs in Haiti laid siege to several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours as hundreds fled the violence early...
View ArticleCambodia's Supreme Court upholds the 2-year prison sentence of a casino...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the two-year prison sentence of a labor union leader who led a long-running strike against the country’s biggest casino. Chhim...
View ArticleThe Kremlin brands comments on Ukraine by France's Macron and Britain's...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Recent statements by France’s president and Britain’s foreign secretary about the war in Ukraine are “dangerous” and will deepen international tension around the conflict, the...
View ArticleChina sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region...
View ArticleSelf-exiled Chinese businessman's chief of staff pleads guilty weeks before...
NEW YORK (AP) — The chief of staff of a Chinese businessman sought by the government of China pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges on Friday, weeks before her boss goes to trial in New York in a $1...
View ArticleFlowers, candles, silence as Serbia marks the 1st anniversary of mass...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of people laid flowers and lit candles on Friday to commemorate the victims of Serbia's first-ever school shooting a year ago that left nine children and a school...
View ArticleThe UK's Conservatives suffer historic losses in local elections as Labour...
LONDON (AP) — Britain's governing Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in local election results Friday, further cementing expectations that the Labour Party will return to power after 14 years in...
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