Trial starts in Sweden of 2 oil executives accused of complicity in war crimes in Sudan
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two executives of a Swedish oil exploration and production company have gone on trial in Stockholm for securing the company’s…
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Austrian security officials say they’ve broken up a terror cell suspected of links to Islamic State
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian security officials say they have broken up a suspected terror cell linked to the Islamic State group that consisted of nine…
Continue Reading Turkey and Greece agree to revive talks and seek ‘new approaches’ to resolve decades-old disputes
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Greek and Turkish foreign ministers agreed to revive high-level contacts and seek “new…
Continue Reading Severe rainstorm triggers flooding in central Greece, 1 man dies. Police order a traffic ban
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police ordered vehicles off the streets of three regions in Greece Tuesday as a severe storm hammered the center of the…
Continue Reading Despite Xi’s decision not to attend G20 in India, China says bilateral ties are ‘generally stable’
BEIJING (AP) — China is downplaying President Xi Jinping’s decision not to attend this week’s Group of 20 summit in New Delhi. A Foreign…
Continue Reading Asylum applications in the European Union continue to rise after a major hike last year
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Asylum applications in the European Union continued to rise in the first half of 2023 following a…
Continue Reading Cluster munition deaths in Ukraine pass Syria, fueling rise in a weapon the world has tried to ban
By ABBY SEWELL and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press AIN SHEEB, Syria (AP) — More than 300 people were killed by cluster munitions in Ukraine in 2022,…
Continue Reading The US sent cluster munitions to Ukraine but activists still seek to bolster a treaty banning them
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Backers of an international agreement that bans cluster munitions are striving to prevent erosion in…
Continue Reading Nigerian workers walk off the job again to protest rising costs after removal of gas subsidies
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Some employees in government offices in Nigeria walked off their jobs in protest of the…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s top court rules in favor of recognizing same-sex partnerships in a landmark case
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top court has ruled the government should provide a framework for recognizing…
Continue Reading 14 migrants and the body of a man are found after their dinghy sank near a small Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says that 14 migrants and the body of a man have been found on the shore of a tiny island in the…
Continue Reading World War I memorials in France and Belgium are vying again to become UNESCO World Heritage sites
By RAF CASERT Associated Press ZONNEBEKE, Belgium (AP) — With war ravaging Europe’s heartland again, the countless headstones, cemeteries and…
Continue Reading Officials use soccer to highlight climate worries in India’s ecologically fragile Ladakh region
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A first of its kind “climate-friendly” soccer tournament is underway in India’s…
Continue Reading Israeli military kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank, a militant in an army raid and an alleged gunman
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say that Israeli troops have killed a Palestinian militant during an army raid in the West Bank while…
Continue Reading An orangutan, chirping birds and a waterfall at ASEAN venue contrast to Jakarta’s pollution outside
By EDNA TARIGAN and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo will welcome fellow Asian and world…
Continue Reading A half-century after Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s coup, some in Chile remember the dictatorship fondly
By EVA VERGARA and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime…
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UTEP Running Backs nicknamed Run-D.M.T. after stellar showing Saturday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Through two games, there have been three guys churning it up for the Miners – Parkland grad Deion Hankins, first year JUCO…
Continue Reading China touts the benefits of its ‘Belt and Road’ initiative to Italy, which may end the agreement
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister is seeking to sell his Italian counterpart on the benefits of leader Xi Jinping’s signature…
Continue Reading Australian lawmakers head to US to lobby against efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Assange
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A group of Australian lawmakers say they will travel to Washington this month to lobby the United States to abandon its…
Continue Reading As sports betting spikes, help for problem gamblers expands in some states
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press When the NFL season kicks off this week, Kentucky residents and visitors — for the first time — will be able to…
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What to know about the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
By JAKE BLEIBERG and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton began Tuesday…
Continue Reading A look at the 20 articles of impeachment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
The Associated Press Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces an impeachment trial in the state Senate starting Tuesday on articles overwhelmingly…
Continue Reading A look at the 20 articles of impeachment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
The Associated Press Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces an impeachment trial in the state Senate starting Tuesday on articles overwhelmingly…
Continue Reading Timeline of events leading to the impeachment of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A timeline of events that led to the impeachment trial of three-term Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state…
Continue Reading Timeline of events leading to the impeachment of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A timeline of events that led to the impeachment trial of three-term Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state…
Continue Reading Texas AG Ken Paxton pleads not guilty at impeachment trial and then leaves as arguments get underway
By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The historic impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton began…
Continue Reading Texas AG Ken Paxton pleads not guilty at impeachment trial and then leaves as arguments get underway
By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The historic impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton began…
Continue Reading Stark urban-rural divide emerges in tight Utah GOP special congressional primary race
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A stark, urban-rural divide has made a Utah special congressional primary race between a Donald Trump critic and a…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian markets are mostly lower as oil prices push higher
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday after a decline on Wall Street as traders returned from a long…
Continue Reading Democrat Amo could be 1st person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress after primary win
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Former White House aide Gabe Amo could become the first person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress after…
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