NATO chief chides members as Ukraine’s allies say slow arms deliveries have helped Russia
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO’s secretary general says the alliance’s member countries have failed to…
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EU tightens visa requirements for Ethiopians over a lack of government cooperation on deportations
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is tightening visa requirements for people from Ethiopia. It says the government there is not cooperating on the…
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Police: 32-year-old El Paso man dead after crash, speed was a factor
Update: Police are identifying the victim as 32-year-old Pedro Negrete. Special Traffic Investigators say that Negrete was traveling at a high rate…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Warm, calm, dry weather day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –We are kicking off the work week with comfortable weather conditions. Looking at fair, dry, and breezy patterns. Today will…
Continue Reading Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia swelters in prolonged heat wave
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Southeast Asia is coping with a weekslong heat wave as record-high temperatures have led…
Continue Reading Turkey says it backs outgoing Dutch prime minister Rutte’s candidacy for NATO chief
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A senior Turkish official says Ankara will back the outgoing Dutch prime minister’s…
Continue Reading Father of Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen charged with abusing one of his other children, lawyer says
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian police say the father and former coach of Olympic champion runner Jakob…
Continue Reading C.J. Sansom, bestselling British author of Tudor crime thriller series, dies at 71
LONDON (AP) — British author C.J. Sansom, best known for his historical crime novels featuring the Tudor lawyer and investigator Matthew Shardlake,…
Continue Reading 5 former officials are convicted over Greece’s deadliest wildfire but are freed after being fined
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek court has convicted five former firefighting and disaster…
Continue Reading China’s Xi to visit France, Serbia, Hungary as Beijing appears to seek a larger role in Ukraine
BEIJING, China (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary next week as Beijing appears to seek a larger role in the…
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Russia is making daily tactical gains in eastern Ukraine, as concerns swirl around Ukrainian military reporting
CNN By Andrew Carey and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Putin’s forces have made further gains in at least three locations along the…
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5 things to know for April 29: Presidential race, Severe weather, Middle East, College protests, Kenya
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A billionaire is building Titanic II — a replica of the ill-fated ship that sank in 1912. Early designs…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 29: Presidential race, Severe weather, Middle East, College protests, Kenya
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A billionaire is building Titanic II — a replica of the ill-fated ship that sank in 1912. Early designs…
Continue Reading Solomon Islands pro-Beijing prime minister won’t keep his job following elections
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands pro-Beijing Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has withdrawn from the…
Continue Reading Thailand’s foreign minister abruptly resigns after being dropped as deputy prime minister
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s foreign minister has abruptly resigned in dissatisfaction over a Cabinet reshuffle that removed him as one of the…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces for the week of April 29 to March 3
EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a…
Continue Reading Togo votes in parliamentary election testing support for proposal that could keep dynasty in power
By ERICK KAGLAN Associated Press LOME, Togo (AP) — People in Togo have voted in parliamentary elections that tested support for a proposed new…
Continue Reading Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a…
Continue Reading Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a…
Continue Reading Affluent Americans are driving US economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Since retiring two years ago, Joan Harris has upped her travel game. Once or twice a…
Continue Reading Indonesian and Singaporean leaders hold annual talks, joined this year by their successors
By ACHMAD IBRAHIM and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President…
Continue Reading Gérard Depardieu will be tried for alleged sexual assaults on a film set, French prosecutors say
By OLEG CETINIC and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French actor Gérard Depardieu will face a criminal trial in October over the…
Continue Reading Missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Authorities said a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damaged a ship in the Red Sea in the…
Continue Reading At least 45 people die in western Kenya as floodwaters sweep away houses and cars
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Flash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya, killing at least 45 people and leaving…
Continue Reading Ahead of visit to Israel, US’s Blinken presses Hamas to accept new proposal for Gaza cease-fire
By SAMY MAGDY and LEE KEATH Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United States stepped up pressure Monday for a cease-fire deal in Gaza as the…
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Gangs forced out Haiti’s government. This FBI ‘Most Wanted’ gang leader claims they’re liberating the country
CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver and Evelio Contreras, CNN. Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — Vitel’homme Innocent’s picture on the…
Continue Reading A kidnapped Pakistani judge has been freed in a late-night operation, police say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a judge who was kidnapped after gunmen ambushed his vehicle has been freed in a late-night…
Continue Reading 1 migrant dies and 25 are rescued from a sinking dinghy in eastern Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the Greek island of Samos say a migrant died and 25 others were rescued from a sinking dinghy that had left…
Continue Reading Attack on a police checkpoint in Russia’s North Caucasus leaves 2 police, 5 gunmen dead
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials say a group of militants has attacked a police checkpoint in Russia’s North Caucasus region, killing two…
Continue Reading Hong Kong transgender activist gets ID card reflecting gender change after yearslong legal battle
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong transgender activist on Monday received a new ID card reflecting his gender change,…
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