Women’s right activists rally in France ahead of Gisèle Pelicot’s rape trial verdict
AVIGNON, France (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered in the southern French town of Avignon ahead of the verdict in a mass-rape trial in which…
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Palestinian refugees return to Yarmouk amid questions about their place in the new Syria
Associated Press DAMASCUS (AP) — Palestinian refugees, whose homes in the Yarmouk camp near Damascus were destroyed during Syria’s civil war,…
Continue Reading Filipino woman on Indonesia death row recalls a stunning last minute reprieve and ‘miracle’ transfer
Associated Press YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso knelt to pray when officers came to take her to an…
Continue Reading Charles Dickens’ characters come alive in a Dutch town enamored with the English author
Associated Press DEVENTER, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch city of Deventer transformed Saturday into a pocket of 19th-century England, with 950…
Continue Reading Former Manhattan prosecutor to represent suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as…
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One person fatally shot at US Army base in Georgia in ‘isolated’ incident
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. Army installation in Georgia was locked down after a person was shot and killed in what base authorities described as an…
Continue Reading US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says
AP Diplomatic Writer AQABA, Jordan (AP) — American officials have been in direct contact with the terrorist-designated rebel group that led the…
Continue Reading Here’s what to know about the US push for stability in post-Assad Syria
AP Diplomatic Writer AQABA, Jordan (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up perhaps his last Middle East mission as America’s top…
Continue Reading Cyclone Chido kills several in French territory of Mayotte before heading for Africa’s east coast
Associated Press MORONI, Comoros (AP) — Officials say the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean has suffered extensive damage from…
Continue Reading Trump gets warm welcome as he watches Army-Navy game alongside key allies, nominees and Daniel Penny
Associated Press LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump huddled with allies and a Republican cause célèbre at Saturday’s…
Continue Reading Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive massive air attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal, officials said…
Continue Reading Iran sentences an Iranian-American journalist to 10 years in prison
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years on prison after finding him…
Continue Reading Ex-Bolsonaro Cabinet minister arrested in Brazil over alleged coup plot
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have arrested Gen. Walter Braga Netto, a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s…
Continue Reading Serbia’s main gas supplier that is controlled by Russia faces US sanctions, president says
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president says the United States plans to introduce sanctions against Serbia’s main gas supplier that is…
Continue Reading US Marines start partial transfer from Okinawa in Japan to Guam under plan agreed 12 years ago
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Marines have begun a partial transfer from Okinawa to Guam, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on…
Continue Reading PEN America condemns the arrest of Iranian activist Reza Khandan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — PEN America has condemned the arrest of Reza Khandan, Iranian activist and husband of leading human rights…
Continue Reading Notre Dame reopening spectacle caps a stellar year for luxury house LVMH
AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — The reopening of Notre Dame was a solemn celebration of cultural and spiritual renewal. Yet for some, the historic…
Continue Reading Woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual assault acknowledges inconsistencies
Associated Press A woman who accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 at an awards show…
Continue Reading Popular actor in southern India is freed on bail after spending a night in jail in a stampede case
NEW DELHI (AP) — A popular actor in southern India has been released from jail on bail, a day after he was arrested by police in connection with a…
Continue Reading UN talks fail to reach agreement on dealing with rising risk of global drought
Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Despite two weeks of U.N.-sponsored talks in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, the participating 197 nations failed…
Continue Reading Ex-soccer player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia’s president in a blow to country’s EU aspirations
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party…
Continue Reading Thai police detain 2 suspects after a bomb in a border province killed 3 and injured scores
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police say two suspects are in custody as authorities investigate a bombing in the north that killed at least three people and…
Continue Reading Stay sober and have a jolly holiday season with these expert tips
Associated Press Last year, when Lauren Haydel began her first sober holiday season, she wondered how difficult it would be to avoid alcohol at…
Continue Reading Young activists take on a government agency in a Florida climate lawsuit
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A group of young people in Florida is suing the state agency that regulates public…
Continue Reading The Detroit area’s many Syrians are celebrating Assad’s overthrow and planning long-delayed visits
Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Nizam Abazid is gleefully planning his first trip in decades to Syria, where he grew up. Rama Alhoussaini…
Continue Reading A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A severely hobbled Hezbollah was in no position to help defend former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a longtime…
Continue Reading Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Some African Americans are among those are taking advantage of a new law in Benin that grants citizenship to…
Continue Reading More than a dozen have been injured in a Florida airboat crash
OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say two airboats collided with each other in southwest Florida, injuring more than a dozen people. News outlets…
Continue Reading Once taboo, more Japanese women are brewing sake
Associated Press OKAYA, Japan (AP) — Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at…
Continue Reading Trump hosts Apple CEO at Mar-a-Lago as big tech leaders continue outreach to president-elect
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump is hosting Apple CEO Tim Cook for a Friday evening dinner at the president-elect’s…
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