Israel weighs extending detention of sick Palestinian teen
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is considering whether to extend the detention of a 17-year-old Palestinian with a rare…
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Taliban: Explosion kills 9 children in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The office of a Taliban-appointed governor in eastern Afghanistan says that an explosion near the border with Pakistan…
Continue Reading Spanish PM calls for debate on treating COVID-19 as endemic
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says it’s time to consider whether to move away from the detailed tracking that the…
Continue Reading Uganda’s schools reopen, ending world’s longest lockdown
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s schools reopened their gates to students on Monday, ending the longest school…
Continue Reading Beijing accuses US of inciting Lithuania over Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing has accused Washington of inciting Lithuania to “contain China” in a feud over the status of self-ruled Taiwan after…
Continue Reading Pope on COVID vaccines says health care a ‘moral obligation’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is now speaking about getting the coronavirus vaccination as a “moral…
Continue Reading Macron talks up security in French conservative stronghold
By BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has traveled to the country’s Mediterranean coast to…
Continue Reading Middle East foreign ministers head to China for meetings
BEIJING (AP) — Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern states are visiting China for meetings this week with officials from…
Continue Reading Polish official fired after calling Holocaust law ‘stupid’
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish diplomat appointed to improve contacts with Jews worldwide has been fired after he criticized his own government’s…
Continue Reading Dutch king swears in new ruling coalition, Rutte’s 4th
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has embarked on a fourth term. He leads a coalition…
Continue Reading Nearly 8,000 detained in Kazakhstan over violent protests
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Kazakhstan say nearly 8,000 people were detained by police during protests that…
Continue Reading No progress seen after Russia-US talks over Ukraine tensions
By MATTHEW LEE and KONSTANTIN MANENKOV Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Russia and the U.S. remained far apart after talks aimed at defusing tensions…
Continue Reading India starts booster shots for vulnerable amid omicron surge
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — Healthcare and front-line workers along with people above age 60 with health problems are…
Continue Reading Former Israeli PMs face off in court in defamation lawsuit
JERUSALEM (AP) — Two former Israeli prime ministers have faced off in a Tel Aviv courtroom as Benjamin Netanyahu’s defamation suit against Ehud…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Main issues at Russia-US security talks
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Officials from Russia and the United States and its NATO allies will sit down for talks…
Continue Reading Safety doors failed in NYC high-rise fire that killed 17
By DAVID PORTER, MICHELLE L. PRICE and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine why safety doors…
Continue Reading Asian stocks fall as markets eye Fed, China omicron cases
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are sinking in cautious trading following a decline on Wall Street amid continuing…
Continue Reading Some Palestinians get legal status after years in Gaza limbo
By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has granted residency rights to thousands of Palestinians in the occupied…
Continue Reading Invoking Jan. 6, Dems pivot to fight for voting legislation
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are mounting an impassioned bid to overhaul Senate rules that stand in the way of…
Continue Reading Inflation up, virus down as priorities in US: AP-NORC poll
By WILL WEISSERT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is beginning to recede as a top priority in the…
Continue Reading Opposition wins revote for governor in heartland of Chavismo
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ Associated Press BARINAS, Venezuela (AP) — Twice in less than two months, Venezuela’s opposition has…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison
BANGKOK (AP) — A legal official says a court in Myanmar has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison after finding her…
Continue Reading Chicago union leaders OK plan to resume in-person class
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Students in the nation’s third-largest school district will resume classes this week after…
Continue Reading Ohio Rep. Jordan rejects Jan. 6 panel request for interview
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, one of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress, has rejected a request…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after Wall St falls on rate hike worries
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street fell on worries the Federal Reserve will raise…
Continue Reading Judge says Djokovic can stay in Australia but saga not over
By ROD McGUIRK and MARK D. BAKER Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has returned to the tennis court for training, having…
Continue Reading Harrowing tales of escape after fire hits NYC building
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, ANDREW SELSKY and DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harrowing tales of escape have emerged after a fire broke…
Continue Reading AP sources: Yanks’ Balkovec to be first female MiLB manager
By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees are promoting Rachel Balkovec to manager at Low A Tampa, making her the…
Continue Reading Comedians, friends, co-stars react to death of Bob Saget
Bob Saget, the comedian and actor known for his role as a widower raising a trio of daughters in the sitcom “Full House,” was found dead Sunday…
Continue Reading Bob Saget, beloved TV dad of ‘Full House,’ dead at 65
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Saget, a comedian and actor best known for his role on the sitcom “Full House,” has…
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