Djokovic and 2 others now in Australian Open visa drama
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Novak Djokovic isn’t alone in having his visa canceled after flying in for the Australian Open without the…
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US, NATO rule out halt to expansion, reject Russian demands
By MATTHEW LEE and LORNE COOK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and NATO are roundly rejecting Russian demands that the alliance…
Continue Reading Survivors: Over 100 killed in attack in Nigeria’s north
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press MAKURDI, Nigeria (AP) — More than 100 people have been killed in three days of violence in Nigeria’s troubled…
Continue Reading Winter storm snarls travel, gives some schools the day off
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A winter storm in the eastern U.S. has snarled travel and given hundreds of school districts…
Continue Reading Czech Republic to end coal use by 2033, boost nuclear power
PRAGUE (AP) — The new Czech government says it aims to phase out coal in energy production by 2033 while increasing the country’s reliance on…
Continue Reading Tallest Galapagos volcano erupts, spewing lava, ash
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The tallest mountain in the Galapagos islands is erupting, spewing lava down its flanks and clouds of ash over the Pacific…
Continue Reading Macron defends his rude remarks about France’s unvaccinated
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his rude remarks about the country’s minority of vaccine refusers, saying he cannot…
Continue Reading India sends medicines to Afghanistan, wheat to follow
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has delivered two tons of medicines to Afghanistan, although it has not officially…
Continue Reading Poland recalls ambassador to Prague over coal mine comments
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is recalling its new ambassador to Prague after he criticized the country’s approach to a dispute with the Czech…
Continue Reading Extra gas extraction angers Dutch region hit by earthquakes
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The government of the Netherlands has sparked anger by announcing it may have to…
Continue Reading Hong Kong suspends officials, isolates some 170 party guests
By ZEN SOO and KATIE TAM Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities have suspended several government officials from duty and will…
Continue Reading “A hurricane:” Virus storm sends test-makers into overdrive
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press GUIPRY, France (AP) — The wildfire spread across Europe of the highly contagious omicron variant of the…
Continue Reading Bulgarian sees its population decline by 11.5% in a decade
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s population has declined by 11.5% in the past decade, according to first results from the 2021 census. The…
Continue Reading Danes release suspected pirates rather than try them at home
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Three suspected pirates detained on a Danish military vessel after a fatal gunfight in November off West Africa have…
Continue Reading S. Korea disputes North’s claim of hypersonic missile test
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has dismissed North Korea’s claim to have recently launched a hypersonic…
Continue Reading White House highlights effort to cover winter heating bills
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is distributing an additional $4.5 billion in funds to help low-income…
Continue Reading Iran displays missiles amid nuclear talks with world powers
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is displaying three ballistic missiles at an outdoor prayer esplanade in central Tehran as talks in Vienna…
Continue Reading UN: Airstrike in Ethiopia kills 3 refugees, including kids
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says an airstrike has killed three Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region amid the…
Continue Reading Ugandan authorities face pressure to free detained author
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities are facing face growing pressure to free an author who has been in…
Continue Reading Ukrainian court freezes property of ex-president Poroshenko
By YURAS KARMANAU The Associated Press KYIV, UKRAINE (AP) — Ukraine’s Court has frozen the assets of former President Petro Poroshenko as part of…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What does record inflation mean for the eurozone?
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro currency hit its highest level on record, led by…
Continue Reading Ryanair to close base at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport
BERLIN (AP) — Budget airline Ryanair says it will stop serving Germany’s busiest airport at the end of March and close its base there. Ryanair…
Continue Reading As omicron spreads, Europe scrambles to shore up health care
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Nations across Europe are scrambling to prop up health systems strained by staff…
Continue Reading Thailand tightens entry requirements due to omicron spread
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has announced it is tightening some entry restrictions while expanding its “sandbox” quarantine program, and has urged…
Continue Reading Arsenal to wear white jerseys in stand against teen murders
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Arsenal will wear all-white jerseys drained of the club’s traditional red colors for…
Continue Reading Chinese anti-virus lockdowns add to concerns over economy
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s lockdowns of big cities to fight coronavirus outbreaks are prompting concerns about…
Continue Reading France takes EU reins with push for more sovereignty
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French president Emmanuel Macron and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen paid…
Continue Reading Germany to toughen restaurant rules, cut COVID quarantine
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leaders have agreed to toughen requirements for entry to restaurants and bars. They also…
Continue Reading Top-ranked Novak Djokovic spends religious day in detention
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Novak Djokovic is spending one of his important religious holidays in an Australian detention hotel working on his…
Continue Reading South Africa’s ruling party marks birthday amid divisions
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, is to celebrate its 110th…
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