A Danish court orders a British financier to remain in pre-trial custody on tax fraud
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A British hedge fund trader extradited from the United Arab Emirates to Denmark where he was wanted for allegedly…
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Denmark’s parliament adopts a law making it illegal to burn the Quran or other religious texts
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A new law has been passed in Denmark’s parliament that makes it illegal to desecrate…
Continue Reading Japan pledges $4.5B more in aid for Ukraine, including $1B in humanitarian funds
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged $4.5 billion to Ukraine, including $1 billion in…
Continue Reading OnlyFans has a new content creator: tennis player Nick Kyrgios
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Tennis pro Nick Kyrgios is setting up a free-to-access OnlyFans page. Kyrgios is a 28-year-old Australian who was…
Continue Reading The White House is threatening the patents of high-priced drugs developed with taxpayer dollars
By AMANDA SEITZ and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is putting pharmaceutical companies on notice.…
Continue Reading Powerful earthquake shakes South Pacific nation of Vanuatu; no tsunami threat
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A powerful earthquake has shaken the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, but countries in the region say there is no…
Continue Reading Filings for jobless claims tick up modestly, continuing claims fall
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. applications for jobless benefits ticked up last week, but the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting…
Continue Reading United Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE and SAM METZ Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The United Nations’ top peacekeeping official has defended its missions…
Continue Reading Rights groups say Israeli strikes on journalists in Lebanon were likely deliberate
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Two international human rights groups say two Israeli strikes that killed a Reuters videographer and…
Continue Reading Why the Albanian opposition is disrupting parliament with flares, makeshift barricades and fires
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — For months, Albanian opposition parties have used flares and noise to disrupt Parliament,…
Continue Reading Officer and utility worker killed in hit-and-run crash; suspect also accused of stealing cruiser
By KATHY McCORMACK and STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — A pickup truck driver in a Boston suburb is accused of crashing into a…
Continue Reading The UK government blames Russian intelligence for prolonged efforts to meddle in British politics
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government says that Russia’s intelligence services have targeted high-profile British…
Continue Reading British poet and self-professed ‘anarchist’ Benjamin Zephaniah dies at age 65
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Benjamin Zephaniah, a British poet, political activist and actor who drew huge inspiration from his…
Continue Reading Gates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitment
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday that it will donate $100 million to expand its work on…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Houston’s mayoral runoff election
BY ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s down to two candidates in the race to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city. U.S. Rep.…
Continue Reading Seychelles declares an emergency after deadly flooding and a blast at an explosives depot
By EMILIE CHETTY Associated Press VICTORIA, Seychelles (AP) — The president of Seychelles has declared an emergency after a huge blast at an…
Continue Reading South Korea Olympic committee pushes athletes to attend navy boot camp, triggering rebukes
By JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Olympic committee is pushing to send hundreds of athletes to a navy…
Continue Reading A Netherlands court sets a sentencing date for a man convicted in Canada of cyberbullying
AMSTERDAM (AP) — A court in the Netherlands says it will rule in two weeks on the sentence for a man convicted in Canada in a notorious…
Continue Reading Ex-UK leader Boris Johnson rejects notion he wanted to let COVID-19 ‘rip’ through the population
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in sometimes angry testimony to Britain’s inquiry into the…
Continue Reading Chinese navy ships are first to dock at new pier at Cambodian naval base linked to Beijing
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chinese naval vessels have become the first ships to dock at a new pier at a…
Continue Reading Azerbaijan to hold snap presidential election on February 7, shortly before Russia’s vote
By The Associated Press President Ilham Aliyev has ordered Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission to prepare for an early presidential…
Continue Reading Desperation grows among Palestinians trapped with little aid as Israel battles Hamas in Gaza
By WAFAA SHURAFA, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Desperation grew Thursday among Palestinians…
Continue Reading Facing a Conservative revolt, UK leader Sunak says judges won’t stop him sending migrants to Rwanda
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he will “do what is necessary” to revive a blocked deal…
Continue Reading Russian schoolgirl shoots several classmates, leaving 1 dead, before killing herself
MOSCOW (AP) — State news agencies and authorities in Russia say a girl shot several classmates before killing herself at a school in the city of…
Continue Reading Turkish and Greek leaders turn on the charm in Athens as they vow to leave years of animosity behind
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Longtime regional rivals Greece and Turkey have made a significant…
Continue Reading China, EU summit exposes divisions over Ukraine, trade, subsidies
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of China and the European Union held talks Thursday that focused on their disputes…
Continue Reading Former Polish President Lech Walesa, 80, says he is better but remains hospitalized with COVID-19
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Nobel Peace Prizer winner and former President Lech Walesa says he is improving after being hospitalized with…
Continue Reading Democracy activist Agnes Chow says she still feels under the watch of Hong Kong police in Canada
By TIAN MACLEOD JI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow says she still feels under the watch of the Chinese…
Continue Reading Putin moves a step closer to a fifth term as president after Russia sets 2024 election date
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Lawmaker’s in Russia have set March 17 as the date for the country’s 2024 presidential election. A…
Continue Reading Twitch says it’s withdrawing from the South Korean market over expensive network fees
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Twitch, a popular video service, will shut down its struggling business in South…
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