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By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new guide from the Department of Homeland Security aims to help churches, synagogues,…
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Continue Reading Top US and Chinese diplomats agree to build on recent progress in ties
BEIJING (AP) — The top U.S. and Chinese diplomats have agreed to build on recent progress in bilateral ties and work together to keep the…
Continue Reading A British financier sought for huge tax fraud is extradited to Denmark from UAE
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Dubai-based British hedge fund trader sought by Danish authorities for allegedly orchestrating a $1.7 billion tax…
Continue Reading NATO member-to-be Sweden and the US sign defense deal, saying it strengthens regional security
STOCKHOLM (AP) — On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden has signed a defense cooperation agreement with Washington that will allow the United States…
Continue Reading At tribal summit, Biden to sign order on funding, support Indigenous lacrosse team in 2028 Olympics
By COLLEEN LONG and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday during a…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan tends to strained relationship with EU with ‘win-win’ trip to neighbor Greece
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will fly to Greece on Thursday on a visit…
Continue Reading Volkswagen-commissioned audit finds no signs of forced labor at plant in China’s Xinjiang region
BEIJING (AP) — An audit commissioned by Volkswagen has found no indication of forced labor at its plant in China’s Xinjiang region, where Western…
Continue Reading Iran arrests a popular singer after he was handed over by police in Turkey
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Continue Reading Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits to making mistakes but defends COVID record at inquiry
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that his government was too slow to grasp…
Continue Reading Europe was set to lead the world on AI regulation. But can leaders reach a deal?
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The generative AI boom has sent governments worldwide scrambling to regulate the emerging…
Continue Reading A survivor is pulled out of a Zambian mine nearly a week after being trapped. Dozens remain missing
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Continue Reading Pope says he’s ‘much better’ after a bout of bronchitis but still gets tired if he speaks too much
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he’s “much better” after a two-week bout of bronchitis but says…
Continue Reading Iran says it sent a capsule capable of carrying animals into orbit as it prepares for human missions
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it sent a capsule into orbit capable of carrying animals as it prepares for human missions in coming years. A report…
Continue Reading A Year in Power: Malaysian premier Anwar searches for support as frustration rises over slow reform
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Marking his first anniversary of coming to power, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahm admitted he was still…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street slips as tumbling crude oil prices drag down energy stocks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street ticked lower Wednesday after another sharp slide for the price of crude dragged down…
Continue Reading Arizona man charged over online posts that followed Australian attack in which 6 died
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A U.S. citizen has been charged in Arizona with making threatening online comments that…
Continue Reading Fighting between Israel and Hamas rages in Gaza’s second-largest city, blocking aid from population
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Continue Reading The West has sanctioned Russia’s rich. But is that really punishing Putin and helping Ukraine?
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press VERONA, Italy (AP) — Sitting on a terrace in Verona as the bells toll at a nearby medieval church, Igor Makarov…
Continue Reading Under Putin, the uber-wealthy Russians known as ‘oligarchs’ are still rich but far less powerful
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, the outside world viewed those Russians known as…
Continue Reading Generation after generation, Israeli prison marks a rite of passage for Palestinian boys
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press NABI SALEH, West Bank (AP) — For all Palestinian parents, Marwan Tamimi said, there comes a moment they realize…
Continue Reading Generation after generation, Israeli prison marks a rite of passage for Palestinian boys
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press NABI SALEH, West Bank (AP) — For all Palestinian parents, Marwan Tamimi said, there comes a moment they realize…
Continue Reading After a fast start, COP28 climate talks now in murky middle of hope, roadblocks
By SETH BORENSTEIN and DANA BELTAJI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After a first-day blur of rare quick action and agreement,…
Continue Reading A young nurse suffered cardiac arrest while training on the condition. Fellow nurses saved her life
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Continue Reading From Barbie’s unexpected wisdom to dissent among Kennedys, these are the top quotes of 2023
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — From dissent within the Kennedy family to the unexpected wisdom of Barbie, Yale’s…
Continue Reading A court filing gives a rare look inside the FBI seizure of a lawmaker’s phone in 2020 election probe
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Texts and emails sent by Republican congressman Scott Perry of Pennsylvania have emerged…
Continue Reading Washington’s center of gravity on immigration has shifted to the right. Can the parties make a deal?
By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a decade ago that Capitol Hill was consumed by an urgency to overhaul…
Continue Reading The GOP debate field was asked about Trump. But most of the stage’s attacks focused on Nikki Haley
By BILL BARROW and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Four Republican presidential candidates were given several…
Continue Reading Russia’s Putin is visiting the UAE and Saudi Arabia, seeking to bolster Moscow’s Mideast clout
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the United Arab Emirates and Saudi…
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