Ex-leader Poroshenko to go to Ukraine to face charges
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he is returning to Ukraine to fight treason…
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Jordanian officer dead after Syria border clash with gunmen
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s military says that an army officer was killed in a shootout with smugglers on the country’s northern border with…
Continue Reading Rising costs add to pandemic pain for small businesses
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sharply higher costs are yet another challenge thrown at business owners by the global pandemic.…
Continue Reading Pilot of crashed medical helicopter released from hospital
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The pilot of a medical helicopter that crash-landed without loss of life next to a church in a residential area of suburban…
Continue Reading Serbia’s president urges Djokovic to come home
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has called on Novak Djokovic to return to his native country…
Continue Reading French far-left presidential hopeful woos voters with jobs
NANTES, France (AP) — Far-left French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon is seeking to reinvigorate his flagging campaign for April’s…
Continue Reading South Korean president visits UAE, showcasing deep ties
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The president of South Korea has reached a preliminary multibillion-dollar deal…
Continue Reading Spanish police bust large heroin ring, arrest 10 in raids
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have arrested the leading smuggler of heroin into the European country in a bust that took a total of 10…
Continue Reading Ukraine says Russia behind cyberattack in ‘hybrid war’ move
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says Russia was behind a cyberattack that defaced government websites and it…
Continue Reading At many churches, pandemic hits collection plates, budgets
By HOLLY MEYER and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press Biltmore United Methodist Church of Asheville, North Carolina, is for sale. Already financially…
Continue Reading Snow, ice blast through South with powerful winter storm
By PAMELA SAMPSON and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A dangerous winter storm combining high winds and ice is blasting through parts…
Continue Reading By the numbers: Stats that tell story of Biden’s first year
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — By some counts, President Joe Biden can lay claim to a banner first year in office. But the numbers…
Continue Reading Mali’s ex-President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies at 76
By BABA AHMED and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has died nearly 18 months…
Continue Reading Austria tweaks vaccine mandate plan, to come in next month
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government has presented revised plans for its proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate.…
Continue Reading After Biden’s first year, the virus and disunity rage on
By ZEKE MILLER and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden came to office seeing two sicknesses in his country.…
Continue Reading COVID deaths and cases are rising again at US nursing homes
By MEG KINNARD and BRYAN GALLION Associated Press COVID-19 infections are soaring again at U.S. nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths…
Continue Reading After Biden’s first year, the virus and disunity rage on
By ZEKE MILLER and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden came to office seeing two sicknesses in his country.…
Continue Reading Serbia votes in referendum on constitutional changes
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has held a referendum on constitutional amendments that the populist government says are needed for the Balkan…
Continue Reading Earthquake rattles parts of Greece; no damage reported
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake has rattled northern Greece and has been felt in the capital. There have been no immediate reports…
Continue Reading Denmark lifts COVID restrictions, opens many public venues
HELSINKI (AP) — Denmark has lifted a number of coronavirus restrictions and allowed the reopening of certain venues despite the spread of the…
Continue Reading Somalia’s government spokesperson wounded in suicide bombing
By HASSAN BARISE Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s government spokesperson has been wounded in a suicide bombing that the…
Continue Reading Lebanon faces internet service interruption amid fuel crisis
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state internet provider says internet services have been disrupted because of…
Continue Reading Prince Harry files court claim over UK police protection
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has filed a claim for a judicial review against the British government’s decision not…
Continue Reading Flights sent to assess Tonga damage after volcanic eruption
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand and Australia have sent military surveillance flights to assess the…
Continue Reading COVID program delivers 1 billion doses to poorer countries
BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization says a U.N.-backed program shipping coronavirus vaccines to many poor countries has now delivered 1…
Continue Reading Portugal’s election campaign begins under pandemic limits
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The official two-week campaigning period for Portugal’s Jan. 30 general election is kicking off. But there will be none…
Continue Reading Netanyahu negotiating plea deal in corruption trial
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is negotiating a plea deal in his…
Continue Reading TIMELINE: Djokovic’s failed bid to play in Australian Open
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Novak Djokovic’s attempt to play in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for COVID-19 has come to an…
Continue Reading Tesla inks deal to get key battery component outside China
By TOM BOWKER and TOM KRISHER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tesla is turning to Mozambique for a key component in its electric car batteries in…
Continue Reading Ethiopian diaspora torn by ethnic tensions in Tigray war
By HELINA SELEMON Associated Press Thousands of miles away from the Tigray war a lawsuit between trustees and clergy over the language of services is…
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