Bulgaria: Borissov proposes coalition after contested vote
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has invited his political opponents to talks on forming a government.…
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QatarEnergy to acquire 25% stake in major Iraqi gas project
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — QatarEnergy, the Gulf country’s state-run petroleum firm, has agreed to buy a 25% stake in a massive gas…
Continue Reading Report: Ex-Scottish leader’s husband arrested in party probe
By DANICA KIRKA and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The husband of former Scottish first minister and Scottish National Party leader…
Continue Reading To counter China, US trade rep seeks closer ties to allies
By PAUL WISEMAN and JOSH BOAK The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is pressing its case for a new approach to global…
Continue Reading What Biden’s ‘junk fee’ crusade could mean for travelers
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet President Biden derided “junk fees” during his State of the Union Address, calling out airline seat selection fees in…
Continue Reading Foreign veterinarians save sick elephant at Pakistani zoo
By ADIL JAWAD Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Veterinarians said they performed a critical procedure to save a sick elephant at a zoo in…
Continue Reading Biden to visit Ireland, mark Good Friday accord anniversary
By COLLEEN LONG and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to the United Kingdom and Ireland next…
Continue Reading Dutch court nixes plan to reduce flights at Schiphol Airport
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A judge has ruled that the Dutch government cannot order Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest…
Continue Reading Cities will get nearly $200M in grants for pipeline upgrades
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials have announced the first $196 million of grants in a $1 billion program to repair and replace aging and…
Continue Reading UEFA president urges tougher action on abuse of players
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says soccer bodies and clubs should do more to tackle racist abuse of players. He says…
Continue Reading UN: Ban on Afghan female staffers by Taliban unacceptable
By RAHIM FAIEZ and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations says it cannot accept a Taliban decision to bar Afghan…
Continue Reading US flies nuclear-capable bombers amid tensions with N. Korea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States has flown nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Korean Peninsula again…
Continue Reading Germany’s Lufthansa to sell catering business LSG Group
BERLIN (AP) — German airline Lufthansa says it has agreed to sell the remainder of its catering business to European private equity group Aurelius…
Continue Reading Outgoing Finnish leader Marin steps down as party leader
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s outgoing prime minister, Sanna Marin, says she will resign as the leader of her…
Continue Reading Cargo ship sinks off Turkish coast, 9 crew members missing
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials say a Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship with 14 crew members on board has sunk off Turkey’s Mediterranean…
Continue Reading Antiwar officer from Putin’s elite security team defects
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press LONDON (AP) — On Oct. 14, a Russian engineer named Gleb Karakulov boarded a flight from Kazakhstan to Turkey with…
Continue Reading In final speech, Ardern reflects on leading New Zealand
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — In her final speech to New Zealand’s Parliament, Jacinda Ardern describes in…
Continue Reading ‘He’s a war criminal’: Elite Putin security officer defects
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press LONDON (AP) — On Oct. 14, a Russian engineer named Gleb Karakulov boarded a flight from Kazakhstan to Turkey with…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on elite Russian defector
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In October, an officer in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s elite personal security service…
Continue Reading UBS confident about Credit Suisse deal despite ‘huge’ risk
By JAMEY KEATEN and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of UBS has voiced confidence that the Swiss bank will succeed in a…
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