EU chief prosecutor accuses Slovenia of justice interference
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s chief prosecutor is accusing Slovenia of interfering in the EU’s justice…
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Hundreds of Iraqi protesters march in Baghdad ahead of vote
BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqis are marching in the center of Baghdad to mark two years since mass anti-government protests erupted in the Iraqi…
Continue Reading Erupting Spanish volcano turns ‘more aggressive’: officials
By DANIEL ROCA and BARRY HATTON Associated Press LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — An erupting volcano on a Spanish island off northwest…
Continue Reading Nigeria’s president directs conditional end to Twitter ban
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he has directed that the ban on Twitter’s…
Continue Reading Turkey says Greek-French defense pact harms NATO alliance
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s government says a defense pact between Greece and France aimed at bolstering Athens’ capabilities amid…
Continue Reading Switzerland to set up a dedicated embassy to the Vatican
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government has decided to set up a dedicated embassy to the Vatican. Switzerland’s ambassador to Slovenia is…
Continue Reading Australia to lift 18-month COVID-19 travel ban next month
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has outlined plans to lift its pandemic ban on its vaccinated citizens…
Continue Reading Merck says COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck says its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by…
Continue ReadingVirginia governor’s race offers tea leaves for 2022
By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Glenn Youngkin doesn’t deliver blistering criticism of President Joe Biden. He…
Continue Reading Energy prices drive Europe inflation to highest since 2008
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union’s statistics agency says sharply higher oil and gas prices have…
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Doctor banned for life for steroid use on 10 weightlifters
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — A team doctor who caused 10 Thailand weightlifters including Youth Olympics athletes to test positive for anabolic…
Continue Reading Pakistan: Changes needed on EU plan on rights in Afghanistan
By JAMEY KEATEN and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Pakistan wants the European Union to revise its plan to step up human rights…
Continue Reading Burkina Faso suspends Norwegian Refugee Council’s operations
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government has suspended the Norwegian Refugee Council aid group…
Continue Reading Haifa fans face antisemitic abuse in Berlin’s Olympiastadion
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — The first soccer game involving an Israeli team at the stadium built for the 1936 Olympics hosted…
Continue Reading Germany probes Turk over alleged spying on Gulen supporters
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they are investigating a Turkish man who was arrested in Dusseldorf on suspicion that he spied on supporters…
Continue Reading Somalia opens nation’s 1st public oxygen plant amid pandemic
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia has opened the country’s first public oxygen plant as the Horn of Africa nation with one of the world’s…
Continue Reading Hurricane Sam to bring tropical storm conditions to Bermuda
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sam is a Category 4 storm that is not expected to strike Bermuda but is forecast bring tropical storm conditions to the…
Continue ReadingLouisiana public schools may allow parents to choose whether a child quarantines after Covid-19 exposure
By Mallory Simon and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Louisiana public schools are allowed to let parents choose whether they want to quarantine children after…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka lifts 6-week virus lockdown amid economic worries
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has lifted a six-week national lockdown as COVID-19 cases and deaths…
Continue Reading Iran holds military exercises near tense Azerbaijan border
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s national army has begun exercises near its border with Azerbaijan, putting on a display of military capabilities near…
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