Turkey’s Erdogan offers to mediate between Sudan and the UAE
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered to mediate to resolve tensions with the United Arab…
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Two Virginia women who came to Congress on a mission prepare to leave at a critical moment
Associated Press/Report for America WASHINGTON (AP) — Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton are hoping the electoral change they were part…
Continue ReadingAbout 3 in 10 are highly confident in Trump on Cabinet, spending or military oversight: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans may have recently elected Donald Trump to a second term, but that doesn’t mean they have high…
Continue ReadingPresident Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France’s next prime minister
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister in an effort to…
Continue ReadingMoldova declares a state of emergency over energy as fears of Russian gas shortage loom
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s parliament has voted in favor of imposing a state of emergency in the energy sector over fears that Russia…
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A nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden’s clemency list
Among the roughly 1,500 people whose sentences were commuted or who were pardoned by President Joe Biden are a nonprofit leader who supports at-risk…
Continue ReadingDanish court sentences British hedge fund trader to 12 years over massive tax fraud
A Danish court has sentenced a British hedge fund trader to 12 years in prison in connection with what authorities say was a 9 billion kroner ($1.3…
Continue ReadingStanley recalls millions of travel mugs over concerns the lids might fall off, causing burns
AP Business Writer Stanley is recalling approximately 2.6 million of its switchback and trigger action stainless steel travel mugs sold in the U.S.…
Continue ReadingTopless women protesting the Ukraine war are detained for vandalizing sculpture near UN building
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — At least three feminist activists have been detained for vandalising a monument outside the United Nations building…
Continue ReadingUS and allies mark the 80th anniversary of World War II Battle of the Bulge
Associated Press BASTOGNE, Belgium (AP) — The United States, its European allies and a dwindling number of veterans are marking the 80th…
Continue ReadingChina signals it’s prepared to double down on support for the economy as Trump tariffs loom
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese leaders met this week to plot economic policy for the coming year and sketched out plans to raise…
Continue ReadingA suspected Chinese spy with business ties to Prince Andrew is barred from UK
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A suspected Chinese spy with business ties to Prince Andrew has been barred from the United Kingdom because of…
Continue ReadingLuke Littler was an unknown a year ago. Now he’s making millions and taking darts into mainstream
AP Sports Writer Luke Littler was virtually unknown a year ago. Now he is making millions, transcending his sport and is searched for more often on…
Continue ReadingJapan’s ban on recognizing same-sex unions is unconstitutional, a court finds. Here’s what to know
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court has ruled that the refusal to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, the latest…
Continue Reading‘Crown of Thorns’ returns to Notre Dame Cathedral for public veneration
PARIS (AP) — An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ’s “Crown of Thorns” returned Friday to Notre Dame Cathedral in…
Continue ReadingChina jails former national football coach for 20 years for bribery
BEIJING (AP) — The former coach of the Chinese men’s national soccer team Li Tie has received a 20-year prison sentence for bribery. Chinese…
Continue ReadingUEFA punishes Serbia for fan misconduct including trying to burn Albania flag
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has punished Serbia’s soccer federation for racist acts by fans at two Nations League games including trying to…
Continue Reading14-year-old stabs a Thai-Australian schoolmate to death in a fight, Thai police say
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand say a 14-year-old has been arrested on charges alleging that he stabbed a Thai-Australian schoolmate to death in…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand scientists suspect specimen of world’s rarest whale died from head injuries
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from…
Continue ReadingRussia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with a massive attack by cruise missiles and drones
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday, firing 93 cruise and ballistic missiles…
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