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Russia marks 15th anniversary of Politkovskaya’s killing
MOSCOW (AP) — Colleagues of investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya on Thursday sharply criticized the Russian…
Merkel meets pope and receives farewell tribute from Draghi
ROME (AP) — Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Thursday with Pope Francis and Italian…
EXPLAINER: What’s behind the looming Hollywood strike?
A major Hollywood strike could be on the horizon for some 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers in…
Florida could lift 30-year ban on catching goliath grouper
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s wildlife agency is proposing to lift its three-decade ban on…
Ukraine parliament fires speaker amid ruling party squabbles
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian lawmakers voted Thursday to dismiss the parliamentary speaker, a move…
US jobless claims fall to 326,000, first drop in four weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another…
100-year-old former Nazi camp guard goes on trial in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A 100-year-old man went on trial in Germany Thursday, accused of being…
Poland’s president urges EU to stop Belarus migrant ‘push’
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The European Union should take “specific actions” to stop Belarus “pushing”…
Cash windfall for Spanish youth can’t be spent on bullfights
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government is offering citizens who turn 18 years old next…
NATO chief hits out at Russia’s ‘malign activities’
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that the organization withdrew the accreditation…
Australia ends migrants housing deal with Papua New Guinea
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia is ending a deal with Papua New Guinea to house…
Kosovo war veterans plead innocent to witness intimidation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors at a European Union-backed Kosovo war crimes court said…
Amid turmoil, Afghanistan pavilion arrives at Dubai’s Expo
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When Afghanistan’s president was killed in a Communist coup…
Google says flight search tool can help you fly ‘greener’
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Searching for flights on Google just got “greener.” A new…
Toronto Zoo says endangered orangutan is pregnant, due to give birth in April
TORONTO – The Toronto Zoo says one of its critically endangered orangutans is pregnant —…
Ambush attack in central Mali kills 9 soldiers, wounds 11
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Gunmen ambushed Malian army troops in the West African country’s central…
Strong earthquake in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful earthquake collapsed at least one coal mine and dozens…
Assailants fatally shoot 2 schoolteachers in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Assailants fatally shot two schoolteachers in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Thursday in…
Alabama swamped, child died in floods from slow-moving front
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Flash flood warnings were in effect Thursday for a swath of…
Spanish volcano eruption shuts airport, area still ‘tense’
MADRID (AP) — The airport on the Spanish island of La Palma shut down again…
S Korean court: Discharge of late transgender soldier unjust
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court ruled Thursday that the military unlawfully…
Death toll in Cyclone Shaheen rises to 14 after body found
DUBAI. United Arab Emirates (AP) — The death toll from Cyclone Shaheen that crashed through…
WHO starts shipping COVID-19 medical supplies to N. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The World Health Organization has started shipping COVID-19 medical supplies…
Philippine VP seeks 2022 presidency, facing dictator’s son
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine vice president and opposition leader Leni Robredo registered her presidential…