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A son of late Zimbabwe President Mugabe is arrested in South Africa over a shooting
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A son of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was arrested in South…
UK’s former Prince Andrew arrested: Read the statements in full from the police and King Charles
LONDON (AP) — U.K. police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in…
Bruce Meyer elevated to baseball players’ association interim executive director
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Bruce Meyer was promoted to interim executive director of the baseball…
A resistance leader in Myanmar turns himself in to the army after clashing with rival force
BANGKOK (AP) — A prominent leader of an independent resistance group in Myanmar that had…
Intelligence report says 1,000 Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new Kenyan intelligence report says that 1,000 Kenyans were recruited…
Pakistan summons an Afghan diplomat after a suicide attack kills 11 soldiers
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry summoned a senior Afghan diplomat and lodged a strong…
Gov. Wes Moore on Trump: ‘I pray for him and I just feel bad for him’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump can’t seem to stop talking about Maryland Gov. Wes…
A beloved teacher in Morocco unmasked: Frenchman investigated over abuse of 89 boys
KHENIFRA, Morocco (AP) — For decades in the Moroccan town of Khenifra, Jacques Leveugle was…
Pope’s grand tour of Italy over the next few months takes him to Lampedusa and beyond
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will visit ground zero of Europe’s migration drama, the…
Catholics return to confession focused on grace, not a get-out-of-hell-free card
The Lenten period for penance started this week with Ash Wednesday, and some Catholic priests…
Bulgaria’s new prime minister reaffirms country’s pro-Western orientation ahead of April vote
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s newly appointed prime minister on Thursday reaffirmed that his country’s…
A look at major events that led to ex-South Korean president’s conviction over martial law
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced to life in…
Bus crash in South Africa leaves 4 dead, 31 hurt as rescue efforts continue
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A bus crash in South Africa’s Limpopo province on Thursday has left…
Barbara Kingsolver returns with ‘Partita,’ her first novel since ‘Demon Copperhead’
NEW YORK (AP) — For her first novel since the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Demon Copperhead,” Barbara…
5 miners are trapped deep underground after a mudslide at a South African diamond mine
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Five miners were trapped deep underground at a South African diamond mine…
Gas explosion kills 16 after apartment building partially collapsed in southern Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakstan (AP) — A gas explosion ripped through an apartment building in Pakistan’s largest…
José María Balcázar becomes Peru’s eighth president in a decade
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress late Wednesday elected legislator José María Balcázar as the…
The travertine quarries that built ancient Rome are carving rock for a new generation of temples
TIVOLI, Italy (AP) — Long ago, when Romans wanted to build a new temple, they…
Hawaii residents sick of early crowing and aggressive pecking could be allowed to kill wild chickens
HONOLULU (AP) — The crowing starts well before the sun rises over Mason Aiona’s home…
As political pressure prompts exodus of Minnesota prosecutors, some defendants catch a break
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The federal prosecutor’s office in Minnesota has been gutted by a wave…
Christians mark Ash Wednesday, beginning the Lenten Season in photos
Christians around the world mark Ash Wednesday as the solemn beginning of Lent, a 40-day…
Rubio plans to update Netanyahu on US-Iran talks in Israel next week, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to travel to Israel next week…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP)…
Lawmaker says the US deported a sick baby, while authorities say the child was medically cleared
U.S. immigration authorities deported a 2-month-old baby with bronchitis to Mexico along with his family,…