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Belarus journalist convicted of treason and sentenced to 9 years in prison
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian journalist Pavel Dabravolski was convicted Monday of treason and sentenced…
Texas judge orders Camp Mystic to preserve damaged grounds hit by last year’s deadly flood
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge on Wednesday ordered Camp Mystic to preserve damaged…
Director Mendonça Filho of ‘The Secret Agent’ reflects on memory and success of Brazilian cinema
MEXICO CITY (AP) — For the second consecutive year, the hypercompetitive category of best international…
An effort to remedy harm from a race-based kidney test helps Black patients seeking transplants
WASHINGTON (AP) — An unprecedented effort to reverse the effects of a racially biased medical…
Photos from Iran, Israel and Lebanon in the 2nd week of the Iran war
Photos from the ground as the Iran war launched by the United States and Israel…
Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is retiring, giving liberals chance to expand majority
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice first elected in 2007 announced…
Kansas City airport reopens hours after an evacuation as a potential threat was investigated
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City International Airport terminal reopened Sunday afternoon, hours…
Stars hit Paris runways, but fall’s real trend was dressing for hard times – and real life
PARIS (AP) — The celebrities came first, as they always do at the Paris runways.…
Lebanese parliament extends term by 2 years as Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese parliament extended its term by two years on Monday due…
Jailed Istanbul mayor goes on trial in huge corruption case slammed by supporters as political
ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu went on trial on Monday with more than…
UK prosecutors charge a former Syrian military member with 3 murders as crimes against humanity
LONDON (AP) — A former member of the Syrian military was charged in Britain with…
Q&A: Activists, ‘sister-friends’ Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee channel their bond into a new book
Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, says she doesn’t pay…
Merz’s party stumbles into a year of German state elections with a narrow defeat
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party has made a disappointing start to a year…
European countries on alert after blasts near a Belgian synagogue and outside US Embassy in Oslo
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin said Monday that an explosion near a…
Challenging your brain helps keep it healthy. Here’s how to do it
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Exercise your brain,” experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia. But…
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi’s state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mississippi voters will choose nominees for Congress in a state primary Tuesday.…
Iraq coach Graham Arnold urges FIFA to postpone his team’s World Cup playoff because of Iran war
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq head coach Graham Arnold has issued an urgent plea to soccer’s…
Where things stand after another weekend of war
Iran has named a son of its late supreme leader as his successor. U.S. President…
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia’s special congressional election
WASHINGTON (AP) — All political roads lead to Rome. Rome, Georgia, that is. Or at…
Armed or unarmed? US and Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by a submarine
NEW DELHI (AP) — The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of…
Indonesian court sentences 3 men for shooting death of fellow Australian in Bali
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — A court on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali sentenced three Australian…
At least 14 migrants drown off Turkey after a chase ends in a deadly collision
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — At least 14 migrants drowned on Monday after a boat carrying…
Glasgow building fire closes Scotland’s busiest train station and disrupts rail services
LONDON (AP) — A major fire in the heart of Glasgow crippled Scottish train services…
Investigation further suggests it was the US that struck an Iranian school, killing 165
JERUSALEM (AP) — The investigative group Bellingcat says newly released video “appears to contradict” U.S.…