Scholz sets Germany on course for an early election as he requests a confidence vote next week
Chancellor Olaf Scholz formally set Germany on course for an early election Wednesday by requesting a confidence vote in ...
Secretary of State Blinken is returning to the Mideast in his latest diplomatic foray
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East this week on his 12th visit since the Israel-Hamas war ...
Romania’s pro-Western parties agree to form a majority government after political turmoil
Romania’s pro-European parties agreed Wednesday to form a majority government made up of groupings that were traditionally on ...
Organized crime gangs expanded into a third of cities in Brazil’s Amazon, report finds
Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence, ...
Increased Christianity in schools opens the door to Satanic Temple education programs
The in-school offerings are in addition to the After School Satan Clubs, which launched in 2020 and have risen in popularity ...
Biden approves national security memo aimed at helping Trump on China, Iran, North Korea and Russia
President Joe Biden has approved a new national security memorandum that is meant to serve as a roadmap for the incoming ...
A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish
A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board ...
Ex-defense chief in South Korea tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial law
South Korea’s previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law ...
A Lebanese man who spent 32 years in Syrian prisons is welcomed home
Suheil Hamwi spent 32 years in a Syrian prison, and now, after an offensive by insurgents that toppled the government of ...
The Associated Press names its Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024
If there was one thing that united us during a polarized 2024, it was likely the solar eclipse, a reminder of the awesome forces in our galaxy as one star disappeared, albeit briefly. Throughout ...
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Aaron Pierre ends his big year on a high note with ‘Mufasa’
Aaron Pierre is closing out his big year on a literal high note. After donning Malcolm X’s distinctive browline glasses in the “Genius: MLK/X” series and getting his modern-day ...
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Broadway star Maleah Joi Moon enjoys a ‘cupcake’ of a year
As a young woman, Maleah Joi Moon used to join the crowds outside Broadway stage doors to cheer the stars and maybe get an autograph. Now she’s the one that people line up to ...