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Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct

Dec. 21, 2024 07:11 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges Congress to establish a way to enforce a new code of conduct. Any movement on the issue appears unlikely as Republicans...

German lawmakers back plan to protect supreme court against meddling by authoritarians, extremists

Dec. 19, 2024 08:42 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation designed to protect the country's highest court against possible future manipulation or obstruction by authoritarian or extremist politicians. Officials have cited experiences in Poland, Hungary and elsewhere as...

Japanese newspaper boss who influenced the nation's postwar politics died at 98

Dec. 19, 2024 00:20 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — Tsuneo Watanabe, the powerful head of Japan's largest newspaper who had close ties with the country's powerful conservative leaders, has died, his company said Thursday. He was 98. Watanabe, the editor-in-chief of the Yomiuri Shimbun for over 30 years, died of...

Canada's prime minister faces calls to resign. Here's what could happen next

Dec. 17, 2024 21:33 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to resign from his own Liberal Party after his top minister abruptly quit and criticized his handling of the budget. Trudeau has led the country for nearly a decade, but has become widely unpopular in recent years over a...

Battle erupts over South Korean court that will determine the fate of impeached Yoon

Dec. 17, 2024 05:39 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s acting leader vowed Tuesday to convey to the world that things are back to normal following parliament’s impeachment of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol, as rival parties squabble the appointments of court justices who will determine whether to...

North Macedonia investigates former top officials for alleged financial misconduct

Dec. 16, 2024 15:14 PM EST

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Eight former senior officials in North Macedonia, including a former prime minister, are under investigation for alleged financial misconduct regarding gambling licences of a state lottery company approved under the previous government, officials said Monday. ...

South Korean leaders seek calm after Yoon is impeached

Dec. 15, 2024 11:38 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition leader offered Sunday to work with the government to ease the political tumult as officials sought to reassure allies and markets, a day after the opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol over a...

A look at the South Korean leader who has been impeached after shocking martial law edict

Dec. 14, 2024 04:53 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, a stunning fall from grace for a man who rose from political obscurity to the height of political power. His decades of achievement could be on the verge of crumbling due to a...

Macron seeks political deal to name a new prime minister and restore France's stability

Dec. 12, 2024 01:53 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a political deal that would allow him to both name a new prime minister and “guarantee the stability of the country,” following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a spokesperson for the outgoing government said...

New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens

Dec. 12, 2024 01:35 AM EST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand immigration official has overturned a ban on the U.S. conservative political commentator Candace Owens entering the country, citing “the importance of free speech," a spokesperson for the official said Thursday. Owens is scheduled to...