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EU aspirant Moldova prepares to host major international summit
BULBOACA, Moldova (AP) — Final preparations for a major summit of European leaders were beiong made in Moldova on Wednesday, a sign of the Eastern European country’s ambitions to draw closer to the West and break with its Russian-dominated past amid the war in neighboring Ukraine. ...
Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians competing at 2024 Paris Games
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic sports bodies were meeting Wednesday amid ongoing uncertainty about if and how Russian athletes could return to their competitions ahead of the 2024 Paris Games. The annual meeting of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations...
Today in History: May 31, the Johnstown Flood
Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 31, the 151st day of 2023. There are 214 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 31, 1889, some 2,200 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, perished when the South Fork Dam collapsed, sending...
UN nuclear chief urges Russia and Ukraine to ban attacks at Europe's largest nuclear power plant
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. nuclear chief stressed Tuesday that the world is fortunate a nuclear accident hasn’t happened in Ukraine and asked Moscow and Kyiv to commit to preventing any attack on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and make other pledges “to avoid the danger of a...
New US aid package for Ukraine will total about $300 million and include munitions for drones
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. military aid package for Ukraine that is expected to be announced this week will total up to $300 million and will include additional munitions for drones, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The drone ammunition comes after new attacks by unmanned aircraft targeted Moscow. ...
Russian lawmakers introduce draft bill to ban gender-affirming surgery
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a draft bill that would impose a ban on gender-affirming surgery, the latest move in the Kremlin-orchestrated crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights. The draft submitted by 400 members of the 450-seat lower house, the State Duma, would ban...
Russia says drones lightly damage Moscow buildings before dawn, while Ukraine's capital bombarded
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A rare drone attack jolted Moscow early Tuesday, causing only light damage but forcing evacuations as residential buildings were struck in the Russian capital for the first time in the war against Ukraine. The Kremlin, meanwhile, pursued its relentless bombardment of Kyiv...
Moscow drone attack exposes Russia's vulnerabilities, fuels criticism of military
A drone attack that targeted Moscow on Tuesday exposed glaring breaches in its air defenses and underlined the capital's vulnerability as more Russian soil comes under fire amid expectations of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. The attack, which lightly damaged three apartment buildings,...
Ukraine's economy shows 'resilience' from Russian attacks, IMF says as it backs aid
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Ukraine's economy is showing “remarkable resilience” following Russian attacks on its electricity infrastructure, officials from the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday as they signed off on an initial loan of $900 million and raised their estimate for the...
US bombers fly over Bosnia in sign of support amid continued secessionist threats
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A pair of U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flew low over Sarajevo and several other Bosnian cities on Tuesday as a sign of support amid continued secessionist threats by the staunchly pro-Russia Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik. In addition,...
