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Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish

Nov. 12, 2024 14:46 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has said he wouldn’t be a dictator — “except for Day 1." According to his own statements, he's got a lot to do on that first day in the White House. His list includes starting up the mass deportation of migrants, rolling back Biden...

Doctor accused of criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine is convicted and given over 5 years in prison

Nov. 12, 2024 10:13 AM EST

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A doctor accused of criticizing the war in Ukraine in front of a patient was convicted Tuesday of spreading false information about the Russian military and sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison, part of an unrelenting Kremlin crackdown on dissent. Dr. Nadezhda...

Russian parliament advances bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries

Nov. 12, 2024 07:50 AM EST

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's lower house of parliament on Tuesday passed final reading of a bill to ban adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal. The chamber, the State Duma, also approved a measure calling for banning the spread of...

North Korea ratifies major defense treaty with Russia

Nov. 11, 2024 22:20 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s state media reported Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. ...

Thousands rally outside Georgian parliament to demand a new election towards European integration

Nov. 11, 2024 22:02 PM EST

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of opposition supporters rallied Monday in Georgia’s capital in continuing protests against the ruling party's declared victory in the Oct. 26 parliamentary election amid allegations that Russia helped rig the vote. The protesters waved Georgian...

Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile kill 6, injure 30 in Ukraine

Nov. 11, 2024 12:54 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile smashed into cities in southern and eastern Ukraine on Monday, officials said, killing at least six civilians and injuring about 30 others. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia has recently...

Drones strike Moscow as top UK official highlights Russian casualties in Ukraine

Nov. 10, 2024 12:26 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive drone strike rattled Moscow and its suburbs overnight into Sunday, injuring several people and temporarily halting traffic at some of Russia's busiest airports, officials reported. Meanwhile, a huge nighttime wave of Russian drones targeted Ukraine. ...

Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties

Nov. 09, 2024 11:58 AM EST

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russia on Saturday opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it's isolated by Western sanctions. The conference is billed as...

Russia open to hearing Trump's proposals for ending the war, an official says

Nov. 09, 2024 11:01 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia is open to hearing President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals on ending the war, an official said, as a Russian drone killed one person and wounded 13 in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and the European Union foreign policy chief held talks in Kyiv after the change in...

Russian authorities seek a 6-year prison term for pediatrician accused of criticizing war in Ukraine

Nov. 08, 2024 12:07 PM EST

Russian authorities are seeking a six-year prison term for a pediatrician accused of criticizing the war in Ukraine in front of one of her patients and his mother, Russian independent news site Mediazona reported on Friday. The case against Dr. Nadezhda Buyanova, 68, is one of...