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Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn't care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech

Nov. 29, 2023 19:15 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in “blackmail” and, using a profanity, essentially told them to go away. “Don't...

Hungary's Orbán says Ukraine is 'light years away' from joining the EU

Nov. 18, 2023 17:21 PM EST

BUDAPEST, (AP) — Hungary's prime minister said Saturday that Ukraine is “light years away” from joining the European Union, further signaling that his government is likely to present a roadblock to Kyiv's ambitions to join the bloc. Speaking at a biannual congress of his...

Polish nationalists hold Independence Day march in Warsaw after voters reject their worldview

Nov. 11, 2023 11:54 AM EST

WARSAW. Poland (AP) — Tens of thousands of people walked through Warsaw on Saturday in a march organized by nationalist groups as Poland celebrated its Independence Day holiday, 105 years after the nation regained its statehood at the end of World War I. Participants carried...

Populist Slovak ex-prime minister signs coalition deal with 2 other parties to form a new government

Oct. 16, 2023 10:05 AM EDT

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A populist former prime minister of Slovakia who plans to end the country’s military support for Ukraine signed on Monday a coalition agreement with the leaders of two other parties to form a new government. Robert Fico and his leftist Smer, or...

Populist former prime minister in Slovakia signs a deal to form a new government

Oct. 11, 2023 06:18 AM EDT

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A former prime minister of Slovakia who plans to end the country's military support for Ukraine is poised to return to office after his political party signed a deal Wednesday with two other parties to form a coalition government. The leftist Smer, or...

Indian police arrest a news site's editor and administrator after raiding homes of journalists

Oct. 05, 2023 11:46 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators after raiding the homes of journalists working for the site, which has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist-led government. NewsClick...

Macron proposes limited autonomy for France's Mediterranean island of Corsica

Sep. 28, 2023 10:06 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron proposed granting limited autonomy for Corsica on Thursday in a modest step toward nationalist sentiment on the Mediterranean island. In a speech he described as “an outstretched hand,” Macron said: “Let us have the audacity to...

Saudi crown prince says in rare interview 'every day we get closer' to normalization with Israel

Sep. 20, 2023 23:41 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a rare interview with Fox News on Wednesday that negotiations over Israel means the prospects of normalized relations between both countries “get closer" every day, but that treatment of Palestinians remains a “very important”...

Report on racism against Roma and Sinti in Germany shows widespread discrimination

Sep. 18, 2023 07:38 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leading Roma and Sinti group recorded hundreds of incidents of discrimination and racism against the minority community in the past year, a report said Monday, warning that increasing nationalism and right-wing extremism are contributing to violence against Germany's...

India or Bharat? A dinner invite sparks speculation as Modi's ministers push to rebrand the country

Sep. 08, 2023 08:43 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — It began with a dinner invitation. How it ends could affect more than a billion people. State-issued invites sent to guests of this week’s G20 meeting referred to India's president, Droupadi Murmu, as “President of Bharat.” Suddenly, in many circles, the...