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German parliament backs election front-runner's call for tough border rules with far-right support
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's parliament on Wednesday narrowly approved a call by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's main challenger to turn back many more migrants at the country's borders, with the help of a far-right party — a move that drew strong criticism of the front-runner in the campaign for next...
Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city, as U.N. officials reported violence, looting and bodies in the streets. The officials said...
Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — At the end of his Sunday service, the pastor of the First Haitian Evangelical Church of Springfield, Ohio, asked ushers and musicians to form a circle around him as he knelt in prayer, flanked by the flags of Haiti and the United States. Many had come to...
German officials, residents attend commemoration of 2 people killed in knife attack
BERLIN (AP) — Government officials and local residents attended a solemn Mass Sunday to honor a child and a man killed in a knife attack in Germany, an assault that amplified the debate about migration ahead of the Feb. 23 general election. The ecumenical religious service at the...
Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government on Saturday announced a roughly $700,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of four leaders of a rebel group, whose turf war with guerrilla dissidents in a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela has left dozens of people...
Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region wracked by rebel combat
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s president issued a decree Friday giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela that has been wracked in recent days by a deadly turf war among dissident rebel groups. President Gustavo Petro's decree,...
German opposition leader plans migration proposals to parliament in risky pre-election move
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's opposition leader said Friday his party will bring motions to toughen migration policy to parliament next week in one of its last sessions before the country's election, a risky move if they go to a vote and pass with the help of a far-right party. Friedrich...
What to know about Mariann Budde, the bishop who upset Trump with her inaugural sermon
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service. It was not the first time the cleric has publicly disagreed with Trump, but it became a striking moment in what is...
Thousands protest the killing of 2 young brothers in Mexico's troubled Sinaloa state
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands took to the streets Thursday to protest the killing of two children in an attempted carjacking in Mexico’s troubled northwestern state of Sinaloa. Mothers and children in school uniforms were among those calling for an end to months of cartel violence...
Experts worry that Trump's Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists
WASHINGTON (AP) — After President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters on Monday, far-right activists cheered the move and said it strengthened their loyalty to him. Some also borrowed from the president’s own rhetoric, calling for retribution. “We’ll...
