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The fall of an enclave in Azerbaijan stuns the Armenian diaspora, extinguishing a dream
BEIRUT (AP) — The swift fall of the Armenian-majority enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijani troops and the exodus of much of its population has stunned the large Armenian diaspora around the world. Traumatized by a widely acknowledged genocide a century ago, they fear the erasure of what...
A man is shot and wounded as tempers flare in New Mexico over the statue of a Spanish conquistador
ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) — Chaos erupted Thursday as a gunshot rang out during a protest in northern New Mexico where officials had planned to install a statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate, an event that county officials had already postponed anticipating that tempers would flare. ...
Israel reopens the main Gaza crossing for Palestinian laborers after days of rising tensions
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel reopened a main crossing with the Gaza Strip on Thursday to allow thousands of Palestinian laborers to enter the country for the first time in over a week, a move that eased tensions between Israel and the Palestinian enclave. The opening of the...
NATO's secretary-general meets with Zelenskyy to discuss 'ending Russia’s aggression'
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO's secretary-general met with Ukraine's president to discuss the status of the war and needs of troops on Thursday, the day after Russia accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters in...
Ukrainian junior golfer gains attention but war not mentioned by Team Europe at Ryder Cup
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — The notes to Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” in the European anthem rang out into the massive crowd assembled on the lawn at the Marco Simone Golf Club. The Frecce Tricolori acrobatic air team flew overhead leaving behind a stream in Italy’s...
US imposes sanctions on former Sudanese minister and 2 companies backing the paramilitary force
CAIRO (AP) — The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on a former Sudanese government minister and two companies tied to the African country's paramilitary force that is locked in monthslong fighting with the Sudanese army. The sanctions imposed by the U.S. Department of the...
Shelters for migrants are filling up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden
BERLIN (AP) — Dozens of people from around the world lined up on a sunny morning this week in front of a former mental health hospital in Berlin to apply for asylum in Germany. There were two older women from Moldova. A young man from Somalia sat next to them on a bench. A group of...
In Yemen, 5 fighters from secessionist force killed in clashes with suspected al-Qaida militants
CAIRO (AP) — At least five Yemeni fighters from a secessionist group were killed in clashes with suspected al-Qaida militants in the country’s south, security officials said. The deadly fighting broke out Wednesday night between forces loyal to Yemen’s secessionist Southern...
North Korean leader urges greater nuclear weapons production in response to a 'new Cold War'
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an exponential increase in production of nuclear weapons and for his country to play a larger role in a coalition of nations confronting the United States in a “new Cold War,” state media said Thursday. The...
Azerbaijan arrests the former head of separatist government after recapturing Nagorno-Karabakh
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan said it arrested the former head of Nagorno-Karabakh’s separatist government as he tried to cross into Armenia on Wednesday along with tens of thousands of others who have fled following Azerbaijan’s 24-hour blitz last week to reclaim control of the enclave....
