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AP Week in Pictures: Asia
Nov. 24-30, 2023 Sikhs lit candles to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, at the illuminated Golden Temple, in Amritsar, India. A pro-democracy activist known as Grandma Wong protested outside a Hong Kong court hearing the trial of 47 pro-democracy...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune. November 24, 2023. Editorial: Senior nutrition program needs better controls Auditor’s report found too little oversight. A legislative audit has once again found significant deficiencies in a statewide program. This time it...
A Hong Kong court hears final arguments in the subversion trial of pro-democracy activists
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court started hearing the final arguments Wednesday of some of the city's best-known pro-democracy activists tried under a law imposed by China’s ruling Communist Party to crush dissent. The activists' subversion trial is the biggest prosecution yet...
The Netherlands' longtime ruling party says it won't join a new government following far-right's win
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A senator from the Netherlands' Party for Freedom was appointed Friday to investigate possible governing coalitions after the far-right party's election victory, while the party of outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte said it would support a center-right administration...
Trump has long praised autocrats and populists. He's now embracing Argentina's new president
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has long praised a particular type of foreign leader — men he describes as “tough” and “strong,” even if they have chipped away at their countries' democratic norms. The former president and GOP front-runner is now celebrating the newly...
US calls Nicaragua's decision to leave Organization of American States a 'step away from democracy'
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. State Department called Nicaragua’s formal withdrawal from the Organization of American States on Sunday “another step away from democracy.” The regional body, known by its initials OAS, has long criticized rights violations under Nicaraguan...
Voters back abortion rights, but some foes won’t relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The statewide battles over abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to abortion have exposed another fault line: the commitment to democracy. As voters in state after state affirm their support for abortion rights,...
Biden says he's an optimist. But his dire warnings about Trump have become central to his campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ends nearly every speech by saying he's "never been more optimistic" about the country's direction. But lately he also has begun painting a vision of a catastrophic future for the United States — that is, if Donald Trump returns to the presidency. ...
Canadian security forum honors 'the people of Israel' following the deadly Hamas attack
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A Canadian security forum on Saturday presented an award to the people of Israel for 75 years of democracy, following the Hamas incursion into the country that left some 1,200 people dead and 240 abducted. The Halifax International Security Forum...
Potential kingmaker in Dutch coalition talks comes out against anti-Islam firebrand Wilders
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The center-right lawmaker whose new party is riding so high in polls ahead of next week's Dutch election that he could become a kingmaker in coalition talks said Thursday that he has fundamental differences with anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, whose party also is...
