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Famine is said to be imminent in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again

Mar. 19, 2024 02:11 AM EDT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Famine is imminent in northern Gaza, where 70% of people are experiencing catastrophic hunger, according to a report Monday that warned escalation of the war could push half of Gaza's total population to the brink of starvation. The report, by the...

Reactions as Vladimir Putin secures a fifth term as Russia's president after tightly controlled vote

Mar. 18, 2024 13:47 PM EDT

Vladimir Putin secured an unprecedented fifth term as president of Russia Monday, as the election commission announced the results of a vote in which he faced no serious challenges and which happened amid the strictest crackdown on opposition and free speech since Soviet times. ...

Croatia's top court rules that the president can't run in the parliamentary election unless he quits

Mar. 18, 2024 12:56 PM EDT

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian's president can't run for prime minister, take part in the upcoming parliamentary election or campaign in favor of an opposition party, unless he resigns immediately from his current post, according to a ruling on Monday from the country's top court. ...

Germans thought they were immune to nationalism after confronting their Nazi past. They were wrong

Mar. 18, 2024 12:41 PM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — When Sabine Thonke joined a recent demonstration in Berlin against Germany's far-right party, it was the first time in years she felt hopeful that the growing power of the extremists in her country could be stopped. Thonke, 59, had been following the rise of the...

US envoy travels to Montenegro to support its EU bid as war in Ukraine rages on

Mar. 18, 2024 11:39 AM EDT

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A senior U.S. official visited Montenegro Monday to offer support to the small Balkan nation seeking to join the European Union. During a press conference in the capital Podgorica, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar said Montenegro...

Bulgaria's foreign minister to form the next government in power-sharing deal

Mar. 18, 2024 09:35 AM EDT

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Monday tapped the largest group in parliament, the center-right GERB-UDF coalition, to form the country’s new government. Radev handed the mandate to Maria Gabriel, the prime minister-designate under a...

The European Union announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns mount over migration

Mar. 17, 2024 20:26 PM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — The European Union on Sunday announced a 7.4 billion-euro ($8 billion) aid package for cash-strapped Egypt as concerns mount that economic pressure and conflicts in neighboring countries could drive more migrants to European shores. The deal, which drew criticism from...

The EU announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt amid concerns over economic pressure and regional conflicts

Mar. 17, 2024 07:29 AM EDT
CAIRO (AP) — The EU announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt amid concerns over economic pressure and regional conflicts.

Latvia starts criminal proceedings against an EU Parliament lawmaker suspected of spying for Russia

Mar. 16, 2024 11:38 AM EDT

HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia´s state security service has started criminal proceedings against an European Parliament lawmaker and a citizen of the Baltic country who is suspected of cooperating with Russian intelligence and security services, according to Latvian media reports Saturday. ...

Former prime minister Kaczyński says Poland needed spyware but he wasn't interested in the details

Mar. 15, 2024 14:29 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former Polish prime minister Jarosław Kaczyński told a parliamentary committee Friday he believes Poland needed advanced spyware but that, despite his leadership position, he wasn't interested in how or against whom it was used. Kaczyński testified before...