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As France guarantees the right to abortion, other European countries look to expand access

Mar. 04, 2024 19:45 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — As France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee the right to abortion in its constitution, other Europeans look at the U.S. rollback of abortion access and wonder: Could that happen here? Abortion is broadly legal across Europe, and governments have been...

Migrant boat capsizes off Malta during rescue operations, killing five

Feb. 23, 2024 10:36 AM EST

VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A 25-foot boat loaded with migrants capsized off Malta on Friday as rescue operations were under way, killing five people and injuring eight, Maltese officials said. Twenty-one other survivors were taken to a migrant detention center on the Mediterranean...