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Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai testifies he didn't ask Pence, Pompeo to take action against city

Nov. 20, 2024 05:02 AM EST

HONG KONG (AP) — Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai denied in his landmark national security trial on Wednesday he had asked then U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to take action against the city and China during the territory's anti-government protests in...

Thousands of UK farmers descend on Parliament to protest a tax they say will ruin family farms

Nov. 19, 2024 11:46 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — With banners, bullhorns and toy tractors, thousands of British farmers descended on Parliament on Tuesday to protest a tax hike they say will deal a “hammer blow” to struggling family farms. U.K. farmers are rarely as militant as their European neighbors, and...

UK hits Iran with new sanctions for supplying missiles to Russia

Nov. 18, 2024 14:01 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government hit Iran with new sanctions Monday for sending ballistic missiles and other weapons to Russia to support the war against Ukraine. The Foreign Office said it will freeze assets for Iran’s national airline and its state-owned shipping company that...

Suspected attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen target a ship in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

Nov. 18, 2024 12:15 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged bulk carrier traveling through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, though no damage or injuries were reported, authorities said Monday. The attacks come as the rebels continue their...

British prime minister says he has no plans to talk with Putin as he reaffirms support for Ukraine

Nov. 17, 2024 14:39 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday that he has no plan to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he pledged support for Ukraine as the U.K.’s top priority at this week’s G20 summit. Speaking with reporters on the way to the...

The 'super year' of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves

Nov. 17, 2024 00:18 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Whether on the left or the right, regardless of how long they’ve been in power, sitting governments around the world have been drubbed this year by disgruntled voters in what has been called the “super year” for elections. Donald Trump's victory in the U.S....

Earth's biggest polluters aren't sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes

Nov. 12, 2024 14:33 PM EST

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — World leaders converged Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference with plenty of big names and powerful countries noticeably absent. Past talks often had the star power of a soccer World Cup. But the meeting just getting underway in Azerbaijan...

Remembering Armistice Day in Europe: Liberty should be cherished and defended

Nov. 11, 2024 12:10 PM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — With armed conflict again on their continent, many European leaders marked the end 106 years ago of World War I with warnings that liberty, so often taken as self-evident, should be cherished and defended. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Nov. 08, 2024 20:18 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; radio host Charlamagne tha God. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. ___ CNN's...

A tiny island in the Caribbean seeks help from London after a politician is slain

Nov. 07, 2024 16:12 PM EST

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — Antigua and Barbuda is seeking help from authorities in London to solve the killing of a member of Parliament in the Caribbean island nation who was found stabbed to death this week. The decision was taken Wednesday by Cabinet members who also announced...