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Colombia's president to declare 'state of emergency' as violence in the country's north escalates

Jan. 20, 2025 19:18 PM EST

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian president Gustavo Petro said on Monday that he will declare a state of emergency, following a spate of guerrilla attacks in the country's northeast that has killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee their homes. In a message on X Petro...

Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and the Jan. 6 panel. It's a guard against potential 'revenge' by Trump

Jan. 20, 2025 16:40 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden, in one of his final acts as president, pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an extraordinary use of executive power to guard against potential “revenge” by...

Rights group accuses Congo's army and a rebel group of possible war crimes

Jan. 20, 2025 15:38 PM EST

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Prominent human rights group Amnesty International accused Congo's army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war crimes.” Both the Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebel group fired unguided rockets and...

China says it brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar army and an ethnic rebel group

Jan. 20, 2025 10:39 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast have signed a formal ceasefire agreement, mediator China said Monday. The ceasefire between the military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), which...

A look at the events that led up to the arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol

Jan. 18, 2025 20:46 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally arrested on Sunday, days after being apprehended in a massive law enforcement operation at his presidential compound in Seoul. Yoon’s arrest could mark the beginning of a prolonged period...

NYC mayor defends private meeting with incoming President Trump

Jan. 18, 2025 15:03 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's Democratic mayor, who faces federal bribery charges, is defending his private meeting with President-elect Donald Trump as the Republican prepares to retake the White House on Monday. Mayor Eric Adams on Saturday brushed off questions that his...

A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war

Jan. 18, 2025 00:03 AM EST

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian Peninsula during the Ottoman Empire and then a national transit hub. But more than a decade of war left it a wasteland of bullet-scarred walls and twisted...

Colombia halts peace talks with ELN rebels and accuses them of war crimes in northeastern region

Jan. 17, 2025 17:14 PM EST

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia on Friday suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, for a second time in less than a year after blaming the rebel group for recent violence in a northeastern region. "The dialogue process with this group is suspended, the ELN...

With Trump returning to the White House, Brazil displays a judicial path not taken by the US

Jan. 17, 2025 15:34 PM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A polarized nation. A right-wing populist casting doubt on the electoral system then refusing to concede. A riot by his supporters in the capital aiming to keep him in power. This isn’t just the story of Donald Trump, but also that of Brazil’s Jair...

What lies ahead for South Korea's impeached president as investigators seek his arrest?

Jan. 17, 2025 05:24 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Law enforcement authorities on Friday requested a court warrant to formally arrest South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, who was in his third day at a detention center after his lawyers failed in a last-minute effort to secure his release. ...