Turkey’s Erdogan inaugurates a Turkish-funded mosque in Albania's capital

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Turkey’s president traveled Thursday to Albania’s capital to inaugurate a Turkish-funded mosque with 50-meter-high (160-foot-high) minarets as part of a trip to boost ties and discuss regional issues. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also said that...

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor’s social programs but also facing challenges that include stubbornly high levels of violence. After a smiling Sheinbaum took the oath of...

Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, the scientist who will head Mexico as its first female president?

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum takes office Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence. The 62-year-old former Mexico City mayor and lifelong leftist campaigned on a promise of continuity, of protecting and expanding the...

In his inaugural address to parliament, new French prime minister says country's 'colossal' debt is 'sword of Damocles'

Latina governor of US border state will attend inauguration of Mexico's first female president

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is heading south of the border to attend the inauguration of Mexico's next president. In a statement Friday, she announced the outing to Mexico City for the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum as the Mexico's first female president. ...

Work has begun on an inauguration stage at the Capitol. The last one became part of Jan. 6 attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — Work on the presidential inauguration platform began Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol with congressional leaders pounding the first ceremonial nails into a stage they cast as a symbol of America's commitment to the peaceful transfer of power — a tradition that was almost upended...

The interview: Kamala Harris' inaugural sit-down was most notable for seeming ... ordinary

After avoiding a probing interview by a journalist for the first month of her sudden presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris' first one Thursday was notable mostly in how routine it seemed. CNN's Dana Bash, sitting down with Harris and running mate Tim Walz in a Georgia...

German president inaugurates the rebuilt tower of a church with Nazi-era historical baggage

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's president on Thursday inaugurated the rebuilt tower of a church that became associated with the Nazis' takeover of power and whose remains were demolished under communist rule. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said it offers an opportunity to reflect on...

Biden takes inaugural flight in long-delayed new 'Marine One' helicopter

CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday took his first flight aboard the modern VH-92A helicopter that serves as Marine One after years of delays to the program to replace the aging aircraft that carry the president and vice president. Biden boarded the Sikorsky-made...

Indonesian leader starts working in new capital despite construction work and lack of facilities

PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Outgoing Indonesian President Joko Widodo started work Monday from the new presidential palace in his country's ambitious new capital, where he intends to spend the last few months of his presidency. “Today I have started receiving officials...