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Who's running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates

Dec. 05, 2023 14:27 PM EST

The 2024 Republican presidential primary field has narrowed, with Doug Burgum dropping out of the race. The North Dakota governor qualified for the first two presidential debates but missed the third debate and appeared on the verge of not making the stage for the fourth debate, set...

In the salt deserts bordering Pakistan, India builds its largest renewable energy project

Dec. 05, 2023 00:43 AM EST

KHAVDA, India (AP) — Rising from the bare expanse of the large salt desert that separates India from Pakistan is what will likely be the world's largest renewable energy project when completed three years from now. The solar and wind energy project will be so big that it will be...

Who's running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates

Dec. 04, 2023 11:41 AM EST

The 2024 Republican presidential primary field has narrowed, with Doug Burgum dropping out of the race. The North Dakota governor qualified for the first two presidential debates but missed the third debate and appeared on the verge of not making the stage for the fourth debate, set...

India's ruling BJP wins 3 of 4 states in elections that pitted Modi's party against Congress

Dec. 03, 2023 22:04 PM EST

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party won in three of four state elections, according to results released Sunday from a crucial vote that pitted the main opposition party against that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi before national polls next year. Modi’s...

Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at UN summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, war

Dec. 01, 2023 17:14 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dozens of world leaders said they know the planet's dangerously overheating and they are trying to keep it from getting worse. The next step is to turn their soaring rhetoric voiced at the beginning of the United Nations climate conference into action. ...

India-US ties could face their biggest test in years after a foiled assassination attempt on a Sikh

Dec. 01, 2023 08:52 AM EST

NEW DELHI (AP) — Ties between India and the U.S. had never looked better than they did in June, when President Joe Biden honored Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a pomp-filled state visit. The relationship was among the most consequential in the world and “more dynamic than at any time in...

What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted

Nov. 30, 2023 14:03 PM EST

NEW DELHI (AP) — The U.S. has charged an Indian national in what prosecutors allege was a failed plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist at the behest of an unnamed Indian government official. The charges announced Wednesday against an Indian national arrested in June in Europe come...

An Indian official plotted to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New York, US prosecutors say

Nov. 30, 2023 01:28 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — An Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in New York City, United States prosecutors said Wednesday as they announced charges against a man they said was part of the thwarted conspiracy. U.S. officials...

A look at what to expect as latest UN climate talks get under way in oil-rich UAE

Nov. 30, 2023 00:13 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East plays host to its second straight U.N. climate conference over the next two weeks, with countries hoping to agree on new ways to keep the planet from heating too much by the end of the century. Distractions abound, most notably war between Israel...

Today in History: November 29, Natalie Wood drowns at age 43

Nov. 29, 2023 00:07 AM EST

Today in History Today is Wednesday, Nov. 29, the 333rd day of 2023. There are 32 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 29, 1981, film star Natalie Wood drowned at age 43 while boating off California's Santa Catalina Island...