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What the Trump-Clinton debates might tell us about Tuesday's match with Harris

Sep. 09, 2024 00:05 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — He claimed she would raise taxes and accused her of supporting open border policies that would allow an influx of unvetted migrants into the country. He blamed her for a litany of the current administration's failures and cast her potential presidency as four more years of the...

Two NATO members say Russian drones violated their airspace

Sep. 08, 2024 15:47 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two NATO members said Sunday that Russian drones violated their airspace, as one reportedly flew into Romania during nighttime attacks on neighboring Ukraine while another crashed in eastern Latvia the previous day. A drone entered Romanian territory early...

German Chancellor Scholz calls for faster progress toward ending Russia's war on Ukraine

Sep. 08, 2024 13:17 PM EDT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agree that Russia should be included in a future peace conference aimed at ending Russia's war against Ukraine. He called for stepped up efforts to solve the conflict. ...

US believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, AP sources say

Sep. 07, 2024 22:02 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has informed allies that it believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter. They did not offer any details about how many weapons have been...

US and UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine's 'audacious' Russia incursion and call for a Gaza cease-fire

Sep. 07, 2024 17:30 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The heads of the British and American foreign intelligence agencies said Saturday that Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia is a significant achievement that could change the narrative of the grinding 2 1/2-year war, as they urged Kyiv's allies not to be held back by Russian...

Ukraine mourns dead from major Russian strike, vows response with underground weapons production

Sep. 07, 2024 17:20 PM EDT

POLTAVA, Ukraine (AP) — Funeral services were held Saturday for victims of one of the deadliest Russian airstrikes since the war in Ukraine began, as Ukraine’s president vowed to increase domestic military production by creating underground weapons factories. The funerals took...

American company, Russian propaganda: New Kremlin tactic reveals escalating effort to sway US vote

Sep. 06, 2024 13:58 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has long sought to inject disinformation into U.S. political discourse. Now, it's got a new angle: paying Americans to do the work. This week's indictment of two Russian state media employees on charges that they paid a Tennessee company to create...

In Ukraine, a city grieves for a family killed in a deadly Russia missile attack

Sep. 06, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of mourners gathered Friday for funeral services in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv for victims of a Russian missile attack that killed seven people, including a mother and her three daughters. The pre-dawn blasts earlier this week in the historic...

Ukraine gets a new chief diplomat as the war with Russia enters a critical phase

Sep. 05, 2024 23:49 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament approved the appointment of a new foreign minister Thursday, two lawmakers said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to breathe fresh life into his administration with the war against Russia poised for what could be a pivotal phase. ...

Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over his work for sanctioned Russian TV

Sep. 05, 2024 20:18 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds. Indictments announced Thursday allege that...