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Dozens killed as army, rivals battle for control of Sudan

Apr. 16, 2023 03:44 AM EDT

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group battled for control of the chaos-stricken nation for a second day Sunday, signaling they were unwilling to end hostilities despite mounting diplomatic pressure to cease fire. A doctors’ group said at...

G-7 talks may measure allies' reaction to US documents leak

Apr. 15, 2023 16:17 PM EDT

HANOI (AP) — While the Biden administration sees minimal damage from the disclosure of highly classified documents related to the war in Ukraine and U.S. views of its allies and partners, that assessment will get its first real test when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets in Japan with...

Kamala Harris rallies as high court eyes abortion pill rules

Apr. 15, 2023 19:28 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday urged Americans to take action during “a critical point in our nation’s history” as thousands of protesters demonstrated across the country against new limits to abortion rights making their way through the courts. ...

Jimmy Carter and Playboy: How 'the weirdo factor' rocked '76

Apr. 16, 2023 02:24 AM EDT

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter already had drawn months of media scrutiny as a devout Southern Baptist running for president. Then the 1976 Democratic nominee brought up sex and sin as he explained his religious faith to Playboy magazine. Carter was not misquoted. But he was...

Explosive thrown at Japan PM at campaign event; 1 hurt

Apr. 15, 2023 17:51 PM EDT

WAKAYAMA, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after someone threw an explosive device in his direction while he was campaigning at a fishing port in western Japan, officials said. Police wrestled a suspect to the ground as screaming bystanders...

What to know about 1st test flight of SpaceX's big Starship

Apr. 15, 2023 10:26 AM EDT

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship. It's the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, with the lofty goals of ferrying people to the moon and Mars. Jutting almost 400 feet (120...

Young people drive bullfighting's resurrection in Spain

Apr. 16, 2023 02:47 AM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Álvaro Alarcón plays out the moment when he will enter Madrid's Las Ventas bullring for his final challenge as a “novillero,” or apprentice bullfighter. The 24-year-old has been training in the dusty countryside outside the Spanish capital, and his skintight...

China auto show highlights intense electric car competition

Apr. 15, 2023 20:11 PM EDT

SHANGHAI (AP) — Global and Chinese automakers plan to unveil more than a dozen new electric SUVs, sedans and muscle cars this week at the Shanghai auto show, their first full-scale sales event in four years in a market that has become a workshop for developing electrics, self-driving cars and...

NATO member Finland breaks ground on Russia border fence

Apr. 15, 2023 10:43 AM EDT

IMATRA, Finland (AP) — The construction of barbed-wired fence along Finland’s long border with Russia - primarily meant to curb illegal migration - has broken ground near the southeastern town of Imatra less than two weeks after the Nordic country joined NATO as the 31st member of the military...

Fox leads Kings past Warriors 126-123 in playoff return

Apr. 16, 2023 00:42 AM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De'Aaron Fox finished off a dazzling playoff debut that was years in the making and had one more task to do. With the home crowd counting down following an exhilarating return to the postseason, Fox pressed the button and lit the ceremonial beam, letting...

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Former Indian lawmaker, his brother fatally shot live on TV

Apr. 16, 2023 02:41 AM EDT

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges was shot dead along with his brother in a dramatic attack that was caught live on TV in northern India, officials said Sunday. Atiq Ahmad and his brother, Ashraf Ahmad, were...

G7 vows to step up moves to renewable energy, zero carbon

Apr. 16, 2023 04:37 AM EDT

SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations vowed Sunday to work to hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy, but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants as they wrapped up two days of talks in the northern Japanese city...

Fire in Dubai kills 16, injures 9 in apartment building

Apr. 16, 2023 04:31 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire swept through an apartment building in an older neighborhood of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, killing at least 16 people and injuring another nine, authorities said Sunday. The blaze Saturday in the Al Murar area of Dubai's historic...

6 soldiers killed in attack in Indonesia's restive Papua

Apr. 16, 2023 04:02 AM EDT

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist gunmen opened fire on a military post in Indonesia’s restive Papua province, killing at least six soldiers and leaving dozens of others missing, the army and the rebels said Sunday. Attackers from the West Papua Liberation Army, the armed...

Diplomats gather in Japan at 'historic turning point'

Apr. 16, 2023 03:48 AM EDT

KARUIZAWA, Japan (AP) — Top diplomats from Europe and North America were arriving Sunday in this hot spring resort town to discuss the world's most intractable crises, including ways to end Russia's war in Ukraine, confront China's aggression toward Taiwan and lure North Korea back to nuclear...

Dozens killed as army, rivals battle for control of Sudan

Apr. 16, 2023 03:44 AM EDT

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group battled for control of the chaos-stricken nation for a second day Sunday, signaling they were unwilling to end hostilities despite mounting diplomatic pressure to cease fire. A doctors’ group said at...

EU leaders beat a path to Xi's door seeking China's help

Apr. 16, 2023 03:26 AM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — In the weeks since Chinese leader Xi Jinping won a third five-year term as president, setting him on course to remain in power for life, leaders and diplomats from around the world have beaten a path to his door. None more so than those from Europe. French President...

More than 6,000 troops to play role in Charles' coronation

Apr. 16, 2023 03:09 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — More than 6,000 British military personnel will take part in the coronation of King Charles III, the U.K. forces’ biggest ceremonial deployment in seven decades, the government said Sunday. The Ministry of Defense said thousands of soldiers, sailors and aviators...

Young people drive bullfighting's resurrection in Spain

Apr. 16, 2023 02:47 AM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Álvaro Alarcón plays out the moment when he will enter Madrid's Las Ventas bullring for his final challenge as a “novillero,” or apprentice bullfighter. The 24-year-old has been training in the dusty countryside outside the Spanish capital, and his skintight...

Flights out of Taipei delayed after China launches satellite

Apr. 16, 2023 02:40 AM EDT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Flights out of northern Taiwan were delayed Sunday after China launched a rocket carrying a satellite that dropped debris into waters north of the capital Taipei. While the satellite launch had no obvious military purpose, it comes after China held large-scale...