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Finland charges a combatant with war crimes allegedly committed in 2014 in Ukraine

Oct. 31, 2024 15:35 PM EDT

HELSINKI (AP) — Prosecutors in Finland filed charges Thursday over alleged war crimes in 2014 by a combatant who fought against Ukrainian forces in a Russian-backed separatist region of Ukraine. The National Prosecution Authority did not identify the suspect when announcing the...

New Trump book defends 2018 Putin meeting, taunts rivals and threatens to imprison Meta's Zuckerberg

Aug. 29, 2024 16:24 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — In a new book, former President Donald Trump calls his 2018 summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki “a GREAT meeting” and threatens to imprison Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg if the tech mogul does anything this year akin to his $400 million donation to...

Great haul of China: Cao Yuan wins Olympic gold to give his nation an unprecedented diving sweep

Aug. 10, 2024 12:16 PM EDT

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Call it the Great Haul of China. Cao Yuan defended his title in the men's 10-meter platform on Saturday and gave his nation an unprecedented sweep of the diving gold medals at the Paris Olympics. The Big Red Machine won all eight golds...