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Guinea’s junta faces protests after missing a deadline for a return to democracy
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Parts of Guinea's capital were on lockdown as civil society and opposition groups protested the ruling junta’s missed deadline to launch a return to democracy, with the U.S. calling for clear timelines to hold long-delayed elections. Guinea is one of...
US transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Yemen after more than two decades without charge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Monday it had transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman this week after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The transfer was the latest and biggest push by the Biden administration in its...
North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Tuesday its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike remote targets in the Pacific as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further expand his collection of nuclear-capable weapons to counter rival nations. ...
Long silenced by fear, Syrians now speak about rampant torture under Assad
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Handcuffed and squatting on the floor, Abdullah Zahra saw smoke rising from his cellmate’s flesh as his torturers gave him electric shocks. Then it was Zahra’s turn. They hanged the 20-year-old university student from his wrists until his toes barely...
Taiwan holds military drills as concerns rise over possible defense budget cut
HSINCHU, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan began three days of military drills on Tuesday as concerns rose over potential cuts to the defense budget due to legislative wrangling between the island's two major political parties. The drills began in the north with tank maneuvering at a base in...
What to know about the siege outside South Korea's presidential compound
TOKYO (AP) — A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea has been startling even for those used to the country's famously rough and tumble politics. For weeks, impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has remained inside and refused to...
Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated Maduro meets Biden at White House
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election met Monday with U.S. President Joe Biden just days ahead of Maduro's contested inauguration to a third term. Biden's White House...
A far-right leader could soon take the helm in EU member country Austria. Here's why it matters
VIENNA, Austria (AP) — A party that advocates an end to economic sanctions against Russia and has called for the “re-migration of uninvited foreigners” could soon give Austria its first government led by the far right since World War II, with a leader who has a provocative style at its helm....
France's former President Sarkozy stands trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya's Gadhafi
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial Monday over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Sarkozy, 69, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, did not speak to the press...
Russia claims it captured another town in eastern Ukraine but Kyiv's troops say the fight continues
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed Monday, adding the wrecked town to the Kremlin’s list of conquests during the almost three-year war. But the Ukrainian...
