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Germany's Friedrich wins bobsled gold, his 100th at the World Cup and world championship levels
IGLS, Austria (AP) — Francesco Friedrich of Germany won another IBSF four-man bobsled race on Sunday, the 100th victory of his career in either World Cup or world championship competitions. He now has driven to 35 victories in World Cup four-man races, along with 51 wins in World...
France's Macron leads tributes to World War II Resistance activist and author Geneviève Callerot
PARIS (AP) — France's President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to former French Resistance activist and author Geneviève Callerot, who has died aged 108. Callerot, who was among the last survivors of the groups that combatted the country’s World War II occupation by Nazi...
Kaysha Love finishes 2nd in World Cup monobob race, Emily Sweeney places 3rd in World Cup luge race
IGLS, Austria (AP) — Kaysha Love of the U.S. placed second in a World Cup monobob race on Saturday, her best finish of the season. Love won a bronze in a two-woman race at Sigulda, Latvia, in December, then dealt with a virus over the holiday break and slumped a bit in her first...
British PM Starmer visits Auschwitz, vows to fight antisemitism ahead of security talks in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday visited the Nazi German extermination camp at Auschwitz, voicing his “sheer horror” at what he saw there, before holding talks with Poland's leaders on stepping up European defense and tightening Britain's ties with the European...
Voice of America is required by law to report the news accurately. Could Donald Trump change that?
LONDON (AP) — It's called the Voice of America — a storied news outlet that has promised “the truth” since it first broadcast stories about democracy into Nazi Germany during World War II. Now, it’s the voice of a country in which a majority of voters chose incomin presidentDonald Trump,...
Germany's leader says Musk's support for European far-right is 'completely unacceptable'
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday that Elon Musk's support for the far-right in Europe is “completely unacceptable,” adding to his previous criticism of Musk's interventions in the German election campaign. Musk has said over the past month that only the...
UN says it's ready to ramp up delivery of desperately needed aid to Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Wednesday that it’s ready to ramp up the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza following a ceasefire agreement and urged the removal of major security and political obstacles so supplies can reach all Palestinians in need. ...
Colts will play in the NFL's first regular-season game in Berlin
The Indianapolis Colts will play in the first regular-season game in Berlin. The NFL announced Wednesday that the 2025 Berlin game will be played at Olympic Stadium. The Colts’ opponent and date of game will be announced later. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the...
A far-right party uses a mock plane ticket to campaign for deportations in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German police were investigating an election campaign flyer by a far-right party that looks like a plane ticket and calls for the deportation of “illegal immigrants.” The flyer was published on the website of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's local...
Germany's economy shrank for the second consecutive year in 2024
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's economy shrank for the second straight year in 2024 as worried consumers held back on spending and Chinese competition ate into the country's traditional exports of cars and industrial machinery. The year's weak performance underlines Germany's status as...
