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Russians cast ballots in an election preordained to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule

Mar. 16, 2024 14:41 PM EDT

Voters across Russia cast ballots Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin, who faces no serious challengers after crushing political dissent over his nearly quarter-century of rule. The election comes against the...

Ukraine's first Oscar is hailed as a reminder of war's horrors as Russian drones strike buildings

Mar. 11, 2024 23:58 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine awoke Monday to another day of war — Russian drones blasted buildings in the Kharkiv and Odesa regions — but also the news it had won its first Oscar. The best documentary victory for Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing...

Meet Ukraine’s small but lethal weapon lifting morale: Unmanned sea drones packed with explosives

Mar. 05, 2024 15:08 PM EST

Uncrewed, remote-controlled boats have been around since the end of World War II. Late last century, technological innovations broadened their potential uses. Lethal, advanced sea drones developed and deployed by Ukraine in its war with Russia have opened a new chapter in that story....

German foreign minister visits Bosnia, urges Western Balkans join EU in face of Russian aggression

Mar. 05, 2024 08:33 AM EST

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Germany's foreign minister said Tuesday that Western Balkans countries joining the European Union is a “geopolitical necessity” that would make Europe stronger in the face of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine. The six nations...

Turkish drones kill 3 in an attack on a local Christian militia in northeastern Syria, officials say

Feb. 28, 2024 15:44 PM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — Turkish drone strikes in northeastern Syria on Wednesday killed at least three members of a local Christian force and wounded others, including civilians, a Kurdish official and a Syrian opposition war monitor said. Also on Wednesday, reported Israeli airstrikes hit...

San Francisco considers a measure to screen welfare recipients for addiction

Feb. 05, 2024 05:51 AM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Democratic mayor of San Francisco is pushing a pair of controversial public safety proposals on the March 5 ballot, including one that would require single adults on welfare be screened and treated for illegal drug addiction or else lose cash assistance. ...

Germany ready to help de-escalate tensions in disputed South China Sea, its foreign minister says

Jan. 11, 2024 07:02 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Germany’s top diplomat said Thursday that China’s actions in the South China Sea violate the rights of Asian coastal states like the Philippines and threaten freedom of navigation, but added that territorial disputes have to be resolved peacefully because “the...

Laws banning semi-automatic weapons and library censorship to take effect in Illinois

Jan. 02, 2024 12:51 PM EST

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With the calendar-page turn to 2024 on Monday comes 320 new state laws that Illinois residents will need to navigate. Some will have a widespread effect, including a law banning semi-automatic rifles and another requiring paid time off. But others won't...

Russia launches the biggest aerial barrage of the war and kills 30 civilians, Ukraine says

Dec. 29, 2023 16:30 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 30 civilians across the country in what an air force official called the biggest aerial barrage of the war. At least 144 people were wounded and...