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Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters

Sep. 23, 2023 17:37 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet that left a serviceman missing and the main building...

Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech

Sep. 23, 2023 17:01 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia's top diplomat denounced the United States and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international power structure, but he didn't discuss his country's war in Ukraine in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly. “The U.S. and...

Lots of dignitaries but no real fireworks — only electronic flash — as the Asian Games open

Sep. 23, 2023 15:09 PM EDT

HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The opening ceremony of the Asian Games on Saturday in China offered all the staples of a major international sports event. Dignitaries greeted General Secretary Xi Jinping, fans packed the 80,000-seat Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou to capacity,...

A month after Prigozhin’s suspicious death, the Kremlin is silent on his plane crash and legacy

Sep. 23, 2023 00:06 AM EDT

Why Yevgeny Prigozhin's private jet plummeted into a field northwest of Moscow is still a mystery. The Russian military leaders he tried to oust with his armed rebellion remain in power. His mercenary army is under new management. And President Vladimir Putin, whose authority was...

Cracks in Western wall of support for Ukraine emerge as Eastern Europe and US head toward elections

Sep. 23, 2023 00:06 AM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Once rock-solid, the support that Ukraine has gotten from its biggest backers for its fight against Russia is showing cracks. Political posturing in places like Poland and Slovakia, where a trade dispute with Ukraine has stirred tensions, and Republican...

Director of migration drama denounced by right-wing leaders as film opens in Poland

Sep. 22, 2023 16:34 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Right-wing Polish leaders denounced a new feature film by director Agnieszka Holland as it premiered in the country Friday, accusing the work of defaming Poland with its exploration of a migration crisis along the border with Belarus. “Green Border” won...

A Ukrainian missile strikes the headquarters of Russia's navy in Crimea

Sep. 22, 2023 15:45 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering, according to military officials on both sides of the war and images from the scene in Crimea. The Russian...

Leaders of Syria and China announce strategic partnership as part of Asian Games diplomacy

Sep. 22, 2023 09:35 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — China and Syria announced the formation of a strategic partnership on Friday as Chinese leader Xi Jinping kicked off a series of diplomatic meetings ahead of the upcoming Asian Games. Xi met Syrian President Bashar Assad in the southern Chinese city of Hangzhou,...

South Korean leader warns Russia against weapons collaboration with the North

Sep. 20, 2023 20:23 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Korea's president sounded a warning to fellow world leaders Wednesday about the recent communication and possible cooperation between North Korea and Russia, saying any action by a permanent U.N. Security Council member to circumvent international norms would be...

Putin accepts invitation to visit China in October after meeting Chinese foreign minister in Moscow

Sep. 20, 2023 09:11 AM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he accepted an invitation from his Chinese counterpart to visit China in October during the Belt and Road Summit. Speaking after a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Moscow, Putin said Russia and China...