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AP World News

Police in Georgia arrest an opposition leader as mass protests continue
Georgian police have raided the offices of an opposition party and arrested its leader in an apparent attempt to squelch a wave of mass protests over the decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union
10:20AM ( 5 months ago )
Opposition party leader arrested as Georgia authorities try to curb protests over ending EU talks
Georgian police have raided the offices of an opposition party and arrested its leader in an apparent attempt to squelch a wave of mass protests over the decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union
10:20AM ( 5 months ago )
Controversial presidential front-runner Calin Georgescu wants Romania to be 'self-sufficient power'
Presidential front-runner and far-right populist Calin Georgescu says Romania’s Western alliances remain secure providing they “serve the sovereignty of the country and nothing else.”
10:20AM ( 5 months ago )
Romania's surprise front-runner says he's not pro-Russia. But Romania alleges he had Moscow's help
The surprise front-runner in Romania’s presidential election insisted to The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that he is not pro-Russian — hours before Romania declassified intelligence alleging Moscow ran an online campaign to promote him to voters
10:20AM ( 5 months ago )
NATO chief urges European allies to ramp up defense spending as Trump returns to White House
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is leading a fresh push for European countries to ramp up defense spending
9:05AM ( 5 months ago )
6 hours of anger, bravery and defiance during martial law in South Korea
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shocked the nation in declaring martial law and calling in troops to secure the National Assembly building
7:04AM ( 5 months ago )
EU condemns reported Taliban move to suspend medical education for women and girls
The European Union has condemned the Taliban for violating human rights and women’s access to education after media reports that the Taliban’s leader has ordered private and public institutions to stop providing medical courses for women and girls in Afghanistan
6:32AM ( 5 months ago )
Syrian forces battling insurgents north of strategic city of Hama
Syrian forces are battling insurgents just north of the strategic central city of Hama where they are attempting to advance after seizing most of Aleppo
5:48AM ( 5 months ago )
Syria's insurgency leader tours seized city of Aleppo, as fierce battles intensify near Hama
The leader of Syria’s most powerful insurgent group has toured the seized city of Aleppo in a surprise visit, the first since the insurgents captured large parts of the city over the weekend as fierce fighting intensifies in the government-led counter-offensive in northern Hama
5:48AM ( 5 months ago )
No-confidence vote could topple the French government for the first time since 1962
French lawmakers are voting on a no-confidence motion that could bring down the prime minister and his cabinet for the first time since 1962
5:47AM ( 5 months ago )