Tuesday March 19th, 2024 1:22AM

AP World News

Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era
President Vladimir Putin has extended his reign over Russia in a landslide election whose outcome was never in doubt, declaring his determination to advance deeper into Ukraine and dangling new threats against the West
1:15AM ( 1 day ago )
In Germany, the far right is on the rise again. How did it happen?
Millions of Germans have been protesting against the rise of the far-right in huge rallies all over the country for weeks in a row, attending events with slogans such as “Never Again is Now.”
12:09AM ( 1 day ago )
Cubans in eastern city of Santiago protest blackouts and food shortages
Small groups of protesters have taken to the streets in the eastern Cuba city of Santiago decryng power outages lasting up to eight hours across the Caribbean nation
9:59PM ( 1 day ago )
First charter flight with US citizens fleeing Haiti lands in Miami
A charter flight carrying dozens of U.S. citizens fleeing spiraling gang violence in Haiti has landed in Miami
8:32PM ( 1 day ago )
Commenting on Navalny's death for first time, Putin says he supported prisoner swap for his foe
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supported an idea to release opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prisoner exchange just days before the man who was his biggest foe died
7:09PM ( 1 day ago )
Seoul says North Korea fires missile toward the North's eastern waters
South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s east coast
6:58PM ( 1 day ago )
North Korea resumes missile tests, raising tensions with its rivals after their military drills' end
North Korea has fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, days after the end of the South Korean-U.S. military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal
6:58PM ( 1 day ago )
Officials in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria blame Ukrainian drone strike after military site blast
A drone strike at a military installation in Moldova’s breakaway republic of Transnistria has destroyed a helicopter and ignited a fire
12:51PM ( 1 day ago )
Cockney Rebel singer Steve Harley, who had a hit with 'Make Me Smile,' dies at 73
British musician Steve Harley has died at age 73
11:13AM ( 1 day ago )
US military operations across the Sahel are at risk after Niger ends cooperation
The U.S. is scrambling to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel region of Africa after the ruling junta in Niger announced it was ending military cooperation with Washington
10:41AM ( 1 day ago )