Friday May 17th, 2024 3:01PM

AP World News

Putin's first prime minister and later his opponent has been added to Russia's 'foreign agent' list
Russia’s Justice Ministry has added President Vladimir Putin’s first prime minister who later became an opponent to its register of “foreign agents.”
2:02PM ( 5 months ago )
UN chief gives interview from melting Antarctica on eve of global climate summit
On the eve of international climate talks, U_N_ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice that’s been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused climate change, sending the message that “we absolutely need to act immediately.”
12:38PM ( 5 months ago )
'We absolutely need to act immediately,' says UN chief during visit to Antarctica ahead of COP28
Ahead of international climate talks, U_N_ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice that’s been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused climate change, sending the message that “we absolutely need to act immediately.”
12:38PM ( 5 months ago )
Russian lawmaker disputes report saying he adopted a child taken from a Ukrainian children's home
A Russian lawmaker and staunch supporter of President Vladimir Putin has denied media allegations that he adopted a 2-year-old girl who was seized from a Ukrainian children’s home and changed her name
12:17PM ( 5 months ago )
Mexico's arrest of cartel security boss who attacked army families' complex was likely personal
The U.S. government has thanked Mexico for arresting a hyper violent, alleged Sinaloa cartel security chief this week
11:26AM ( 5 months ago )
Germany's economy shrank, and it's facing a spending crisis that's spreading more gloom
Germany’s economy shrank in recent months, and business confidence is still in the dumps
10:43AM ( 5 months ago )
Germany's leader vows to fix a spending crisis that's worsening gloom in the struggling economy
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised quick action to fix a budget crisis after a court decision blew a large hole in the almost-finished plan for next year
10:43AM ( 5 months ago )
Putin to boost AI work in Russia to fight a Western monopoly he says is 'unacceptable and dangerous'
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he will endorse a national strategy for the development of artificial intelligence
10:25AM ( 5 months ago )
Activists call on France to endorse a consent-based rape definition across the entire European Union
Activists wearing masks depicting President Emmanuel Macron have urged France to change its position and endorse a law proposed by the European Union that would define rape as sex without consent in the bloc’s 27 countries
8:45AM ( 5 months ago )
Families of hostages not slated for release from Gaza during current truce face enduring nightmare
The cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas will bring relief to dozens whose relatives are being held captive
8:32AM ( 5 months ago )