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A member of protocol sets out EU and other flags prior to arrivals for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Photo: Olivier Matthys / AP

Moldova, Tiny, Poor and Bordering Ukraine, Gets EU Candidacy

SIGHISOARA, Romania (AP) — The European Union announced Thursday that it has granted EU candidate status to Moldova, a poor non-NATO Eastern European country bordering war-torn Ukraine, which likely won’t enjoy the perks of full bloc membership for years to come.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June on Sentosa Island, in Singapore. Photo: Evan Vucci / Associated Press

A Look at N Korea’s Human Rights Abuses Trump Played Down

SEOUL, South Korea — It was just months ago when President Donald Trump used his first State of the Union address to condemn the cruelty of North Korea's government. But after his historic summit on Tuesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whom he described as "very smart" and having a "great personality," Trump seemed to play down the severity of human rights violations in North Korea.

Migrants Hungry, Depressed in Indonesia's Aceh, Official Says

JAKARTA (DPA) — Nearly 550 migrants rescued off Indonesia's Aceh province over the weekend were "hungry and depressed," an Indonesian official said Monday.
Anti-Brexit demonstrators with an effigy of British Prime Minister Theresa May near College Green at the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, April 1, 2019.. Photo: Jonathan Brady / PA via AP

UK Parliament Rejects Alternatives to May’s Brexit Deal

LONDON — Britain's Parliament has spoken — and it has said no, again. Lawmakers seeking a way out of the country's Brexit morass on Monday...
FILE - In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of Basij paramilitary force in Tehran, Iran, Nov. 26, 2022. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP File

Iranian General Acknowledges Over 300 Dead in Unrest

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian general on Monday acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months.
Buddhist Monks pay their respects at Leicester City soccer club Tuesday Oct. 30, 2018, after Leicester Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, seen in poster, died along with four other people Saturday evening in a helicopter crash outside King Power Stadium. Photo: Mike Egerton / Associated Press

Leicester to Return to Action Saturday After Death of Owner

Leicester's grieving players will take to the field for the first time since the death of the club's owner in a helicopter crash when...

The Hostage Situation At Hamburg Airport Ends With A Man In Custody And 4-year-old...

BERLIN (AP) — The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates...

German City Offers $1.1M to Whoever Proves It Doesn’t Exist

BERLIN (AP) — A German city that’s been the subject of a long-running online light-hearted conspiracy theory claiming it doesn’t really exist is offering big bucks to whoever proves that’s true.
Somali women protest in memory of their relatives who died in Saturday's truck bombing which killed at least 78 people, during a protest to show solidarity with them and against such attacks, in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday, Jan, 2, 2020. Placards in Somali read "Evil-doers are not our sons" and "Collaborate with the security forces". Photo: AP

Somali Mourners March Against Extremist Blast That Killed 79

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds of mourners and government officials in Mogadishu gathered at the capital's Police School on Thursday to mourn the 79 people killed by a tragic truck bomb last week.

Trump Eager To Troll Biden Outside His Scranton Birthplace

WASHINGTON (AP) — On Joe Biden’s big day, President Donald Trump is planning to show up in his rival’s old backyard.

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