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North Korea says deal between Putin and Kim requires immediate military assistance in event of war

Abhinav Thawait

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The new agreement between Russia and North Korea reached by their leaders at a Pyongyang ...

France’s leftist alliance leaders vow to ‘extinguish the flame’ of far right in upcoming elections

Abhinav Thawait

PARIS (AP) — Leaders of France’s left-wing parties allied in a new coalition and outlined their plan on Friday to ...

Puerto Rico Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz wins gubernatorial primary. Pro-statehood party still undecided

Gregory Daniels

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz defeated Sen. Juan Zaragoza in a gubernatorial primary ...

South Africa’s ‘humbled’ ANC talking to all parties as country looks for way forward after election

Abhinav Thawait

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Humbled by a stinging election result, South Africa’s African National Congress was talking to ...

South Africa election: ANC loses its 30-year majority

Abhinav Thawait

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts ...

Why are top Russian military officials being arrested?

Abhinav Thawait

It began last month with the arrest of a Russian deputy defense minister. Then the head of the ministry’s personnel ...

Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street’s slide on worries over interest rates

Barbara Terrio

Asian shares were mostly lower Friday after Wall Street retreated following strong economic reports that raised the possibility of interest ...

Free COVID-19 vaccine Bridge Access Program expiring soon

Debi Johnson

New COVID-19 variants, nicknamed FLiRT, found in wastewater, says CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning the ...

Wall Street edges back from records after Dow briefly tops 40,000

Barbara Terrio

Asian shares retreated on Friday after U.S. stocks edged back from their record heights, though the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Biden marks Earth Day by going after GOP, announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants

Elaine Hadley

TRIANGLE, Virginia (AP) — President Joe Biden marked Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar ...

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