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New quake hits battered Turkey, Syria; 3 dead, hundreds hurt

New quake hits battered Turkey, Syria; 3 dead, hundreds hurt

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A new 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Monday killed three people and injured more than 200 others in parts of Turkey laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed tens of thousands, authorities said.
Canada joins countries calling on IOC to define Russian, Belarus 'neutrality'

Canada joins countries calling on IOC to define Russian, Belarus 'neutrality'

Canada was among the governments of 35 countries signing a statement Monday calling on the International Olympic Committee to clarify the definition of “neutrality” as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sp
Biden declares 'Kyiv stands' in surprise visit to Ukraine

Biden declares 'Kyiv stands' in surprise visit to Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden swept unannounced into Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war” days before
Man arrested in Catholic bishop's killing had worked for him

Man arrested in Catholic bishop's killing had worked for him

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man arrested Monday in the weekend killing of a Catholic bishop that shocked Los Angeles religious and immigrant communities is the husband of the victim's housekeeper and had done work at his home, authorities said.
Israeli government advances judicial overhaul despite uproar

Israeli government advances judicial overhaul despite uproar

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Tuesday for the first time advanced a plan to overhaul the country’s legal system, defying a mass uproar among Israelis and calls for restraint from the United States.
Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake

Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — There are reports of more collapsed buildings Turkey in Syria after another 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s Hatay province which was devastated by a massive tremor two week ago.
'People's court' tries Vladimir Putin for war in Ukraine

'People's court' tries Vladimir Putin for war in Ukraine

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A “people's court” put Russian President Vladimir Putin on trial Monday for the crime of aggression over his invasion of Ukraine, in a symbolic move to close an “accountability gap” in the absence of an international tri
Sheriff: Gunman kills 6, including ex-wife, in Mississippi

Sheriff: Gunman kills 6, including ex-wife, in Mississippi

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Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, enters hospice care at home

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, enters hospice care at home

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter, who at 98 years old is the longest-lived American president, has entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia, a statement from The Carter Center confirmed Saturday.
Top US, China diplomats meet amid tensions over balloon

Top US, China diplomats meet amid tensions over balloon

MUNICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Saturday with China’s top diplomat in the first high-level contact between the two countries since the U.S. shot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon two weeks ago, a senior U.S. official said.