UN: 74 migrants drown after boat breaks down off Libya coast

CAIRO (AP) — At least 74 migrants drowned after their Europe-bound ship capsized off the coast of Libya on Thursday, the U.N. migration agency said, in the latest in a series of at least eight shipwrecks in the Cen…

Russia imposes sanctions on European officials over Navalny

MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow has adopted sanctions against a number of German and French officials in response to the European Union’s sanctions over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Russia’s fore…

GOP congresswoman-elect from Iowa says she has COVID-19

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Republican congresswoman-elect who flipped an Iowa seat in last week's election said Thursday that she tested positive for the coronavirus.

Mexico to stop holding child migrants in detention centers

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United Nations and other organizations are applauding changes to Mexico’s immigration law that would prohibit holding migrant children in immigration detention centers.

Judge to weigh bond for father, son in Ahmaud Arbery slaying

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge is scheduled to consider bond requests by a father and son jailed on murder charges in the February shooting of Ahmaud Arbery.

Russian counter-sanctions on European officials over Navalny

MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow has adopted sanctions against a number of German and French officials in response to the European Union’s sanctions over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Russia’s fore…

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UN migration agency says at least 74 migrants have drowned after a Europe-bound ship broke down off the coast of Libya

CAIRO (AP) — UN migration agency says at least 74 migrants have drowned after a Europe-bound ship broke down off the coast of Libya.

Armenians protest Nagorno-Karabakh truce terms for a 3rd day

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands massed Thursday in Armenia's capital to protest the terms of a cease-fire agreement that gave territorial concessions to Azerbaijan in the long-running conflict over the separatist…

Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings dies at 73

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s former president Jerry Rawlings, who staged two coups and later led the West African country's transition to a stable democracy, has died, according to the state’s Radio Ghana and the pr…

Ghana’s president says ex-president Jerry Rawlings has died at 73 after a short illness

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s president says ex-president Jerry Rawlings has died at 73 after a short illness.

Peacekeeping force says 8 killed in Egypt helicopter crash

JERUSALEM (AP) — The international force that monitors the Israeli-Egyptian peace agreement said Thursday that eight peacekeepers, including six Americans, were killed when one of its helicopters crashed during a r…

Islamic State group claims attack at Saudi WWI ceremony

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Thursday for the explosion the previous day at a cemetery in Saudi Arabia, saying it primarily targeted French diplomats attending the ceremony in rem…

Russian city to demolish derided 'Robot' building

MOSCOW (AP) — A hulking, never-occupied building sardonically likened to a robot’s head that has loomed over the Russian city of Kaliningrad for decades is to be demolished next year, the region’s governor says.

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