Man accused in Toronto van attack pleads not guilty

TORONTO (AP) — A man who allegedly used a van to kill 10 pedestrians in Toronto pleaded not guilty guilty Tuesday and his lawyer said he will argue he is not criminally responsible because of his state of mind at t…

Panel ponders if UN health agency can stop future pandemics

GENEVA (AP) — An independent panel examining the World Health Organization's handling of the response to COVID-19 says it’s considering whether the U.N. health agency has enough power and financing to stop future p…

Falklands to be landmine free nearly 40 years after war

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Foreign Office says the Falklands will soon be landmine free - almost 40 years after the 1982 conflict between the United Kingdom and Argentina in the South Atlantic islands.

McConnell, Schumer to lead, but Senate majority uncertain

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators chose party leaders Tuesday with few changes at the top, but it's unclear who will be the majority leader in the new Congress with no party having secured

Peru's swears in new leader as political turmoil hits nation

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru swore in a new president Tuesday who is unknown to most and was recently accused of trying to secure the military's support for a congressional effort to boot the nation's last leader out ove…

Unofficial count gives Suu Kyi's party victory in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — An unofficial tabulation of the vote from Myanmar's general election showed Tuesday that the ruling National League for Democracy party of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi won an a…

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Trump's name spotted in Johnson's Biden congratulations

LONDON (AP) — Keen-eyed political observers on Tuesday noticed an unusual feature in a tweet from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulating U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory: the ghos…

Israel says Hezbollah drone downed in Israeli airspace

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday said it shot down a drone belonging to Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group that entered Israeli airspace.

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After Biden win, McConnell says Trump OK to fight election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite President-elect Joe Biden's victory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said President Donald Trump is “100% within his rights” to question

UK and Belarus each expel 2 diplomats in tit-for-tat moves

LONDON (AP) — Britain expelled two Belarus diplomats on Tuesday in response to the Minsk government's decision to kick out two British envoys.

Global rally slows, but optimism over vaccine remains high

NEW YORK (AP) — A worldwide stock market rally slowed down on Tuesday even as optimism remains high that the global economy may be on track for a return to normal. It’s the second straight day that rising hopes for…

AP Interview: Germany seeks ‘new deal’ with US under Biden

BERLIN (AP) — The election of Joe Biden as the next U.S. president is an opportunity for a “new deal” in trans-Atlantic relations that would revive the close cooperation between America and Europe, but also see Eur…

Belarus nuclear plant stops power output soon after opening

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' first nuclear power plant stopped generating electricity the day after it was formally opened by President Alexander Lukashenko and some of its equipment needs to be replaced, a Belaru…