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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
HUD Secretary Ben Carson tests positive for coronavirus; aide says he's in 'good spirits'
WASHINGTON (AP) — HUD Secretary Ben Carson tests positive for coronavirus; aide says he's in 'good spirits.'
German security officials defend inaction at virus protest
BERLIN (AP) — German security officials on Monday defended the decision to let 20,000 people march through the eastern city of Leipzig in a protest against coronavirus restrictions, despite participants flouting th…
The Latest: Biden pleads 'wear a mask' to fight virus threat
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Trudeau looks to Biden for help in dispute with China
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he spoke with President-elect Joe Biden about China's imprisonment of two Canadians in retaliation for the arrest of a top Huawei executive and he e…
Russian military helicopter shot down in Armenia, 2 killed
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Russia said Monday that one of its military helicopters was shot down in Armenia, near the border with Azerbaijan, killing two servicemen.
Evo Morales returns to Bolivia, ending year in exile
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Former President Evo Morales returned to Bolivia on Monday following an election that returned his socialist party to power a year after he fled the nation amid a wave of protests.
President-elect Biden says nation 'still facing a very dark winter' from COVID-19, despite positive news on vaccines
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Biden says nation 'still facing a very dark winter' from COVID-19, despite positive news on vaccines.
The Latest: Mike Pence heading to Florida vacation island
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Biden cheers vaccine progress but says masks remain a must
WILMINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday cheered news about the promising development of a coronavirus vaccine but cautioned Americans need to be aggressive about mask wearing and social distancing as …
Nagorno-Karabakh separatist govt confirms loss of key city
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The spokesman for the president of the separatist government in Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday confirmed that Azerbaijani forces have taken control of a strategically key city and said they were…
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UN agency for Palestinians may defer salaries for workers
JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Monday it needs to raise $70 million by the end of the month or it will not be able to pay the full salaries of thousands of employees through the end …
China, Iran join queue to scrutinize US at UN rights body
GENEVA (AP) — The United States faced its first review in five years at the U.N.’s main human rights body on Monday, with the detentions of migrant children and the killings of unarmed Black people during the Trump…
Peru's leader faces 2nd impeachment vote in as many months
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra warned opposition lawmakers seeking his ouster Monday that a rash decision to remove him on the basis of unproven corruption allegations could bring grave conseq…