Belarus leader among 118 on Lithuania's sanctions list

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — While the European Union considers who in Belarus should be sanctioned for alleged election fraud and police brutality, EU member Lithuania proposed its own list Wednesday of those it hold…

As infections mount, French prime minister says don't panic

PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister is urging his compatriots to wear masks more but insisted Wednesday that rising coronavirus infections across the country are “nothing to panic about” and that it’s time for peo…

Amid a heated dispute with Turkey, Greece plans to extend its territorial waters along the coastline facing Italy

ATHENS (AP) — Amid a heated dispute with Turkey, Greece plans to extend its territorial waters along the coastline facing Italy.

Greece to extend territorial waters amid dispute with Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's president warned Greece on Wednesday not to test his country’s patience or courage as the NATO allies remained locked in a tense dispute over offshore energy exploration in the easter…

In a shift, Belarus leader seeks to stem protests gradually

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — When Belarusians filled the streets to protest what they called a fraudulent election that kept authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in power, the blunt repressions came first.

UN lawyer: Ratko Mladic was "key" to Srebrenica atrocities

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A United Nations lawyer on Wednesday called former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic “one of the worst war criminals who has ever faced justice” at an international tribunal, an…

Former NC lawmaker going to federal court for plea agreement

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina state lawmaker who acknowledged a scheme to use campaign money to benefit his ailing farm is expected in federal court to discuss a plea agreement.

Hong Kong police arrest 16, including 2 opposition lawmakers

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested 16 people, including two opposition lawmakers, on Wednesday on charges related to anti-government protests last year.

Melania Trump tells virus sufferers they're 'not alone'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump went there.

Weather, reinforcements helping in California wildfire fight

VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters hard-pressed by some of the largest wildfires in California history scrambled Wednesday to take advantage of cooler weather and an influx of aid as they carved and burned conta…

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California OKs school return for kids with special needs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More California children with specialized needs, such as students with disabilities or those who are homeless, will be allowed back in classrooms even as most schools remain shut for in-pe…

California faces huge fires before usual peak of season

VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California’s firefighting agency is in talks with the National Guard and California Conservation Corps about providing reinforcements as an already devastating wildfire season threatens to …

At RNC, teen from video of protest slams media 'war machine'

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky teenager known for video of his interaction with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial last year said Tuesday that the “full war machine of the mainstream media revved up into a…

WHAT TO WATCH: Pence, Conway and protest pushback at RNC

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the marquee speech Wednesday night at