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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is concerned by “unsafe and destabilizing behavior” in the South China Sea such as the latest collision between Chinese and Philippine ships. He spoke on Wednesday after wrapping up a Southeast Asian leaders’ summit that called for disputes to
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The U.N. atomic watchdog agency’s director has arrived in Russia for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine, where Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is at risk amid fighting. The International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly expressed alarm about the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant amid fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe. The plant
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The top U.N. food official has warned that the ruinous conflict raging for about a year between rival generals in Sudan risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis. Cindy McCain, head of the World Food Program, said on Wednesday that the fighting in Sudan has shattered the
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press Over the last five months, Israel has killed thousands of Hamas fighters, destroyed dozens of their tunnels and wreaked unprecedented destruction on the Gaza Strip. But it still faces a dilemma that was clear from the start of the war and will ultimately determine its outcome: It can either try
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Supreme Court Justices Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood advanced to a runoff election for chief justice this fall, ensuring that for the first time a woman will be elected to lead the seven-member panel. Justice Barbara Webb and former state legislator Jay Martin were
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The top U.N. food official has warned that the ruinous war raging for about a year between rival generals in Sudan risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis. Cindy McCain, head of the World Food Program, said Wednesday that Sudan’s war has shattered the lives of millions.
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president says that he is seeking a loan repayment moratorium until 2028 as the debt-ridden county tries to emerge from bankruptcy. President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament the government is asking lenders to accept a plan to defer payments for five years and then
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press was able to declare President Joe Biden the winner of a near clean sweep of Democratic Super Tuesday contents based largely on initial vote results that showed him winning about nine out of every 10 votes in almost every contest. The
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press was able to declare President Joe Biden the winner of a near clean sweep of Democratic Super Tuesday contents based largely on initial vote results that showed him winning about nine out of every 10 votes in almost every contest. The
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Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Michael Barkley advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 5th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Raul Ruiz advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 25th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Michelle Steel advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 45th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey secured a U.S. Senate showdown with Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff on a shoestring budget and with a wispy campaign schedule, but he now faces a daunting question: What’s next? Garvey, a perennial All-Star who played for the Los
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Robert Garcia advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 42nd Congressional District.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Zoe Lofgren advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 18th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Norma Torres advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 35th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Sydney Kamlager advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 37th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey secured a U.S. Senate showdown with Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff on a shoestring budget and with a wispy campaign schedule, but he now faces a daunting question: What’s next? Garvey, a perennial All-Star who played for the Los
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Will Rollins advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 41st Congressional District.
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