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Ethiopia armed group says it has alliance with Tigray forces

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The leader of an armed group that Ethiopia's government has designated a terrorist organization says his group has struck a military alliance with the Tigray forces who are now p...

Aug 11, 2021

Germany detains alleged Russian spy at UK embassy in Berlin

BERLIN (AP) - German prosecutors said Wednesday they have detained a British citizen who is accused of spying for Russia while working at the British Embassy in Berlin. Federal prosecutors said in a s...

Aug 11, 2021

Afghan officials: 3 more provincial capitals fall to Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, putting nine of the nation's 34 in the insurgents' hands amid the U.S. withdrawal ...

Aug 10, 2021

Wisconsin Democrat Kind won't seek 14th term in US House

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, who served more than 24 years in a southwestern Wisconsin district that former President Donald Trump carried in 2020, announced Tuesday that he won...

Aug 10, 2021

25 soldiers die fighting wildfires in northern Algeria

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Algeria's president announced Tuesday night that 25 soldiers were killed saving residents from the wildfires ravaging forests and villages east of the capital. The president of...

Aug 10, 2021

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment

NEW YORK (AP) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations Tuesday in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings an...

Aug 10, 2021

Wisconsin governor vetoes GOP bills to restrict absentees

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a series of bills Tuesday passed by the state's Republican-controlled Legislature that would have imposed new restrictions on absentee ballots in ...

Aug 10, 2021

Ethiopia to citizens: Stop Tigray forces 'once and for all'

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's government on Tuesday called on "all capable Ethiopians" to join the military and stop resurgent forces from the embattled Tigray region "once and for all," seemingly ...

Aug 10, 2021

Canadian faces spy ruling as Huawei decision looms

BEIJING (AP) - A Canadian entrepreneur who was charged with spying after his government arrested an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei faces a possible verdict Wednesday as Beijing steps up pressu...

Aug 10, 2021

AP Source: Messi agrees deal to join Paris Saint-Germain

Lionel Messi is traveling to France after agreeing to join Paris Saint-Germain, a person with knowledge of the negotiations has told The Associated Press, paving the way for one of the game's greats t...

Aug 10, 2021