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Trump administration labels 8 Latin American cartels as 'foreign terrorist organizations'

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is formally designating eight Latin American crime organizations as "foreign terrorist organizations," upping its pressure on cartels operating in the U.S. a...

Feb 19, 2025

Trump calls Zelenskyy a 'dictator' as tensions rise between the leaders over the Russia-Ukraine war

MIAMI (AP) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "dictator without elections," lashing out after the Ukrainian president said Trump was being influenced by Russian disinfo...

Feb 19, 2025

Trump is living in a 'Russian disinformation space,' says Ukraine's Zelenskyy

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump is living in a Russian "disinformation space" regarding his previous day's comments about the...

Feb 19, 2025

Pakistan wants to expel all Afghan refugees from the country, says Afghan embassy

ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan wants to remove all Afghan refugees from the country and their expulsion is imminent, the Afghan embassy in Islamabad warned Wednesday. The embassy issued a strongly worded s...

Feb 19, 2025

The pope slept peacefully, had breakfast after diagnosis of pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis slept well and ate breakfast Wednesday, the Vatican said, after he developed pneumonia in both lungs in a further complication in the condition of the 88-year-old pontiff that...

Feb 18, 2025

Man who attacked Japan's ex-Prime Minister Kishida convicted and sentenced to 10 years, reports say

TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court on Wednesday convicted a man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at Japan's former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event, sentencing him to 10 years in prison,...

Feb 18, 2025

Incumbent Democratic-backed Wisconsin education chief Underly advances in primary

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's Democratic-backed incumbent state schools leader advanced in Tuesday's three-person primary, overcoming challenges from a union-backed superintendent and an advocate f...

Feb 18, 2025

2 people killed in Oregon avalanche near a snowmobile trail, authorities say

BEND, Ore. (AP) - Two people were killed in an avalanche in Oregon's Cascade Mountains, authorities said Tuesday. The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said that its search and rescue unit had recover...

Feb 18, 2025

US GM Guerin would welcome Trump for 4 Nations Face-Off title game

BOSTON (AP) - The general manager of the United States team in the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament said he would welcome a visit from President Donald Trump to the championship game between the U.S. and...

Feb 18, 2025

Brazil’s prosecutor-general files charges against ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plan

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazil's prosecutor-general on Tuesday filed charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro for attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat. Prosecutor-Ge...

Feb 18, 2025