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US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says

AQABA, Jordan (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Ba...

Dec 14, 2024

US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says

AQABA, Jordan (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Ba...

Dec 14, 2024

Ex-soccer player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president in a blow to its EU aspirations

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country's E...

Dec 14, 2024

South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration this month. The National Assembly passed the motion in a 20...

Dec 14, 2024

Turkey to reopen its embassy in Syria for the first time since 2012 in wake of Assad's fall

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says that Turkey's Embassy in Syria's capital of Damascus will reopen on Saturday, for the first time since 2012. In an interview with Turkey...

Dec 13, 2024

Texas' abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine

Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to prote...

Dec 13, 2024

Texas sues New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills by telemedicine

Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a Texas woman via telemedicine. The lawsuit was filed in Collin County, Texas, by the state's Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday...

Dec 13, 2024

American released from Syrian prison is flown out of the country, a US official says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military has transported out of Syria an American who had disappeared seven months ago into former President Bashar Assad's notorious prison system and was among the thousan...

Dec 13, 2024

American released from Syrian prison is flown out of the country, a US official says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military has transported out of Syria an American who disappeared seven months ago into former President Bashar Assad's notorious prison system and was among the thousands r...

Dec 13, 2024

Yankees to get closer Devin Williams from Brewers for Nestor Cortes, Caleb Durbin, AP source says

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees have agreed to acquire All-Star closer Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers for left-hander Nestor Cortes and infield prospect Caleb Durbin, a person familiar...

Dec 13, 2024