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Polls open in close-run election to choose Ireland's new government

DUBLIN (AP) - Ireland is voting Friday in a parliamentary election that will decide the next government - and will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disgruntled...

Nov 28, 2024

Russian defense minister visits North Korea to talk with military and political leaders

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean military and political leaders, the ministry said. The TASS news agency ...

Nov 28, 2024

Love connects with Reed on 2 TDs as Packers use fast start to beat Dolphins 30-17

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes to Jayden Reed and the Green Bay Packers capitalized on a fast start to beat Miami 30-17 and snap the Dolphins' three-game winning streak ...

Nov 28, 2024

Crew mistakes caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off Samoan coast, inquiry finds

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plow into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank, according to the preliminary fi...

Nov 28, 2024

Crew mistakes caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off Samoan coast, inquiry finds

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plow into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank, according to the preliminary fi...

Nov 28, 2024

Cyprus could become a member of NATO when conditions permit, the country's president says

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus could apply to become a member of NATO once its armed forces receive the necessary training and equipment with U.S. help to bring them up to the standards of the world's ...

Nov 28, 2024

Georgia suspends talks on joining the EU for 4 years, accusing the bloc of 'blackmail'

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Georgia is suspending talks on its bid to join the European Union for four years, its prime minister said Thursday, in view of what he described as "blackmail and manipulation"...

Nov 28, 2024

Georgia suspends talks on joining the EU for 4 years, accusing the bloc of 'blackmail'

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Georgia is suspending talks on its bid to join the European Union for four years, its prime minister said Thursday, in view of what he described as "blackmail and manipulation"...

Nov 28, 2024

Romanian court orders recount of first-round election won by far-right outsider

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A top Romanian court on Thursday asked the official electoral authority to recount and verify all of the ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election, which w...

Nov 28, 2024

Romanian court orders a recount of presidential election first round

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A top Romanian court on Thursday asked the official electoral authority to recount and verify all of the ballots cast in the first-round of the presidential election. The Con...

Nov 28, 2024