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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

Former British soldier convicted of passing on sensitive information to the Iranian government

LONDON (AP) - A former British soldier whose audacious escape from a London prison spurred a dayslong search was convicted on Thursday of passing on sensitive information to the Iranian intelligence s...

Nov 28, 2024

Former British soldier convicted of passing on sensitive information to the Iranian government

LONDON (AP) - A former British soldier whose audacious escape from a London prison spurred a dayslong search was convicted on Thursday of passing on sensitive information to the Iranian intelligence s...

Nov 28, 2024

At least 13 dead after landslides bury 40 homes in villages in eastern Uganda

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - At least 13 people have died in eastern Uganda after landslides buried 40 homes in six villages, relief officials said Thursday. The Uganda Red Cross Society said 13 bodies have ...

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

Boise State withdraws from Mountain West volleyball tournament rather than play San Jose State

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Boise State, which twice boycotted regular-season matches with San Jose State, pulled out of the Mountain West women's volleyball tournament Wednesday night even after securing a spot...

Nov 27, 2024

Republican Miller-Meeks wins reelection after recount in close Iowa congressional race

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks won her reelection bid Wednesday after a recount confirmed her lead, helping her party pad its thin majority in the U.S. House and reta...

Nov 27, 2024

Republican Miller-Meeks wins reelection after recount in close Iowa congressional race

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks won her reelection bid Wednesday after a recount confirmed her lead, helping her party pad its thin majority in the U.S. House and reta...

Nov 27, 2024

White House pressing Ukraine to draft 18-year-old men to help fill manpower needs to battle Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the consc...

Nov 27, 2024