US sanctions Chinese officials over repression of minorities
DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party, including a...
US notifies UN of withdrawal from World Health Organization
MATTHEW LEE AP
Diplomatic Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization,...
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
MARCELO DE SOUSA and DAVID BILLER
Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19...
Israeli leader’s son takes center stage in corruption sagas
ARON HELLER
Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — As scandal-plagued Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands trial for corruption, his 28-year-old son has emerged as a driving...
Naked men and drunks: England assesses the reopening of pubs
PAN PYLAS
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — It seems to have been more like a typical Saturday night than a drunken New Year's Eve.
The reopening...
Iran declines to disclose cause of mysterious nuke site fire
JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An online video and messages purportedly claiming responsibility for a fire that analysts say damaged...
Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 162 people
ZAW MOE HTET and PYAE SONE WIN
Associated Press
HPAKANT, Myanmar (AP) — At least 162 people were killed Thursday in a landslide at a...
Hong Kong police make first arrests under new security law
ZEN SOO
Associated Press
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police made the first arrests Wednesday under a new national security law imposed by China's...
Russians voters agree to extend Putin’s rule to 2036
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DARIA LITVINOVA
Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) — A majority of Russians approved amendments to Russia's constitution in a weeklong vote ending Wednesday,...
Support for Putin wanes in his former Russian stronghold
YULIA ALEXEYEVA and DARIA LITVINOVA
Associated Press
NIZHNY TAGIL, Russia (AP) — In 2011, the industrial city of Nizhny Tagil was dubbed "Putingrad" for its...