Thursday, March 19, 2026

Aid groups scramble to reach Syrians as battle lines shift

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JOSEPH KRAUSS and ANDREA ROSA Associated Press BARDARASH, Iraq (AP) — Humanitarian groups in northeastern Syria are scrambling to provide aid to hundreds of thousands...

UK, EU reach tentative Brexit deal; still needs ratification

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RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain and the European Union finally reached a tentative Brexit deal on Thursday, hoping to...

Pence meets with Erdogan, seeking Syria border cease-fire

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ZEKE MILLER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A senior U.S. delegation led by Vice President Mike Pence pursued an uphill mission Thursday to persuade...

Syrian forces enter key border town, blocking Turkish plans

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ELENA BECATOROS and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) — Syrian forces on Wednesday night rolled into the strategic border town of Kobani, blocking...

Brexit talks inch closer to a deal ahead of summit

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RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Britain inched ever closer to a Brexit deal, with the leaders...

Kim rides horse on sacred peak, vows to fight US sanctions

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HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea released a series of photos Wednesday showing leader Kim Jong Un riding a white...

Trump threatens to ‘destroy’ Turkey’s economy with sanctions

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ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Targeting Turkey's economy, President Donald Trump announced sanctions aimed at restraining the Turks' assault against Kurdish...

Catalan protesters, police clash for second straight night

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ARITZ PARRA and RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Violent clashes erupted for a second night in Barcelona between police and protesters angry...

Russia moves to fill void left by US in northern Syria

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LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) — Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria...

Coral gardeners bring back Jamaica’s reefs, piece by piece

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CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer OCHO RIOS, Jamaica (AP) — Everton Simpson squints at the Caribbean from his motorboat, scanning the dazzling bands of color...