China says US arms sales to Taiwan are turning the island into a 'powder keg' (apnews.com)
Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes (apnews.com)
Appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial (apnews.com)
A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after he disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial....
Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says (apnews.com)
A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday that it documented a drastic increase of antisemitic incidents in the country in the month after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7....
Panama's Supreme Court declares 20-year contract for Canadian copper mine unconstitutional (apnews.com)
Brazilian city enacts an ordinance that was secretly written by ChatGPT (apnews.com)
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100 (apnews.com)
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died, his consulting firm says. He was 100. Kissinger dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China.
Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024 (apnews.com)
Hundreds of thousands in North Carolina will be added to Medicaid rolls this week (apnews.com)
A decade after the federal government began offering expanded Medicaid coverage in states that opted to accept it, hundreds of thousands of adults in North Carolina are set to receive benefits, a development that boosters say will aid hospitals and local economies in addition to the long-term uninsured....
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100 (apnews.com)
US tells Israel any ground campaign in southern Gaza must limit further civilian displacement (apnews.com)
Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State, dies at 100 (apnews.com)
Panama's high court declares mining contract unconstitutional. Here is what happens next (apnews.com)
Truce in Israel-Hamas extended with minutes to spare (apnews.com)
The truce continues. Saved at the last minutes by diplomacy.
Japan to suspend its own Osprey flights after fatal US Air Force crash | AP News (apnews.com)
Death of Henry Kissinger met with polarized reaction around the world (apnews.com)
Criticism of Kissinger was especially strong on social media, where he was widely referred to as a war criminal....
Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates (apnews.com)
Pope Francis has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary in the second such radical action against a conservative American prelate this month, according to two people briefed on the measures....
High-fat flight is first jetliner to make fossil fuel-free trans-Atlantic crossing from London to NY (apnews.com)
US life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level (apnews.com)
Nikki Haley wins backing from powerful Koch network as she aims to take on Trump (apnews.com)
Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign on Tuesday, promising to commit its nationwide army of activists — and virtually unlimited funds — to helping Haley defeat former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary contest....
Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water (apnews.com)
At least 40 civilians killed by al-Qaida-linked rebels in a Burkina Faso town, UN rights office says (apnews.com)
Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water (apnews.com)
A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona’s McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun....
Indian rescuers pull out all 41 workers who were trapped in a tunnel for 17 days, minister says (apnews.com)
UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — All 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in northern India for more than two weeks were pulled out on Tuesday, bringing an end to a drawn-out rescue mission that had grabbed the country’s attention for days.