Health providers say AI chatbots could improve care. But research says some are perpetuating racism (apnews.com)
Scholz says that Germany needs to expand deportations of rejected asylum-seekers (apnews.com)
Scholz says that Germany needs to expand deportations of rejected asylum-seekers (apnews.com)
A tent camp for displaced Palestinians pops up in southern Gaza, reawakening old traumas (apnews.com)
Central America scrambles as the international community fails to find solution to record migration (apnews.com)
PASO CANOAS, Costa Rica (AP) — The fleet of buses roared past the Panama-Costa Rica border....
[US] House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, falling back to square one (apnews.com)
Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel....
Scholz says that Germany needs to expand deportations of rejected asylum-seekers (apnews.com)
Russia extends detention of a US journalist detained for failing to register as a foreign agent (apnews.com)
Ukraine displays recovered artifacts it says were stolen by Russians (apnews.com)
Dutch king and queen are confronted by angry protesters on visit to a slavery museum in South Africa (apnews.com)
Estonia says damage to Finland pipeline was caused by people, but it's unclear if it was deliberate (apnews.com)
300-year-old painting stolen by an American soldier during World War II returned to German museum (apnews.com)
After a stopover in the U.S. that lasted the better part of a century, a baroque landscape painting that went missing during World War II was returned to Germany on Thursday....
Home sales fell again in September as surging mortgage rates, rising prices discouraged homebuyers (apnews.com)
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes in September fell for the fourth month in a row, grinding to their slowest pace in more than a decade as prospective homebuyers grapple with surging mortgage rates and a near historic-low level of properties on the market.
Colombian president's statements on Gaza jeopardize close military ties with Israel (apnews.com)
Escalating tensions between Colombia and Israel over the Gaza war could undo decades of close military ties between them and hamper Colombia’s ability to fight drug traffickers and rebels, security analysts say.
Army private who fled to North Korea charged with desertion, held by US military, officials tell AP (apnews.com)
An Army private who fled to North Korea before being returned home to the United States last month has been detained by the U.S. military, two officials said Thursday night, and is facing charges including desertion and possessing sexual images of a child.
A Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 receives a 47-month jail term (apnews.com)
Canada removes 41 diplomats from India after New Delhi threatens to revoke their immunity (apnews.com)
EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war (apnews.com)
Fewer Californians are moving to Texas, but more are going to Florida and Arizona (apnews.com)
Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them? (apnews.com)
For years, the debate surrounding vaping largely centered on its risks for high school and middle school students enticed by flavors like gummy bear, lemonade and watermelon....
Starbucks, Workers United union sue each other in standoff over pro-Palestinian social media post (apnews.com)
Most in the US see Mexico as a partner despite border problems, an AP-NORC/Pearson poll shows (apnews.com)
Most people in the U.S. see Mexico as an essential partner to stop drug trafficking and illegal border crossings, even as they express mixed views of Mexico’s government, according to a new poll....
Spain’s leader mulls granting amnesty to thousands of Catalan separatists in order to stay in power (apnews.com)
Evidence shows Hamas militants likely used some North Korean weapons in attack on Israel (apnews.com)
Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their Oct. 7 assault on Israel, a militant video and weapons seized by Israel show, despite Pyongyang’s denials that it arms the militant group....
Why Egypt and other Arab countries are unwilling to take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza (apnews.com)
The two countries, which flank Israel on opposite sides and share borders with Gaza and the occupied West Bank, respectively, have replied with a staunch refusal. Jordan already has a large Palestinian population....
