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National security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate
WASHINGTON | Sen. Darline Graham, who is competing in next week’s runoff election in South Carolina, stumbled over a question about foreign policy in a debate on Tuesday night. “Are Taiwan and the South China Sea national security issues for the United States and if so, why or how?” asked one of the moderators. Graham […]
Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
BUNIA, Congo | The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases, government data showed Wednesday, as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions. Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 […]
Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics
JERUSALEM | Israel’s military on Wednesday announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in the war in Gaza, focusing on the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and of 15 Palestinian paramedics. The military said it would not launch criminal investigations into three other attacks that killed aid workers from World Central […]
Americans have only elected 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballot
ORLANDO, Fla. | Across 250 years, only three elected governors out of thousands have been Black –- all Democrats and all men, including current Maryland Gov. Wes Moore. But Moore could soon have company. With Florida Republicans nominating U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds on Tuesday, there are seven Black major party gubernatorial nominees in addition to […]
Zelenskyy fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine’s ex-defense minister demands elections
KYIV, Ukraine | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired one of his most senior officials Wednesday as corruption investigators named a deputy head of the presidential office among the suspects in a money-laundering case. The stunning developments came a day after Ukraine’s recently fired defense minister demanded national elections, despite Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion. Zelenskyy […]
North Korea shrugs off Trump’s scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing
SEOUL, South Korea | North Korea said Wednesday that a U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea does not change what it see as their provocative nature, dampening hopes for a resumption of diplomacy between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump. The powerful sister of North Korean […]
Ukrainian man arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions
BERLIN | A Ukrainian man was arrested Wednesday in Croatia in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany, Germany’s federal prosecutor said. Ukrainian national Vladimir Z., whose last name was not given in line with German privacy rules, was arrested in Pula, Croatia, by local […]
South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises
SEOUL, South Korea | South Korea’s president said Tuesday a solid alliance with the United States underpins national security, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt order to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises left many many South Koreans baffled and concerned. Trump made the surprise announcement in a social media post just before U.S. and South […]
CDC’s new director is pressed to do something about its zombie programs
NEW YORK | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still has an Alzheimer’s disease program. Congress appropriated $41 million to it this year. There’s just no one staffing it. Then there’s the agency’s Office on Smoking and Health. Congress allocated $246 million for that. Its staffers were cut, too. Same for the epilepsy program. […]
Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools
WASHINGTON | A Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities despite government investigations that were rushed and incomplete or that failed to establish legal violations by the schools, a former Justice Department lawyer alleged in a whistleblower disclosure obtained by The Associated Press. The complaint alleges that […]