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By Robin Emmott and Nevzat Devranoglu BRUSSELS/ANKARA -Finland and Sweden formally applied to join the NATO alliance on Wednesday, a decision spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but face objections …

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON -The world is no better prepared for a new pandemic than it was when coronavirus emerged in 2019 and may actually be in a worse place …

By Gabriel Araujo and Steven Grattan SAO PAULO -COVID-19 is on the rise again in the Americas as many countries have abandoned measures like masking and social distancing and many …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The White House and philanthropic agencies are working to make it easier for smaller cities and counties to apply for funding under a $1 trillion …

(Reuters) -One of three Minneapolis policemen who watched fellow officer Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd by kneeling on his neck pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting manslaughter in the 2020 …

(Reuters) – A leading human rights watchdog said on Wednesday it had documented further cases of “apparent war crimes” by Russian troops in two regions in Ukraine. Human Rights Watch …

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO – The agreement under which Canada turns back asylum-seekers crossing from the United States has adequate safety valves, and the U.S. asylum system has sufficient …

By Nuha Sharaf JERUSALEM – Israel police have arrested one of the Palestinian pallbearers beaten by officers at the funeral of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the detained …

By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW,India – Members of hardline Hindu groups filed petitions in a court in northern India to stop Muslims from entering a historic mosque, until the court decides …

By Tom Perry, Parisa Hafezi and Ghaida Ghantous BEIRUT/DUBAI – For Saudi Arabia, losses for Iran’s allies in a Lebanese general election mark a rare piece of good news from …

(Reuters) – Power demand in Texas hit a monthly record on Tuesday and will likely break that high on Wednesday as consumers keep their air conditioners cranked up to escape …

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA – Philippines president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr is all but certain to command a supermajority in Congress, a proclamation of winners showed on Wednesday, boosting chances …

WASHINGTON -The United States will grant employers as many as 35,000 further H-2B visas for seasonal guest workers starting jobs between April 1 and Sept. 30, according to a government …

By David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING -Health authorities in Shanghai faced “huge” pressure to keep China’s most populous city free of COVID-19 as residents were counting down the …

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON – Top-ranking Ukrainian commanders have not yet surrendered from the labyrinth of bunkers and tunnels below the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol, the leader of the …

BRUSSELS – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday a 9 billion euro ($9.5 billion) loan to Ukraine to keep the country going as it struggles to fend off the Russian …

By Jeff Mason BUFFALO, N.Y. – President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned white supremacists, the media, the internet and politics for spreading racist conspiracy theories as he mourned the killing …

By Edward McAllister and Cooper Inveen DAKAR/ACCRA – It’s noisy inside the Mamprobi clinic in Accra as kids clamber over their mothers while they wait to get their measles vaccines. …

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slammed his country’s response to its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak as immature, accusing government officials of inadequacies and inertia as …

By Rami Ayyub WASHINGTON -The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued Steve Wynn, the former CEO of Wynn Resorts, to compel him to register as an agent of China and …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining the actions of the crew on the flight deck, with no evidence found …

(This May 11 story is refiled to add original name of organization mentioned in paragraph 15. Text otherwise unchanged.) By Gwladys Fouche and Victoria Klesty KIRKENES, Norway – Kirkenes, a …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – The biggest factor that led to the collapse of the Afghan military in August last year was the U.S. decision to withdraw forces and contractors …

By Ted Hesson and Veronica Cardenas HARLINGEN, TEXAS – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas toured the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas on Tuesday as he pushes a tougher message …

(Reuters) -Nominating contests in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Idaho and Kentucky on Tuesday helped shape the field for the Nov. 8 U.S. midterm election, with voters choosing the Democratic and Republican …