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Taiwan will ‘not provoke confrontation’ with China, vice president says

By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan will not provoke a confrontation with China, the self-ruled island's vice president said Friday, lamenting Beijing's "aggressive military posturing" against the island democracy that China claims as its own. "We do not seek ...

A Libyan accused of war crimes has been arrested in Germany, ICC says

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Libyan accused by the International Criminal Court of crimes against humanity and war crimes was arrested in Germany on a sealed arrest warrant, the court announced Friday. Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was allegedly one of ...

Israel has refused to renew visas for heads of at least 3 UN agencies in Gaza

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israel has refused to renew visas for the heads of at least three United Nations agencies in Gaza, which the U.N. humanitarian chief blames on their work trying to protect Palestinian civilians in the war-torn territory. Visas for ...

Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Heavy monsoon rains killed at least 54 people in eastern Pakistan in 24 hours, bringing the total rain-related deaths in the country to 178 over the past three weeks, officials said Thursday. Rainfall has triggered flash floods and inundated several villages as the country ...

Brazil’s congress passes bill to overhaul environmental regulations

By ELÉONORE HUGHES and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A bill to overhaul environmental regulations in Brazil was passed by the country's lower house Thursday, drawing criticism by the environmental minister who floated the possibility of a presidential ...

Zelenskyy appoints a new prime minister for a war-weary nation

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fresh off securing a plan to receive more U.S. weaponry, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed a new prime minister – the key negotiator of his country's deal with the U.S. to partner on the development of ...

Britain will lower its voting age to 16 in a bid to strengthen democracy

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 by the next national election as part of measures to increase democratic participation, the government announced Thursday. The center-left Labour Party pledged before it was elected in July 2024 ...

UN rapporteur calls for global action to stop ‘genocide’ in Gaza

By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The United Nations' special rapporteur for Gaza and the West Bank said Tuesday that it's time for nations around the world to take concrete actions to stop what she called the "genocide" in Gaza. Francesca Albanese spoke to ...

Nvidia to resume sales of highly desired AI computer chips to China

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers BANGKOK (AP) — Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence to China. The news came in ...