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Xi meets Russia’s Putin on a state visit to China that’s a show of unity between the allies
By Emily Wang Fujiyama And Christopher Bodeen, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
BEIJING (AP) – China’s leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at an official ceremony Thursday as he opened a state visit to China. Putin’s visit comes as Russia has become more economically dependent on China following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago. Putin is expected to have meetings with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote
By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander. The order allows the use of a map that has majority Black populations in two of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reported sex assaults in the US military have dropped. That reverses what had been a growing problem
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of reported sexual assaults across the military decreased last year, and a confidential survey found a 19% drop in the number of service members who said they had experienced some type of unwanted sexual contact, according to new figures obtained by The Associated Press. Both are dramatic reversals of what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slovakia’s populist prime minister shot in assassination attempt, shocking Europe before elections
By Karel Janicek, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
PRAGUE (AP) – Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, was shot multiple times and gravely wounded Wednesday after a political event in an attempted assassination that shocked the small country and reverberated across Europe. Doctors were still fighting for his life several hours after the pro-Russian leader, 59, was shot in the abdomen, Defense Minister ... Read More »
1 responseSlovak defense minister says doctors are fighting for life of prime minister who was shot
By Karel Janicek, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
PRAGUE (AP) – The Slovak defense minister says doctors are fighting for the life of the country’s prime minister, who was shot multiple times after a political event. Defense Minister Robert Kalinak, a close ally of Prime Minister Robert Fico in his Smer-Social Democracy party, made the remark Wednesday evening to reporters at a hospital ... Read More »
1 responseGuatemalan court orders release of journalist jailed for nearly 2 years on money laundering charges
By The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – A Guatemalan court ordered the release Wednesday of journalist José Rubén Zamora, jailed for nearly 2 years on money laundering charges. Zamora, the 67-year-old founder of El Periodico newspaper, was sentenced to six years in prison last June for alleged money laundering. But that conviction and sentence were overturned byG another ... Read More »
1 responseFrance imposes emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia as violent unrest turns deadly
By Barbara Surk And John Leicester, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – The French government announced Wednesday it will impose a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting police powers in an attempt to quell deadly unrest that has left four people dead. French government spokeswoman Prisca Thevenot announced the decision after a Cabinet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slovakia’s populist prime minister shot multiple times in attempted assassination
By Karel Janicek, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
PRAGUE (AP) – Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, was shot multiple times and gravely wounded Wednesday after a political event in an attempted assassination that shocked the small country and reverberated across Europe. The pro-Russian leader, 59, was reported to be fighting for his life after being hit in the stomach. At least four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden and Trump agree to 2 presidential debates, in June and in September
By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin And Josh Boak, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates – the first on June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC – setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just weeks. The quick agreement on the timetable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden and Trump agree to presidential debates in June on CNN and in September on ABC
By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin And Josh Boak, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates in June and September – the first on June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC – setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just weeks. The quick ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who is Robert Fico, the populist Slovak prime minister wounded in a shooting?
By Justin Spike, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event Wednesday afternoon, an episode of violence that punctuated his decades-long career in politics. Fico, 59, was born in 1964 in what was then Czechoslovakia. A member of the Communist Party before the ... Read More »
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