Politics

Haley says US forces 'need to align' with countries including Russia; campaign says she misspoke

COLUMBIA, S.C.

Jun 3, 2023 4:58 PM Read more >

Death toll from Senegal protests rises to 15 as opposition supporters clash with police

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The number of people killed in days of clashes between Senegalese police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has now risen to 15, including two security officers, the government said on Saturday.

Jun 3, 2023 4:14 PM Read more >

Ukraine says inspections found nearly a quarter of its air-raid shelters locked or unusable

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Concerns around civilian safety spiked in Ukraine on Saturday, as officials announced that an inspection had found nearly a quarter of the country’s air-raid shelters locked or unusable, just days after a woman in Kyiv allegedly

Jun 3, 2023 2:41 PM Read more >

Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

WASHINGTON (AP) — With just two days to spare , President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling , averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt.

Jun 3, 2023 2:08 PM Read more >

Protesters back on the streets of Belgrade as president ignores calls to stand down

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital on Saturday for a fifth time in a month, following two mass shootings that shook the nation , even as the country’s populist president rejected any responsibility for the

Jun 3, 2023 1:37 PM Read more >

US defense secretary says Washington won't stand for 'coercion and bullying' from China

SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S.

Jun 3, 2023 11:46 AM Read more >

Turkey's Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took the oath of office on Saturday, ushering in his third presidential term that followed three stints as prime minister.

Jun 3, 2023 11:36 AM Read more >

Connecticut governor poised to sign state's most sweeping gun measure since post-Sandy Hook laws

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A slate of gun control measures was headed Saturday to Connecticut Gov.

Jun 3, 2023 9:43 AM Read more >

Russia bans 'unfriendly' countries' journalists from showpiece economic gathering

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Saturday that journalists from countries that Russia regards as unfriendly have been banned from covering this year's economic forum in St.

Jun 3, 2023 9:32 AM Read more >

Gadhafi's son goes on hunger strike in Lebanon to protest detention without trial

BEIRUT (AP) — A son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi, who has been held in Lebanon for more than seven years, began a hunger strike Saturday to protest his detention without trial, his lawyer said.

Jun 3, 2023 9:25 AM Read more >