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Appeals court halts House interview with ex-Trump prosecutor

Appeals court halts House interview with ex-Trump prosecutor

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked House Republicans from questioning a former Manhattan prosecutor about the criminal case against ex-President Donald Trump, the latest twist in a legal battle between Manhattan District
Yellen calls for better US-China relations as tensions rise

Yellen calls for better US-China relations as tensions rise

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the U.S. and China "can and need to find a way to live together” in spite of their strained relations, which have worsened in recent months.

German court says it won't hear case against McCann suspect

BERLIN (AP) — A German court said Thursday that it has decided not to hear a sex offenses case against a man who also is a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, arguing that the region where it is located isn't the last pl

US transfers Guantanamo detainee to Algeria

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has transferred a Guantanamo detainee back to his home country of Algeria, saying his continued detention was no longer necessary, the Department of Defense announced Thursday.
North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care

North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care

North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill into law that restricts transgender health care in the state, immediately making it a crime to give gender-affirming care to people younger than 18.
Spanish PM, EU slam irrigation plan for drought-hit wetlands

Spanish PM, EU slam irrigation plan for drought-hit wetlands

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Prime Minister and the European Union’s environmental chief on Thursday slammed a plan by right-wing lawmakers to expand water rights for farmland around some of Europe's most important wetlands amid a prolonged drought .
Danes lift sailing ban in Nord Stream pipeline leak area

Danes lift sailing ban in Nord Stream pipeline leak area

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish Maritime Authority said Thursday that it was lifting a ban on sailing in the area of the Baltic Sea where gas leaked after the explosions that incapacitated the Nord Stream pipelines last year.
UNICEF: 12.7 million children in Africa missed vaccinations

UNICEF: 12.7 million children in Africa missed vaccinations

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nearly 13 million children missed one or more vaccinations in Africa between 2019 and 2021 because of the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the continent vulnerable to even more outbreaks of disease and facing a

Extremists kill 20, abduct others in attack on Congo village

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 20 people have been killed and others abducted by extremists in eastern Congo's North Kivu province, a civil society group said Thursday.
EU border agency begins deployment in North Macedonia

EU border agency begins deployment in North Macedonia

The European Union’s border protection agency Frontex began its official deployment in North Macedonia Thursday, extending its operations outside the bloc to a fifth country.
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