US pledges $135 million in aid to Western-leaning Moldova to counter Russian influence
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday pledged $135 million in aid to Moldova for energy security and to...
Brazil’s president withdraws his country’s ambassador to Israel after criticizing the war in Gaza
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil withdrew its ambassador to Israel on Wednesday after months of tensions between the two countries over the war...
A German court will try a far-right politician next month over a second alleged...
BERLIN (AP) — A prominent member of the far-right Alternative for Germany party who was fined for knowingly using a Nazi slogan in a...
Tennessee governor OKs penalizing adults who help minors receive abortions, gender-affirming care
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's governor has approved legislation designed to block adults from helping minors get an abortion or receive gender-affirming care without...
Cleveland Fed names former Goldman Sachs executive Beth Hammack to succeed Mester as president
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Cleveland branch of the Federal Reserve said Wednesday that Beth Hammack, a former executive at investment bank Goldman Sachs, would...
Violence clouds the last day of campaigning for Mexico’s election
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico held the last day of campaigning before Sunday’s nationwide election, but the closing rallies were darkened by attacks on...
Israel’s military says it’s taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza’s border with...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s military said Wednesday it has seized control of a strategic corridor that runs along the length of Gaza’s...
What you will and won’t see from June’s planetary parade
DALLAS (AP) — Six planets will link up before dawn on June 3 in what’s known as a planetary parade. But the spectacle won’t...
Another US MQ-9 Reaper drone goes down in Yemen, images purportedly show
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, images online purported to show Wednesday, as Yemen's Houthi...
Germany scraps a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for military servicepeople
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has scrapped a requirement for its military servicepeople to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a mandate that had been in place...
