Month: April 2023

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — It has been 25 years since the striking of the Good Friday Agreement, the landmark peace accord that ended three decades of violence in Northern Ireland, a period known as “the Troubles.” The agreement gave formal recognition to Northern Ireland’s multiple identities, allowing residents to

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday will meet with his council of advisers on science and technology about the “ risks and opportunities ” that rapid advancements in artificial intelligence development pose for individual users and national security. The White House said the Democratic president would

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Human rights groups have applauded Malaysia’s move to scrap the mandatory death penalty as a major step forward in the push for the abolition of capital punishment in Southeast Asia. Instead of the death penalty, lawmakers on Monday approved bills to give courts the option of imposing prison sentences of

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Nigel Lawson, the tax-cutting U.K. Treasury chief under the late Margaret Thatcher and a lion of Conservative politics in the late 20th century has died. He was 91. Lawson, who led the Treasury from 1983 to 1989, spearheaded the drive to place the public sector into private

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian attacker stabbed two Israeli soldiers near an army base south of Tel Aviv on Tuesday in the latest incident in a yearlong spate of violence that shows no sign of abating. The Magen David Adom paramedic service said Tuesday that first responders treated two men for moderate wounds in the

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Once-venerable Credit Suisse could be heading into a firestorm as shareholders meet for what is shaping up to be their last crack at managers. It follows a colossal collapse of the bank’s stock price over the last decade and as rival UBS is set to gobble up

GENEVA (AP) — Police say a German climber has died after falling some 500 meters (1,640 feet) in the Alps in southern Switzerland. The accident happened near the resort of Zermatt on Sunday. Authorities were alerted Monday that the 26-year-old man, who lived in Germany, was missing, and rescuers who set out in a helicopter

BRUSSELS (AP) — Finland is set to officially become a member of NATO later on Tuesday and take its place among the ranks of the world’s biggest security alliance. Neighboring Russia has already warned that it will bolster its defenses near their joint border if NATO deploys any additional troops or equipment to what will

By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will have to muster all his diplomatic adeptness and political acumen on a three-day state visit to China where the war in Ukraine will be front and center. Macron is expected to warn China against sending weapons to Russia and instead ask