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BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says more rounds of talks with his country’s regional archrival Saudi Arabia are needed to improve ties. The comments by the top Iranian diplomat on Friday came on the last day of his two-day visit to Lebanon. He had earlier said that talks so far with the kingdom had

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court judges have decided to ask the United Nations Secretary-General for information on who represents Afghanistan at international bodies following the Taliban’s sweep to power in August. The decision Friday is intended to clarify the status of Afghanistan’s new leadership as judges prepare to rule on a request

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic still has a grip on the economy with many companies struggling to fill millions of open jobs. Friday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment

By DAVID BILLER and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Inflation has come roaring back in Brazil and surpassed 10% for the first time since 2016, according to data released Friday. Soaring prices of gas, meat, electricity and more are plunging tens of millions of poor Brazilians deeper into uncertainty. Pricier fuels

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, KIKO ROSARIO and VANESSA GERA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia have won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee said they were honored for “their courageous fight for freedom of expression” but also were “representatives of all journalists” who stand for

By SAMYA KULLAB and TAMEEM AKHGAR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A blast went off Friday at a mosque packed with Shiite Muslim worshippers in northern Afghanistan, killing or wounding at least 100 people, a Taliban police official said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which took place in Kunduz,

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily coronavirus death toll has hit a new record amid the country’s sluggish vaccination rate and the government’s reluctance to tighten restrictions. Russia’s state coronavirus task force reported 936 new deaths on Friday, the third straight day when daily COVID-19 deaths topped 900. Russia already has

By MICHELLE R. SMITH, SCOTT BAUER and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An investigation by The Associated Press has found that a vocal group of chiropractors has become an influential force in stirring up anti-vaccine misinformation during the pandemic. Some of them have been lobbying against vaccine mandates and capitalizing on the

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A Colombian national police officer who was part of an elite unit that worked closely with U.S. anti-narcotics agents has been extradited to Miami to stand trial on charges he betrayed the Drug Enforcement Administration to the same traffickers they were jointly fighting. Capt. Juan Pablo Mosquera

ROME (AP) — The northern Italian city of Turin will host the next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in the spring. Turin Mayor Chiara Appendino tweeted on Friday that “we have brought to Turin the most followed musical event in the world.” The final of the widely popular song competition, which includes voting by

ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis won’t be attending the upcoming U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. Francis said in a recent interview that he intended to participate in the Oct. 12-Nov. 12 event and had a speech being drafted. But Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the Vatican delegation would be led by