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BERLIN (AP) — A German publishing house said it would stop selling books about Russian President Vladimir Putin by an award-winning journalist following media reports that he allegedly received at least $651,000 in offshore payments linked to Russian sources. Publisher Hoffmann und Campe said Wednesday in a statement it would no longer sell two non-fiction

By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — More than 200 conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital, calling for the cancellation of Coldplay’s concert on Wednesday night over the British band’s support for the LGBTQ+ community. The demonstrators marched 1 kilometer (half a mile) from the concert venue in Jakarta. Coldplay is renowned for

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy has launched a bid for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in next year’s contest. Her candidacy announced Wednesday puts her in the running to become the first woman elected to the Senate from New Jersey. She has taken on

By JACKIE VELING of NerdWallet “Buy now, pay later” payment plans are a popular financing option, especially around the holiday season. But these payment plans, which divide your total purchase into a series of smaller installments that you pay back over weeks or months, aren’t always the best choice for shoppers. If you want to

LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg has denied a public order offense after she was arrested last month at a demonstration against a major oil and gas industry conference in London. The 20-year-old Swedish environmental campaigner was among more than two dozen people charged after protesters sought to block access to a hotel during

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s two main opposition parties, both of which have vowed to restart talks with China, are announcing a joint presidential ticket for January’s election. It’s a deal that could bring a major political upset in the self-ruled island democracy. The agreement would bring together Hou Yu-ih, the presidential candidate for the

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Venezuela’s vice president has vowed that her country will press ahead with a referendum on the future of a large tract of mineral-rich territory that it claims in a long-running dispute with neighboring Guyana. Delcy Rodríguez spoke Wednesday at hearings into a request by Guyana

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man who was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was cut by a skate during a game, was released on bail Wednesday. Johnson, 29, was playing for the Nottingham Panthers against the Sheffield Steelers on

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Cabinet minister from Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has attended a trade meeting in Pakistan despite tensions over the expulsion of Afghans living in the country illegally. Around 300,000 Afghans have returned home since last month, when Pakistan launched a nationwide crackdown on undocumented foreigners. The crackdown mainly affects about 1.7 million Afghans

By FARAI MUTSAKA By Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Police in Zimbabwe say a minibus taxi crashed head on with a truck, killing 22 people. Two others were injured and taken to a hospital after the accident on Tuesday night, a police spokesman said. The accident occurred on a highway linking the country’s second-largest

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press Ahead of the highly anticipated meeting on Wednesday between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Chinese state media have taken a new tone toward the U.S. with less negative coverage, calls for a return to warmer ties and stories of Americans with positive connections to the country.

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Myanmar army battalion based near the Chinese border has reportedly surrendered to an alliance of ethnic armed groups that launched a surprise offensive last month in the country’s northeast. A spokesperson for the alliance says 127 soldiers and 134 family members gave themselves up. The surrender

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union’s executive commission has lowered growth its expectations for this year and next, saying the economy “has lost momentum” as inflation discourages consumers and higher interest rates deter borrowing for purchases and investment. The outlook was lowered to 0.6% from 0.8% for the

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court has annulled a government decision to repurpose 60 billion euros ($65 billion) originally meant to cushion the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic for measures to help combat climate change and modernize the country. Wednesday’s decision creates a significant new problem for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s

By JOSEPH WILSON and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has defended his controversial amnesty deal for Catalonia’s separatists in parliament. The defense Wednesday came as part of a debate a day before the Socialist leader seeks the endorsement of the chamber to form a new government. Sánchez

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian officials say a passenger bus has slid off a Himalayan highway killing at least 37 people and injuring 18 others after rolling down a steep slope onto another road in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday. A civil administrator says the 42-seater bus was on the way to southern Jammu city from

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union negotiators have reached a deal to reduce highly polluting methane gas emissions from the energy sector across the 27-nation bloc. According to experts, one of the biggest causes of climate change is methane gas emissions — second only to carbon dioxide. The gas also causes

By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and DIDI TANG Associated Press WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping have emerged from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications. There were still deep differences

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. dropped sharply in October to its lowest level in two years largely because last year’s steep rise in domestic energy bills dropped out of the annual comparison. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that consumer prices in the year to October were

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China and the U.S. have pledged to accelerate their efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue. The joint announcement came on the eve of a summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. Cooperation between the world’s two biggest emitters