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The Associated Press Human rights activists say a 71-year-old Ukrainian man has died in a Russian prison while on trial for espionage. Court documents found by the human rights group Memorial revealed that the Russian state had closed its case against the late Viktor Demchenko, who had been accused of spying, participation in a terrorist

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “ Lisa Frankenstein ” didn’t come to life at the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters. The horror comedy written by Diablo Cody and starring Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse earned $3.8 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. It debuted in second place on a

By RAHIM FAIEZ ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban spokesman says two Afghan prisoners who were held in U.S. custody for at least 14 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center after 2002 have been released from house arrest in Oman. The spokesman said the two were released as a result of the efforts made by

By VANESSA GERA and LORNE COOK Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The head of the NATO military alliance warned Sunday that Donald Trump was putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk after the Republican presidential front-runner said Russia should be able to do “whatever the hell they want” to NATO

BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says one of its dogs sniffed out something unusual in a traveler’s luggage in Boston — dead monkeys. Agents say the passenger returning from a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that the luggage contained dried fish, but an inspection at Boston Logan Airport

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The death toll from a massive landslide that hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has risen to 54 with 63 people still missing. The landslide hit the mountain village of Masara in Davao de Oro province on Tuesday night after weeks of torrential rains. Davao de Oro’s provincial government

By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have found 84 people who were trying to enter the country by boat, in two separate incidents on the islands of Crete and Rhodes. Four people have been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking. In the first incident, a Greek Navy frigate

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The two Dartmouth players working to unionize their basketball team say other athletes have been reaching out to see if they can join the effort. Romeo Myrthil and Cade Haskins say they were bombarded with messages on social media since a National Labor Relations Board

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s finance minister on Sunday slammed the decision by financial ratings agency Moody’s to downgrade Israel’s credit rating, saying the announcement is a “political manifesto” that “did not include serious economic claims.” Moody’s dropped the rating on Israel’s debt on Friday, warning that the ongoing

By THOMAS ADAMSON and OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — In a significant stride in its preparations for the 2024 Olympics, Paris has inaugurated the Adidas Arena at Porte de la Chapelle. It is the sole purpose-built site in the French capital for the upcoming Games. Situated in one of Paris’ poorest neighborhoods, the

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of beads or other trinkets to parade watchers. But environmentalists are worried about the huge amount of nonbiodegradable plastic beads that wind up mixed in all the other Mardi

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Christopher Nolan was awarded the top prize at the Directors Guild Awards for “Oppenheimer” Saturday in Los Angeles, solidifying his frontrunner status for next month’s Oscars. Other winners included Celine Song, for first time directorial achievement for her romantic drama “Past Lives,” and Mstyslav Chernov for the documentary “20

By SARAH TETAUD Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar’s Parliament has passed a law allowing for the chemical and in some cases surgical castration of those found guilty of the rape of a minor. That has prompted criticism from international rights groups but has also found support from activists in the country who say

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s election body says independent candidates have secured the biggest number of parliamentary seats following last week’s polls. That means allies of former premier Imran Khan won more seats than the political parties who ousted him from power nearly two years ago. Last Thursday’s vote to choose

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services: the situation for Catholic clergy and faithful in Nicaragua is only worsening in 2024, according to exiled priests, laypeople in the Central American country and

By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A series of Israeli strikes early Monday hit Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million Palestinians have fled to escape fighting elsewhere in the four-month Israel-Hamas war. Israel has been signaling its ground offensive in

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister says authorities have detained 17 people in connection with an attack at an Istanbul campaign event for upcoming municipal elections. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on Sunday provided no details on the assailants’ affiliation or motive for the attack a day earlier that critically injured a woman. Turkish President Recep

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched 45 drones over Ukraine in a five-and-a-half-hour barrage Sunday, officials said, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continued the reshuffle of his war cabinet as the war enters its third year. In a statement, the Ukrainian air force said it had shot down 40 of the Iranian-made Shahed drones

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III cheerfully waved to well-wishers on Sunday as he left church services near his country estate in eastern England, making his first public appearance since his cancer diagnosis was announced last week. Wearing a tan overcoat against the February chill and carrying a rolled-up umbrella,

By NICOLE WINFIELD, ALESSANDRA TARANTINO and GIANFRANCO STARA Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Argentina’s faith and politics have come together at the Vatican. Pope Francis on Sunday canonized the country’s first female saint with Argentina’s libertarian president, Javier Milei, sitting in the front row of St. Peter’s Basilica. The two embraced at the end