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By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press MAKURDI, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria say gunmen have abducted three Chinese nationals working in the country’s north central region. They say the gunmen also killed two Nigerians who were working with the expatriates Tuesday at a hydroelectric power plant under construction in Niger state. A police spokesperson says

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — China’s foreign minister says his country will appoint a special envoy to the Horn of Africa region. That’s where Ethiopia and Eritrea have been fighting forces from Ethiopia’s Tigray region and Somalia is in the grip of a political crisis caused by a long-delayed election. Chinese

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has marked Epiphany by warning against surrendering to the “tyranny of needs” especially in consumeristic societies. Francis decried what he called a “crisis of faith” in lives and societies that leaves feelings of emptiness in hearts. He was marking the Catholic church feast day

LONDON (AP) — A top European court has declined to rule in a discrimination case centered on an activist’s request to have a cake decorated with the “Sesame Street” characters Bert and Ernie and the words “Support Gay Marriage.” The European Court of Human Rights said Thursday that the case was inadmissible because activist Gareth

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung isn’t bald. But he is enjoying the support of many bald voters over his push for government payments for hair loss treatments. Since his proposal was disclosed this week, hair loss has emerged as a hot-button topic ahead of

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and members of Congress are solemnly marking the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection. Lawmakers are holding events Thursday to reflect on the violent attack by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. The ceremonies will be

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli deputy minister is under fire for calling residents of an unauthorized West Bank settlement outpost “subhuman.” Thursday’s remarks sparked an outcry that underscored the fragility of Israel’s ideologically diverse coalition. Yair Golan is a former deputy military chief and a member of the

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — One of Portugal’s leading media conglomerates says a group calling itself “Lapsus$” hacked the company’s online services that took down some of its most popular websites and contacting subscribers. Grupo Impresa said the attack was aimed at disrupting the company’s services and sending fake news messages to subscribers. The company said

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has asked that the U.S. military in Japan stay inside its bases to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Hayashi says he spoke on the phone with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Japan’s prime minister says he backs Hayashi’s request and

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Thousands of mourners have poured into the streets of Iranian cities for the mass funeral of 250 victims of the Iran-Iraq war — remains recently recovered in a testament to the brutal conflict’s scale and enduring legacy after 35 years. Thursday marked the largest

By PATRICK QUINN Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen begins a visit to strife-torn Myanmar on Friday that he hopes will invigorate efforts by Southeast Asian nations to start a peace process, but critics say will legitimize the rule of the military that seized power last year and its campaign of

BEIJING (AP) — China has lashed out at the United States over its support for the European nation of Lithuania in its feud with Beijing over relations with Taiwan. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Washington is using the Baltic state to “use Taiwan to contain China.”  That came after the top U.S. and German diplomats

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Kazakhstan says dozens of protesters have been killed in attacks on government buildings and at least 12 police officers died. One of the officers was found beheaded. A police spokeswoman says there were attempts to storm buildings in Almaty overnight and “dozens of attackers were

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and Wall Street futures have tumbled after investors saw minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting as a sign the U.S. central bank might hike interest rates faster to cool inflation. Benchmarks in London and Frankfurt opened down more than 1%. Tokyo lost nearly 3%.

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Germany has found itself facing a series of challenges in its relations with Russia and China that have been testing the foreign policy mettle of the new government since it took office last month. Among them are Moscow’s military build-up near Ukraine and the diplomatic fallout from

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Locked in a dispute over his COVID-19 vaccination status, Novak Djokovic is confined to an immigration detention hotel in Australia as he awaits a ruling on whether can compete in the Australian Open later this month. Djokovic, the No. 1 men’s tennis player in the world, is a vocal

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Police Department says a police officer fatally shot a burglary suspect who stabbed and killed a police dog and stabbed another officer in the face. The Seattle Times reports that the department’s K-9 team responded to a report of a man with a machete and knife breaking into a residence

MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Kazakhstan says dozens of protesters have been killed in attacks on government buildings and at least 12 police officers died. One of the officers was found beheaded. A police spokeswoman says there were attempts to storm buildings in Almaty overnight and “dozens of attackers were liquidated.” She spoke on state

By KATHY GANNON Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have shown no sign of expelling multiple militant groups operating on its soil, and that is raising a dilemma for other nations as they ponder how to deal with them. China fears Uighur militants working from Afghanistan, while Russia and Central Asian neighbors

BEIJING (AP) — China has recommitted itself to completing its orbiting space station by the end of the year and says it is planning more than 40 launches for 2022, putting it roughly level with the United States. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation known as CASC said launches will include those of two