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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Poland’s government has too much influence over judges. Ruling on the Polish justice minister’s powers to endorse judges for high criminal courts and to end their terms, the European Court of Justice said that “EU law precludes the regime in force.” The court said the

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish border forces say they were attacked with stones by migrants at the border with Belarus and responded with a water cannon. The Border Guard agency posted video on Twitter showing the water cannon being directed across the border at a group of migrants in a makeshift camp. Poland’s Defense Ministry

By RISKA MUNAWARAH Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Conservation officials say a baby elephant in Indonesia’s Sumatra island has died after losing half her trunk to a trap set by poachers who prey on the endangered species. The head of Aceh province’s conservation agency told reporters Tuesday that the baby elephant died despite

By KEN MORITSUGU and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is hailing a virtual meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, saying they had a candid and constructive exchange that sent a strong signal to the world. The positive description of the meeting contrast sharply with heated exchanges between the

BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say a Syrian man who allegedly supported the Islamic State group’s ideology has been charged with making preparations for an attack in Germany. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that he decided by June 2019 to carry out an attack in Germany that would be on a similar scale to previous IS attacks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court says Hungary broke EU law by making it a criminal offense to help migrants apply for asylum. The ruling issued Tuesday is a new legal blow to Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s staunchly anti-migrant government. Worried by the arrival of asylum-seekers, Orban accused Hungarian-born U.S. billionaire George Soros

NEW YORK (AP) — American journalist Danny Fenster who was freed after nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar expressed relief that he was heading home to the United States. Fenster was handed over Monday to former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson, who helped negotiate the release. He is one of more than 100 journalists,

BERLIN (AP) — A conservative one-time rival of Chancellor Angela Merkel has joined the race to become the new leader of the outgoing German leader’s party, making his third bid for the job in three years. Friedrich Merz, 66, was nominated for the leadership by his local branch of the center-right Christian Democratic Union on

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets are mixed after President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping held a summit meeting by video link. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Frankfurt advanced. Shanghai declined, while London and Wall Street futures were little-changed. Biden told Xi their goal should be to ensure competition

LONDON (AP) — British police have released four men arrested under terrorism laws by detectives investigating a homemade bomb explosion in a Liverpool taxi. Police have named the suspected bomber, who died, as 32-year-old Emad Al Swealmeen, who came to Britain as an asylum-seeker several years ago and had converted to Christianity. Al Swealmeen was

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airbus has raked in more orders at the Dubai Air Show, reaching one valued over $3.3 billion to sell 28 new aircraft to Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways. The European plane maker’s order announced at the aviation show on Tuesday includes 20 A320neos and eight A321neos.

GRANDE-SYNTHE, France (AP) — French police are evacuating migrants from a makeshift camp near Dunkirk, in northern France, where at least 1,500 people have gathered in hopes of making it across the English Channel to Britain. Migrants, including some families with young children, can be seen packing their few belongings as police encircle the camp,

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Two loud explosions rocked Uganda’s capital, Kampala, early Tuesday, sparking chaos and confusion as people fled what is widely believed to be coordinated attacks. Witnesses said one blast was near a police station and another on a street near the parliamentary building. The explosion near parliament

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A powerful commander in Libya has announced his candidacy for the country’s presidential elections next month. Khalifa Hifter has submitted his candidacy papers in the eastern city of Benghazi and announced the move in a video. He commands the self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces. Hifter’s announcement comes

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airbus has won its third deal of the Dubai Air Show, announcing that it has received an order for 28 new aircraft and a further option of up to five new planes from Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways in a deal valued at some $3.3 billion.

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say a passenger train has crashed into a college van at an unmanned railway crossing in eastern Pakistan, killing three students and injuring seven others. Tuesday’s accident happened in the district of Sheikhupura in the Punjab province. According to Rana Shakeel, a district administration official, the dead and injured have

By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — Two Indian journalists who were detained on charges of inciting communal violence after tweeting that religious attacks on Muslims were worse than police had reported were granted bail by a court in the northeastern state of Tripura. The journalists were reporting on religious tensions in the

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s state election commission says it is prosecuting the country’s ousted civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and 15 other senior political figures for alleged fraud in last November’s general election. Allegations of widespread electoral fraud were the main reason cited by the military for its Feb.

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Witnesses say two loud explosions have been heard in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, early Tuesday. They say one blast happened near a police station and another along a street near the parliamentary building. An eyewitness video posted online showed a plume of white smoke rising from

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Jerod Haase begins his sixth season coaching the Stanford men’s basketball team still finding new ways to lead the program. Many recruits now spend an hour visiting with a prominent and innovative doctor in the medical school. Haase develops many of his campus relationships through