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By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials and the U.N. say forces loyal to the country’s internationally recognized government have withdrawn from the strategic port city of Hodeida. That has allowed the Houthi rebels to retake key positions in the city. The pro-government militias in this part of Yemen were mainly

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter has registered her candidacy for vice president in next year’s elections and was chosen as the running mate of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the late dictator’s son, in an alliance that has alarmed activists. Sara Duterte backed out this week from her

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on all unvaccinated Germans to get their shots as quickly as possible as the country’s coronavirus infection rate hits the latest in a string of new highs. Merkel said in her weekly podcast Saturday: “If we stand together, if we think about

By FAY ABUELGASIM and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudanese protesters have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the military’s takeover of the country. Activists say security forces used tear gas to disperse protesters in at least one location in the capital of Khartoum on Saturday. The rallies come as the

By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — Indian police say at least five Indian soldiers and two civilians have been killed in an ambush by suspected rebels in the northeastern state of Manipur bordering Myanmar. A police officer says rebels on Saturday ambushed a convoy of India’s paramilitary soldiers who were on their

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s pro-democracy alliance has called for mass protests against the military’s takeover of the country. The call came as the generals tighten their grip amid an outcry by the U.S. and other Western governments. The protests Saturday come two days after coup leader Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan reappointed himself head of the

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter has registered her candidacy for vice president in next year’s elections and was chosen as the running mate of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the late Filipino dictator, in an alliance that has alarmed activists. Sara Duterte backed out this

By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — Indian police say at least four Indian soldiers and two civilians have been killed in an ambush by suspected rebels in the northeastern state of Manipur bordering Myanmar. A police officer says rebels on Saturday ambushed a convoy of India’s paramilitary soldiers who were on their

By FRANK JORDANS and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Negotiators at this year’s U.N. climate talks are poring over fresh proposals for sealing a deal that could credibly be said to advance the world’s efforts to tackle global warming. A proposal for the overarching decision retains contentious language calling on countries to

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s official news agency says an Israeli married couple have been arrested for espionage after taking photographs of the Turkish president’s residence in Istanbul. Anadolu Agency said a Turkish national was also arrested. Police detained them after a tip-off from an employee working in the Camlica radio and television tower on the

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Health Ministry says seven laborers have died after drinking alcohol they were given as a disinfectant in a quarantine and mixed it with water and soft drinks. The laborers had returned from Thailand and were placed in a coronavirus quarantine camp in a northwestern province. The Health Ministry says

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A powerful Haitian gang leader says he is easing a chokehold on fuel deliveries that has caused a growing crisis for hospitals, gas stations and even water supplies across the nation’s capital. G9 gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier held a news conference Friday to announce a seven-day reprieve for hospitals, schools

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish police say the body of a young Syrian man has been found in the woods near the border with Belarus. He is the latest known victim in a political standoff at the European Union’s eastern border. The regime in Minsk has for months been encouraging

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Negotiators are streaming into the venue for the U.N. climate talks, hoping that a good night’s sleep will help them seal a deal that could credibly be said to boost the world’s efforts to tackle global warming. British officials chairing the talks in Glasgow broke with the habit of previous talks

KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say a roadside bomb has exploded in a tribal district that borders Afghanistan, killing two police. The district police chief says the constables were on security duty near the Raghan Dam when unknown assailants detonated the bomb remotely, killing them both. He said a search for those involved in Saturday’s

By CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press KEBEMER, Senegal (AP) — The Great Green Wall that was once envisioned as a way for Africa to fight climate change has stalled. The project aimed to plant a 5,000-mile line of trees that would span the entire continent and hold back the Sahara Desert. The trees were supposed to

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities have declined to renew a visa for a foreign journalist working for The Economist without any explanation. The Economist says Sue-Lin Wong, who is Australian, was based in Hong Kong and covered China and the city. The magazine regretted the decision and urged the government of Hong Kong

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ $1.85 trillion package of social and climate initiatives seems afflicted by a maddening parade of hurdles. Looming ahead is the Congressional Budget Office, which could cause problems that would be messy but probably surmountable. That office is Congress’ nonpartisan fiscal scorekeeper, and it’s working on a