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GENEVA (AP) — The top U.N. human rights body is holding a one-day urgent session on Sudan to draw attention to the killings, injuries and other abuses against civilians since the fighting between its two top generals erupted last month. The Human Rights Council is to vote on a resolution on Thursday that would further

By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Migrants are rushing across the border hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are to expire, fearing that policies will make it far more difficult to gain entry into the United States. In a move to clear out overwhelmed holding facilities, a U.S. official says Border Patrol agents

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities are cracking down on supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, detaining hundreds in overnight raids and sending troops across the country to rein in the wave of violence that followed his arrest earlier this week. For this Islamic nation, accustomed to military takeovers, political

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press HAMPDEN, Maine (AP) — David Bishop spends the school day as a mild-mannered custodian, but before the final bell rings, he grabs his chess boards and pieces and begins his second role. “The Queen’s Gambit” is playing out in real life in Maine, where this custodian is coaching his schools’

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised interest rates to their highest level since late 2008 as it continues to combat stubbornly high inflation in the U.K. The decision on Thursday by the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee to lift its main interest rate by a quarter of

BERLIN (AP) — A man opened fire at a Mercedes-Benz factory in southwestern Germany on Thursday, leaving two people dead, authorities the company said. The shooting occurred in Sindelfingen, a city near Stuttgart. The suspect, a 53-year-old man, was taken into custody, a spokesman for the Stuttgart prosecutor’s office said. Police received the first emergency

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants, its most ambitious effort yet to reduce planet-warming pollution from the nation’s second-largest contributor to climate change. A rule being unveiled Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency could force power

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is witnessing a wave of violence following the arrest of popular opposition leader and former Prime Minister Imran Khan on corruption charges. The level of unrest has not been seen since 2007, when another former premier — Benazir Bhutto — was assassinated during an election campaign.

HELSINKI (AP) — Police say two dozen people, many of them children, were injured when a temporary pedestrian bridge collapsed in the southern Finnish city of Espoo. They said the pedestrian bridge crossing a construction site in Espoo’s Tapiola region collapsed mid-morning on Thursday. No one died but 24 people were injured, 10 of them

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country’s military needs more time to prepare an anticipated counteroffensive aimed at pushing back Russian occupying forces and opening a new chapter in the war more than 14 months after the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion. Zelenskyy said in an interview broadcast

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan is reporting a seven-fold surge in January-March profit and forecasting strong sales for this fiscal year riding on the popularity of its new model offerings. Nissan’s net profit for the fiscal fourth quarter totaled 106.9 billion yen, or $798 million, up dramatically from

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say a man opened fire at a Mercedes-Benz factory in southwestern Germany leaving one person dead and another seriously wounded. The incident occurred at a factory Sindelfingen, a city near Stuttgart. Police received the first emergency calls around 7:45 a.m. on Thursday morning. Police said the suspect was taken into

By EDNA TARIGAN and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has somberly acknowledged to fellow Southeast Asian leaders that no progress has been made to end the civil strife gripping Myanmar. He renewed a call for an end to the violence, including a recent deadly airstrike that a

LONDON (AP) — The leader of Wales’ pro-independence political party has resigned after an inquiry found it was riddled with bullying and misogyny. Adam Price said he was stepping down as leader of Plaid Cymru after a meeting of the party executive. A report published last week concluded the party had “failed to implement a

By FARES AKRAM and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed a fourth militant commander on Thursday, raising the death toll from the latest burst of fighting to 25. Israel braced for more rocket fire amid reports of faltering Egyptian attempts to broker a cease-fire.

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Jacklyn Zeman, who played Bobbie Spencer for 45 years on ABC’s “General Hospital” has died at 70. Zeman died after a short battle with cancer, her family confirmed Wednesday. News of her death was first announced by the show’s executive producer, Frank Valentini. “I am heartbroken to announce the passing