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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for peace talks over Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to him to “bring Russia to its senses.” But Xi gave no indication Beijing would use its leverage as Vladimir Putin’s diplomatic partner to press for a settlement. Xi gave no sign China had changed

By JOHN LEICESTER and OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Protesters disrupted vehicle traffic at Paris’ main airport and police fired clouds of tear gas in other French cities as people marched in their thousands in a new round of strikes and nationwide demonstrations Thursday seeking to get President Emmanuel Macron to scrap pension

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — An independent investigative group has accused Croatian officials and police of using a clandestine WhatsApp group to share sensitive information about migrants trying to enter the country. It says it believed many of those discussed were later forcibly removed from the country, which is illegal under international treaties. Croatian police denied

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s coast guard says it is searching for an army helicopter carrying 10 crew members that went missing off a southern Japanese island. The coast guard said it received information that a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA Black Hawk helicopter disappeared from radar on a mission Thursday evening in an area north of

By TERRY CHEA, NOAH BERGER and JOSH EDELSON Associated Press FOLSOM, Calif. (AP) — Water levels fell so low in key reservoirs during the depth of California’s drought that boat docks sat on dry, cracked land and cars drove into the center of what should have been Folsom Lake. Those scenes are no more after

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is spending his second day in a Milan hospital, as family members continue to visit the ailing political leader in intensive care. San Raffaele hospital, where Berlusconi’s personal physician is a chief anesthesiologist, hasn’t given any medical update so far on Thursday.

LONDON (AP) — British antitrust regulators have started investigating Amazon’s purchase of robot vacuum maker iRobot, adding further scrutiny to the $1.7 billion deal. The Competition and Markets Authority said Thursday that it’s considering whether the deal will result in a “substantial lessening of competition” within the United Kingdom. In an initial step, the U.K.

By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Official results have confirmed a crushing defeat for Montenegro’s long-time leader Milo Djukanovic in a weekend presidential election. That marks his departure from the small Balkan state’s political scene after more than 30 years in power. The state electoral commission said Thursday that economy expert and

BEIJING (AP) — Iran and Saudia Arabia have agreed to jointly pursue economic stability, the Iranian foreign minister said Thursday, as well as reopen missions in their respective countries as the regional rivals stepped toward reconciliation after seven years of tension. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian made the announcement in a tweet after talks with

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer An independent tribunal has ruled that the European tour was within its rights to sanction members who competed on the Saudi-funded LIV Golf without permission. An appeal panel at Sports Resolutions found that players including Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood committed “serious breaches” of the European tour code of