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By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Western countries Tuesday of igniting and sustaining the war in Ukraine, dismissing any blame for Moscow almost a year after the Kremlin’s unprovoked invasion of its neighbor that has killed tens of thousands of people. In his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address, Putin cast Russia — and Ukraine

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The wreckage of a small plane carrying two Filipino pilots and two Australian passengers has been identified on one of the Philippines’ most active volcanoes. Officials say an aerial search found no sign of those aboard the Cessna 340, which crashed into a gully on the slope of Mayon volcano. It

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — They were led down a staircase into a garage beneath a downtown Atlanta courthouse, where officers with big guns were waiting. From there, they were ushered into vans with heavily tinted windows and driven to their cars under police escort. For Emily Kohrs, these were the moments

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A new complex erected on the shores of the Persian Gulf, in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, houses a Catholic church, a Jewish synagogue and an Islamic mosque. The Abrahamic Family House offers a concrete, marble and oak manifestation of the

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is advocating for his contested plan to increase the pension eligibility age. Macron visited the Rungis International Market in the southern suburbs of Paris on Tuesday for his first public discussion with French workers since lawmakers started debating the government’s pension-reform legislation earlier this month, prompting series of

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to seek dialogue and compromise after it pushed ahead with a controversial judicial overhaul in a turbulent parliamentary session overnight. President Isaac Herzog said Tuesday it was a “difficult morning” after a late night parliamentary vote

By KANIS LEUNG and EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese scientist who set off an ethical debate five years ago with claims that he made the world’s first genetically edited babies said Tuesday that he hopes to research rare hereditary diseases in Hong Kong. He Jiankui shocked the world in 2018

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants the nation’s freight railroads to immediately act to improve safety while regulators try to strengthen safety rules in the wake of a fiery derailment in Ohio that forced evacuations when toxic chemicals were released and burned. Buttigieg announced a package of

Staff The Associated Press One year ago, Russia launched Europe’s biggest war since WWII. Russian tanks began rolling into Ukraine, sending civilians fleeing for basement bunkers and their country’s borders. Governments around the world imposed stringent sanctions on Russia in an attempt – so far unsuccessful – to pressure President Vladimir Putin to abandon the

By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin is railing against the West in his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address. Many predicted the speech would set the tone for the year ahead and shed light on how the Kremlin sees its bogged-down war in Ukraine. Putin has frequently justified his invasion of Ukraine by accusing Western countries

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The head of Australia’s domestic spy agency says the nation faces an unprecedented threat of espionage and foreign interference with more Australians being targeted by agents than ever before. Mike Burgess, who heads the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, says multiple nations are using espionage and foreign

By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — For nearly two weeks, Mehmet Ismet has lived in the ruins of Antakya’s most beloved historic mosque, a landmark in a now-devastated city that was famed for thousands of years as a meeting place of civilizations and revered by Christians, Muslims and Jews. The 74-year-old