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By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s main human rights body has voted over Ethiopia’s objections to create an international team of experts to boost scrutiny of rights abuses in the country’s devastating yearlong war. Ethiopia’s government decried a “neocolonialist mentality” after the European Union and other Western countries sought a special

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and LORNE COOK Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has published draft security demands that NATO deny membership to Ukraine and other former Soviet countries and roll back the alliance’s military deployments in Central and Eastern Europe. The bold ultimatums are almost certain to be rejected by the U.S. and its allies.

BY KELVIN CHAN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Christmas revelers across Europe are lying low and changing plans as new restrictions and fears about the omicron variant of the coronavirus persuade many to stay home. That’s magnifying concerns about a second lost holiday season for airlines, restaurants and shops already battered by

By The Associated Press An 11-day war between Israel and Gaza’s ruling Hamas militant group in May left over 260 Palestinians and 13 Israelis dead. On the sixth day, the Israeli air force bombed a 12-story tower roughly an hour after ordering all occupants to evacuate. No one was injured, but the building was destroyed.

By AMANDA LEE MYERS AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — At 24, Sydney Sweeney has starred in hit shows including “Euphoria,” “Sharp Objects” and “Handmaid’s Tale.” She played a member of the Manson family in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” and starred in Amazon’s sexy psychological thriller “The Voyeurs.” Now she’s

By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo is hopeful that a deal with Denmark to rent 300 prison cells to help the Scandinavian country cope with its overpopulated prison system would help upgrade its correctional service and also cope with the energy crisis. The justice ministry has said the

By KIYOKO METZLER Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Talks aimed at salvaging Iran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers have been adjourned, following a round marked by tensions over new demands from Tehran. China’s lead negotiator said on Friday that the talks will “resume hopefully before the end of the year” though a date

The Associated Press Technology stocks are leading another decline on Wall Street in early trading Friday, putting the Nasdaq on track for its third weekly drop in the last four. The tech-heavy index was down 1.2% in the early going, bringing its weekly drop to 4%. The benchmark S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial

By MARCELA ISAZA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — He started off wanting to be a star soccer player, but instead Rauw Alejandro has become a breakout Latin music sensation. The Puerto Rican singer has been on the rise for the past few years, but 2021 catapulted him into another level of success internationally. He

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president will have the final decision on a controversial media bill seen as targeting a U.S.-owned TV network that’s often critical of the Polish government, after lawmakers overturned a Senate veto on the proposed legislation. The lower house unexpectedly returned to the law that seemed

By DAVID KLEPPER and LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — New research indicates far-right extremists and white supremacists are gaining followers and influence by co-opting conspiracy theories about COVID-19. Analysts at the London-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue sifted through nearly half a million posts on Telegram, a loosely moderated social media platform popular with