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  • $6B in Ukraine aid adds Patriot missiles

    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a $6 billion aid package, Defense Secretary Lloy…

    by LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP The Associated Press April 27, 2024

  • Abu Sayyaf militant killed in Philippines

    MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine forces killed an Abu Sayyaf militant, who had been implicated in past beheadings, including of 10 Filipino marines and two ki…

    by JIM GOMEZ The Associated Press April 27, 2024

  • Burkina Faso silences broadcasters

    DAKAR, Senegal -- Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on a mass killing of …

    by JESSICA DONATI The Associated Press April 27, 2024

  • Ukraine jails agriculture chief

    KYIV, Ukraine -- A Ukrainian court on Friday ordered the detention of the country's farm minister in the latest high-profile corruption investigation, while Ky…

    by ILLIA NOVIKOV The Associated Press April 27, 2024

  • Egypt sends envoys to Israel for talks

    CAIRO -- Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel for talks Friday seeking to push through a cease-fire agreement with Hamas and avert an Israeli offensive…

    by SAMY MAGDY, BASSEM MROUE and DAVID RISING The Associated Press April 27, 2024

  • US, China spar over aid to Russia

    BEIJING -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of "respo…

    by MATTHEW LEE The Associated Press April 27, 2024

  • India holds 2nd phase of national elections

    NEW DELHI -- Millions of Indians voted Friday in a moderate turnout in the second round of multiphase national elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought…

    by ASHOK SHARMA The Associated Press April 27, 2024

  • In the news

    Xavier Netry, a Parisian baker, said the secrets of his success include a good sourdough starter and "some love and some passion, of course" as he was chosen a…

    by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports April 27, 2024

  • Gaza port construction underway

    JERUSALEM -- The construction of a new port in Gaza and an accompanying U.S. military-built pier offshore are underway, but the complex plan to bring more desp…

    by LOLITA C. BALDOR, JULIA FRANKEL and JON GAMBRELL The Associated Press April 26, 2024

  • Seven slain aid workers mourned as ‘best of humanity’

    WASHINGTON -- The seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the "best of humanity" and risked everything "to feed people…

    by ELLEN KNICKMEYER and REBECCA SANTANA The Associated Press April 26, 2024

  • Scottish leader splits from Green partners

    LONDON -- Scotland's leader is facing a fight for his political survival after he ended a three-year power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party foll…

    by PAN PYLAS The Associated Press April 26, 2024

  • Haitian prime minister resigns

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean cou…

    by DÁNICA COTO The Associated Press April 26, 2024

  • Ukraine tightens passport renewals

    KYIV, Ukraine -- Even as Ukraine works to get arms from a huge U.S. aid package to the front line, its government is seeking to reverse the drain of its potent…

    by JILL LAWLESS and ILLIA NOVIKOV The Associated Press April 26, 2024

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