Biden: ‘Every indication’ Russia prepared to attack Ukraine
KYIV, UKRAINE U.S. President Joe Biden warned Thursday that Russia could still invade Ukraine within days, and the No. 2 diplomat at the U.S. Embassy...
Mexico’s avocados face fallout from violence, deforestation
MEXICO CITY With clever Super Bowl ads, an irresistible fruit and apparently insatiable appetite from U.S. consumers, Mexico’s avocado producers have so far been...
Xi urges Hong Kong to get control as COVID-19 cases surge
HONG KONG Coronavirus patients lay in hospital beds or open-air tens amid record numbers of infections as Hong Kong doggedly adheres to its “zero-COVID”...
Ukraine shows unity as West sees no sign of Russian pullback
KYIV, UKRAINE Ukrainians defied pressure from Moscow with a national show of flag-waving unity Wednesday, while the West warned that it saw no sign...
Putin: Russia ready to discuss confidence-building measures
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. and NATO on limits for missile deployments and...
Sliver of hope: Kremlin sees a diplomatic path on Ukraine
MOSCOW The Kremlin signaled Monday it is ready to keep talking with the West about security grievances that led to the current Ukraine crisis,...
US: Over 130,000 Russian troops now staged outside Ukraine
By Ellen Knickmeyer, Jim Heintz and Aamer Madhani
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON Ukraine's president urged calm amid intensified warnings of a possible Russian invasion within days,...
Police arrest protesters who remained at US-Canada bridge
By Rob Gillies and Corey Williams
The Associated Press
WINDSOR, Ontario Police moved in to clear and arrest the remaining protesters near the busiest U.S.-Canadian border...
Afghans protest US move to unfreeze $3.5B for 9/11 victims
By Kathy Gannon
The Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital on Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets...
Many faith leaders wary of religious exemptions for vaccine
By David Crary and Peter Smith
The Associated Press
By the thousands, Americans have been seeking religious exemptions in order to circumvent COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but...