Skip to content

Politics

Credit Suisse investors sue after facing billions in losses

Credit Suisse investors sue after facing billions in losses

LONDON (AP) — A group of Credit Suisse investors have sued Swiss financial regulators after a government-engineered takeover of the struggling bank by rival UBS left them with billions in losses.

Russian dad convicted in antiwar case keeps parental rights

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian court has dropped the authorities' lawsuit to restrict the parental rights of a single father convicted of discrediting the army and sentenced to prison following his daughter’s antiwar sketch at school, a prominent
Japan PM sends offerings to controversial Tokyo shrine

Japan PM sends offerings to controversial Tokyo shrine

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida donated religious offerings on Friday to a Tokyo shrine that China and the Koreas consider a symbol of Japan's wartime militarism.

10-year sentence asked for journalist forced down in Belarus

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Prosecutors requested a 10-year prison sentence Friday for a dissident Belarusian journalist who was arrested after a warplane forced down a commercial airliner he was taking to Lithuania.
Brazil's Lula in Portugal amid Ukraine remarks controversy

Brazil's Lula in Portugal amid Ukraine remarks controversy

LISBON (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Portugal on Friday amid heightened tensions with the European Union, following statements suggesting that Kyiv and the West share some responsibility for the conflict in Ukraine.
Burkina Faso investigates alleged abuses by security forces

Burkina Faso investigates alleged abuses by security forces

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso's government has opened investigations into allegations of human rights abuses by its security forces after a video surfaced that appeared to show the extrajudicial killing of seven children in the country’s north.
Japan LGBTQ groups urge government to guarantee equality

Japan LGBTQ groups urge government to guarantee equality

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese LGBTQ activist groups delivered a statement to the government on Friday urging that Japan enact an anti-discrimination law and legalize same-sex marriages ahead of a summit of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations be
Climate activists stage slow march through German capital

Climate activists stage slow march through German capital

BERLIN (AP) — German climate activists best known for bringing traffic to a standstill by gluing themselves to the road instead staged a rare protest on the move Friday, marching through Berlin and causing gridlock in parts of the capital.
White House recruits Edward Lee as state dinner guest chef

White House recruits Edward Lee as state dinner guest chef

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chef Edward Lee says food, at its best, tells a story. And the story he wants told with the meal he's whipping up for next week's White House state dinner is of the deep connection between the United States and its ally South Korea.
Tennessee gun-control push at crossroads as proposal stalls

Tennessee gun-control push at crossroads as proposal stalls

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
push icon
Be the first to read breaking stories. Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks