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Poland's president hails significance of upcoming Biden trip

Poland's president hails significance of upcoming Biden trip

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president said Saturday that he thinks a two-day visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to mark the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine will produce developments of global significance.
Hungary's Orban accuses EU of prolonging war in Ukraine

Hungary's Orban accuses EU of prolonging war in Ukraine

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Saturday that the European Union is partly to blame for prolonging Russia’s war in Ukraine, doubling down on his government’s insistence that supporting Kyiv was a mistaken strategy
Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices' ruling

Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices' ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) — A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books.

Russian diplomats ordered out of the Netherlands

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government said Saturday that “a number” of Russian diplomats will have to leave the Netherlands, accusing Moscow of trying to smuggle spies into the country that is home to institutions including the Internati
N. Carolina congressman, briefly senator Broyhill dies at 95

N. Carolina congressman, briefly senator Broyhill dies at 95

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jim Broyhill, a longtime North Carolina Republican congressman who served briefly in the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy before losing a bid to keep the job, died early Saturday at age 95, his family said.
Kremlin critic missing amid prison transfer, allies say

Kremlin critic missing amid prison transfer, allies say

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Relatives and allies of an opposition politician imprisoned in Russia say they haven't heard from him in a month and are worried about his well-being.

Florida Republicans pick Christian Ziegler as state chair

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republicans chose Christian Ziegler on Saturday to be their party's chairman heading into a 2024 election in which the state could be center stage for GOP presidential politics.
UK PM splashes cold water on prospects of quick trade deal

UK PM splashes cold water on prospects of quick trade deal

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday sought to dampen optimism about an imminent settlement in the dispute over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland that has brought political turmoil to the region and clouded relation
RCMP discontinues search for foreign object downed over Yukon

RCMP discontinues search for foreign object downed over Yukon

OTTAWA — The RCMP says it has ended its search for an unidentified aerial object shot down over central Yukon last Saturday. The mounties say they searched the highest probability area but could not find the debris.
Why balloons are now in public eye - and military crosshairs

Why balloons are now in public eye - and military crosshairs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wafting across the United States and into the attention of an alarmed national and global public , a giant Chinese balloon has changed Americans' awareness of all the stuff floating in the air and how defense officials watch for it
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