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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed final reading of a bill to ban adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries…

ROME (AP) — Italian authorities say a network of European art forgers who painted fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them to…

Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish police are closing the investigation into the devastating fire that destroyed more than half of…

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The nominee for the European Union’s next top diplomat says the bloc must commit to Ukraine for the…

Love them or hate them, it’s hard to see health savings accounts losing traction any time soon. Used in conjunction with high-deductible healthcare…

AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group swung back to profitability in the July-September quarter, boosted…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane…

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Protests that blocked bridges to the capital of the Russia-backed Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia have ended Tuesday…

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh has asked the international police organization Interpol to issue a red…

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech power company CEZ on Tuesday reported net profit of 23.4 billion Czech crowns ($984 million) in the first three quarters of…

Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — After nearly a decade of negotiations, leaders during the United Nations climate conference’s first day…

Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A former Hong Kong reporter of The Wall Street Journal says she’ll sue the publication for sacking her…

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro says he doesn’t expect U.S. President-elect Donald…

Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch appeals court has overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its…

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hundreds of survivors of abuse in state, foster and faith-based care arrived at New Zealand’s…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mauritius’ opposition coalition has won the country’s election by a landslide. The Alliance for Change coalition took all…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow…

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Ethnic organizations in parts of India’s violence-wracked northeastern state have shut schools and businesses to protest…

Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 46 people in the Gaza Strip in the past day, including 11 at a…

Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Azerbaijan. The…

Associated Press As representatives from nearly 200 countries, along with hundreds of journalists, arrived in Azerbaijan in November for the U.N.…

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator. Gallego defeated Republican Kari…

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Robinson has died at 89. The veteran football coach enjoyed many years of success at the University of…

AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are “ready to deliver”…

Associated Press WINCHESTER, England (AP) — There are now more deer in England than at any other time in the last 1,000 years. Hunters say culling…

Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump’s first picks for immigration policy jobs spent the last four years angling for this moment.…

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Declassified 1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led a British-Iraqi archeological team to what they believe is…

Associated Press OUGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The last three years have been tough for Fanta Charlotte Dabone, a mother of three from the…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mauritius’ prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a “huge defeat” following Sunday’s parliamentary…

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s…

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted lower Tuesday as momentum cooled for the torrid “Trump trade” that swept Wall Street…

Democratic Rep. Mark Takano won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Monday. Takano defeated Republican David Serpa. The…

Associated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica has bestowed its highest diplomatic honor on visiting El Salvador President Nayib Bukele…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada residents returned to their homes after a wind-whipped wildfire spread quickly near a residential area south of Reno. The…

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead…

Associated Press With a record 99 Grammy nominations and acclaim as one of the most influential artists in music history, pop superstar Beyoncé and…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are expecting to grow their family. Fox announced her pregnancy in a social media post Monday.…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Voters in a Southern California city have rejected a measure that would have allowed residents who aren’t U.S. citizens…

NEW YORK (AP) — Dazzling displays of synchronized lights on the facade of Saks Fifth Avenue’s flagship store in midtown Manhattan have thrilled…

YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Employees at a South Carolina compound that breeds monkeys for medical research have recaptured five more animals that…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump, according to a person familiar…

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made a “formal and unreserved” apology in…

Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is heading to Washington this week to meet with the…

Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s oversight body announced it will open an outside investigation…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Democrat Cleo Fields has won a Louisiana congressional race in a recently redrawn second majority-Black district. That…

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As money continues to pour into crypto following Donald Trump’s reelection, bitcoin has climbed to yet another…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Five men were found shot to death inside three homes in the same area of Wichita, Kansas, and police believe the shootings are…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities are searching for a second day for a child reported missing off the Aegean Sea island of Samos after a…

Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch police are warning of calls for more rioting in Amsterdam a day after dozens of people armed with sticks…

Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of opposition demonstrators have rallied in Georgia’s capital in continuing protests against…

Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is seeking to move up the start of his trial on corruption and bribery charges so…