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January 22, 2024
Vatican Expert on AI Raises Concerns -- And Hope -- For New Technology

ROME — As artificial intelligence's impact on society receives more scrutiny, a Franciscan friar who preaches a message of ethics in technology has gained some powerful listeners.
January 21, 2024
Zalensky Criticizes Trump For Comments on Russia-Ukraine War

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's worried at the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House. In an interview with the U.K.’s Channel 4 News that aired Friday, Zelenskyy called Trump’s claim that he could stop Ukraine’s war with Russia in 24 hours “very dangerous.”
January 21, 2024
Trump and Haley Face Off In New Hampshire Primaries Tuesday

CONCORD, N.H. — Nowhere is former President Donald Trump more vulnerable early this presidential primary season than New Hampshire. The state is hosting its first-in-the-nation Republican primary on Tuesday, and Nikki Haley, the former U.N. ambassador, is the only candidate with a real chance to defeat Trump outright.
January 21, 2024
In Africa Cup, Morocco and Congo In 1-1 Draw

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — A melee broke out between Morocco and Congo players and coaching staff at the end of their 1-1 draw at the Africa Cup of Nations.
January 21, 2024
India's Modi Attends Consecration of Hindu Temple At Site of Destroyed Mosque

NEW DELHI — Three decades after Hindu mobs tore down a historical mosque, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the consecration of a grand Hindu temple at the same site on Monday.
January 21, 2024
Florida Air Force Base Works to Uncover Black Grave Sites

TAMPA, Florida— The U.S. Air Force plans to expand its search for grave sites in a former Black cemetery at a base in Florida after discovering 121 potential sites already.
January 20, 2024
Biden, Netanyahu Finally Talked, But Their Visions Still Clash for Ending Israel-Hamas War

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally spoke Friday after a glaring, nearly four-week gap in direct communication during which fundamental differences have come into focus over a possible pathway to Palestinian statehood once the fighting in Gaza ends.
January 20, 2024
South Africa To Challenge Sale of Historic Mandela Artifacts

JOHANNESBURG — The South African government says it will challenge an auction of artifacts belonging to the country’s anti-apartheid stalwart Nelson Mandela.
January 18, 2024
US and Israel Differ Over Future of Gaza

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rejected U.S. calls to scale back Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip or take steps toward the establishment of a Palestinian state after the war, drawing an immediate scolding from the White House.
January 18, 2024
Springboks Rugby Player Given Four-Year Doping Ban

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — World Cup-winning Springboks rugby player Elton Jantjies has been handed a four-year ban after testing positive for a banned substance, South Africa’s anti-doping body said Thursday.
January 18, 2024
Nigeria Beats AFCON Host Nation Ivory Coast 1-0

ABIDJAN — William Troost-Ekong’s second-half penalty was enough for Nigeria to jolt life into its Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 1-0 win over host nation Ivory Coast on Thursday.
January 18, 2024
Israeli President Tells Davos Forum That Ties With Saudi Arabia Crucial to Middle East Peace

DAVOS, Switzerland — Israel’s president says normalizing ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia is a key element of ending the war with Hamas and a gamechanger for the entire Middle East.
January 18, 2024
Hostile Rhetoric By Israel a Key Part of Genocide Charge by South Africa

TEL AVIV, Israel - Inflammatory comments about Gaza are a key component of South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide at the U.N. world court. Israel vehemently denies the charge and that it encourages genocidal rhetoric.
January 18, 2024
Climate Change Brings Extreme Seasonal Cold, Heat to US and the World

While the U.S. is shivering through bone-chilling cold, most of the rest of world is feeling unusually warm weather. Scientists say that fits with what climate change is doing to Earth.
January 18, 2024
Italian Regulations Impede Migrant Rescue Ships

BARI, Italy — Italy's hard-right-led government started regulating maritime rescue charities a year ago in hopes of curbing the arrival of asylum-seekers. Aid groups say Italy's procedures leave vulnerable migrants to the sea's whims for days.
January 18, 2024
Watermelon Spreads as Image of Palestinian Nationalism

FILE - Watermelons have emblazoned banners, T-shirts, balloons and social media over the past three months in global protests against the Israel-Hamas war. The colors of sliced watermelon — with its red pulp, green-white rind and black seeds — are the same as those in the Palestinian flag.
January 17, 2024
Blinken Calls for 'Pathway To A Palestinian State' at Davos Economic Forum

DAVOS, Switzerland— U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the need for a “pathway to a Palestinian state” Wednesday at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in the Swiss resort of Davos. He said Wednesday that Israel would not “get genuine security absent that.”
January 16, 2024
Zelensky Presses Davos Forum to Boost Support for Ukraine

DAVOS, Switzerland — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has come out swinging against Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos.
January 16, 2024
Trump Wins Iowa Primary; Rivals Lag Behind

DES MOINES — Donald Trump has scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses with his rivals languishing far behind. Trump's victory sends a resounding message that the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination is his to lose.
January 15, 2024
Palestinians Seek Support From Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Uganda

KAMPALA, Uganda — The Palestinian ambassador to the U.N. called on the members of the Non-Aligned Movement in Kampala, Uganda, to put pressure on Israel to implement a cease-fire in Gaza after 100 days of war with militant Palestinian group Hamas.

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