BEIJING (AP) — The hotel was spacious. It was upscale. It had a karaoke bar. The perfect venue, the CEO of the Chinese hacking company thought, to hold a Lunar New Year banquet currying favor with government officials. There was just one drawback, his top deputy said.“Who goes there?” the deputy wrote. “The girls are
PARIS (AP) — France’s leadership will use a Napoleon-era press to seal the right to abortion into the country’s constitution in a historic ceremony on Friday that’s open to the public — and designed to show support to women across the world on International Women’s Day. France is the first country to explicitly guarantee abortion
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela’s presidential election so far is a one-horse race for incumbent President Nicolás Maduro. That’s not for a lack of potential challengers, or because of any great affection from voters. It’s because he’s the only politician with the means for a campaign and a guaranteed spot on the ballot.Electoral authorities this
WASHINGTON (AP) — At first glance, images circulating online showing former President Donald Trump surrounded by groups of Black people smiling and laughing seem nothing out of the ordinary, but a look closer is telling.Odd lighting and too-perfect details provide clues to the fact they were all generated using artificial intelligence. The photos, which have
Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria’s northwest region Thursday, Mar.7 and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week. Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria’s northwest region Thursday, Mar.7 and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities
Amid the rising violent and sometimes gruesome fatal attacks on women in Kenya, Njeri Migwi stands out as a voice for justice against these atrocities. (AP video: Jackson Njehia) Amid the rising violent and sometimes gruesome fatal attacks on women in Kenya, Njeri Migwi stands out as a voice for justice against these atrocities. (AP
Haiti’s government announced Thursday that it was extending a curfew to curb relentless violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital of Port-au-Prince. (AP video: Pierre Luxama) Haiti’s government announced Thursday that it was extending a curfew to curb relentless violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital of Port-au-Prince. (AP video: Pierre Luxama) Published
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — For Margarita, a 33-year-old event planner in St. Petersburg, the prison death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny was devastating news that left her dispirited and longing to take some sort of action.But she said she had “no courage or strength” to stage a protest in Russia’s increasingly repressive climate, where even
DUBLIN (AP) — According to Ireland’s constitution, a woman’s place is in the home.Irish voters will decide Friday — International Women’s Day — whether to change the 87-year-old document to remove passages the government says are outdated and sexist. The twin referendums are on deleting a reference to women’s domestic duties and broadening the definition
BEIJING (AP) — Ten years on, the families of Chinese passengers who disappeared on board a lost Malaysian Airline flight still are searching for answers. On Friday, a few dozen relatives of the passengers met officials at China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, as part of their long journey for answers. They also planned
