LONDON (AP) — The British government’s contentious plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda could cost nearly half a billion pounds, or about $630 million, plus hundreds of thousands for each deported person, a report said Friday.The National Audit Office report — issued at the behest of parliamentary committees that complained
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, who has been suffering from the flu, asked an aide to read out his prepared speech at a conference in the Vatican Friday, saying he has not yet fully recovered from his latest ailment that has raised concerns about his capacity to continue leading the Roman Catholic Church.The 87-year-old
BERLIN (AP) — Environmental activists are staging a protest in a forest near Berlin against plans to expand the grounds of electric carmaker Tesla’s first plant in Europe and are vowing to stay in place for weeks.Between 80 and 100 activists have been camping in the forest since early Thursday, according to an initiative called
TOKYO (AP) — Outraged Japanese opposition lawmakers submitted a no-confidence motion on Friday, accusing the governing party of trying to push through a budget bill without adequate debate because of disruptions caused by a scandal over its fund-raising practices.Opposition politicians slammed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for failing to provide details about slush funds created by
HELSINKI (AP) — Alexander Stubb was sworn in Friday as Finland’s new president and said the Nordic country has taken “the final step into the Western community of values” by becoming a NATO member.The 55-year-old former prime minister replaced President Sauli Niinistö, who held the job for two six-year terms.Stubb, a conservative, was elected head
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Violent protests in Liberia over the presence of armed guards in mining areas in the country’s northwest killed one demonstrator and left several injured, a government official said.Both protesters and police were armed when the clashes erupted on Thursday in the mining town of Kinjor, according to the minister of information
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The transcript of the congressional deposition of Hunter Biden was released late Thursday, providing a full view of the contentious testimony that took place behind closed doors Wednesday as Republicans aggressively questioned the central figure in their impeachment inquiry.The nearly 230 pages of questioning laid bare the deep-seated hostility between President Joe
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom is poised to hold its first election in five years in a country battered by a cost-of-living crisis, fallout from the Israel-Hamas conflict and deep divisions over how to deal with migrants and asylum seekers crossing the English Channel from Europe on small inflatable boats.Here is a look at
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The inflation that has ravaged the European economy eased again in February, falling to 2.6% as high interest rates, moderating oil and gas prices, and sluggish growth held back price increases in stores. February’s figure for the 20 countries that use the euro currency compares to 2.8% from January, the European
