Renowned glass artist and the making of a football field-sized church window featured in new film | AP News

Renowned glass artist and the making of a football field-sized church window featured in new film | AP News

VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico (AP) — It’s as if Narcissus Quagliata is painting with light.He sprinkles the crushed, colorful glass onto a template of his own design before baking the powder-coated pane at nearly 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit for almost an entire day. Once cooled, a translucent, stained-glass image emerges.“The light, with the glass, moves you

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European Commission’s chief tells Bosnia to unite in seeking EU membership | AP News

European Commission’s chief tells Bosnia to unite in seeking EU membership | AP News

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The European Commission chief on Wednesday urged Bosnia to speak “with one voice,” regardless of the country’s different ethnic groups, so that it can move forward toward joining the European Union after gaining candidate status last year. The remarks by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen came as she wrapped

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A media freedom group accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes and reports deaths of 34 journalists | AP News

A media freedom group accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes and reports deaths of 34 journalists | AP News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thirty-four journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas, an international media freedom group said Wednesday, accusing both sides of committing possible war crimes.Reporters Without Borders called on International Criminal Court prosecutors to investigate the deaths. The organization said it already filed a complaint regarding eight Palestinian

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Germany’s president has apologized for colonial-era killings in Tanzania over a century ago | AP News

Germany’s president has apologized for colonial-era killings in Tanzania over a century ago | AP News

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s president on Wednesday apologized for killings under colonial rule in Tanzania more than a century ago as he met descendants of an executed leader of a revolt against German rule, and vowed to seek answers to questions about that era that leave Tanzanians no peace.President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on a visit to

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Gaza’s phone and internet connections are cut off again, as Israeli troops battle Hamas militants | AP News

Gaza’s phone and internet connections are cut off again, as Israeli troops battle Hamas militants | AP News

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians reported another widespread outage of internet and phone service in Gaza early Wednesday, hours after Israeli airstrikes leveled apartment buildings near Gaza City and as ground troops battled Hamas militants inside the besieged territory.The Palestinian telecoms company Paltel reported a “complete disruption” of internet and mobile phone services in

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Australia cannot strip citizenship from man over his terrorism convictions, top court says | AP News

Australia cannot strip citizenship from man over his terrorism convictions, top court says | AP News

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court on Wednesday overturned a government decision to strip citizenship from a man convicted of terrorism.The ruling is a second blow in the High Court to the law introduced almost a decade ago that allows a government minister to strip dual nationals of their Australian citizenship on extremism-related grounds.The

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China keeps up military pressure on Taiwan, sending 43 planes and 7 ships near self-governing island | AP News

China keeps up military pressure on Taiwan, sending 43 planes and 7 ships near self-governing island | AP News

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Wednesday that China sent 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island, the latest sign that Beijing plans no let-up in its campaign of harassment, threats and intimidation.Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said the figure was current for the 24 hours up to 6:00 a.m. Wednesday and that 37

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The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades | AP News

The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades | AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.White and Native American infants, infant boys and babies born at 37 weeks or earlier had significant death rate increases. The CDC’s report, published Wednesday, also noted

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