Wary of wars in Gaza and Ukraine, old foes Turkey and Greece test a friendship initiative

Wary of wars in Gaza and Ukraine, old foes Turkey and Greece test a friendship initiative

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Old foes Turkey and Greece will test a five-month-old friendship initiative Monday when Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Ankara. The two NATO members, which share decades of mutual animosity, a tense border and disputed waters, agreed to sideline disputes last December. Instead, they’re focusing on trade and energy, repairing cultural

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At least 11 dead, mostly students, in Indonesia bus crash after brakes apparently failed, police say

At least 11 dead, mostly students, in Indonesia bus crash after brakes apparently failed, police say

BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) — A bus slammed into cars and motorbikes after its brakes apparently malfunctioned in Indonesia’s West Java province, killing at least 11 people, mostly students, and injuring dozens of others, officials said Sunday. The bus carrying 61 students and teachers was returning to a high school in Depok outside Jakarta, the capital

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Lithuanians vote in a presidential election as anxieties rise over Russia and the war in Ukraine

Lithuanians vote in a presidential election as anxieties rise over Russia and the war in Ukraine

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanians are casting votes in a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears about Moscow’s intentions, particularly in the strategically important Baltic region. The popular incumbent, Gitanas Nausėda, is favored to win another five-year term in office. But there

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