Turkey and Russia resume joint patrols in northern Syria as Ankara seeks to mend ties with Assad

Turkey and Russia resume joint patrols in northern Syria as Ankara seeks to mend ties with Assad

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey and Russia have resumed joint military patrols in northern Syria after nearly a year’s break, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced Saturday. Combined patrols began in the Operation Peace Spring area, the statement said, referring to a 30-kilometer (19-mile) -deep strip of land on the Syrian side of the Turkey-Syria border between

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Philippines says its fisheries plane was threatened by flares fired from a Chinese island base

Philippines says its fisheries plane was threatened by flares fired from a Chinese island base

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine fisheries bureau plane was threatened by flares fired from a Chinese island base while conducting a routine patrol in the South China Sea , Philippine officials said Saturday. It’s the latest territorial spat between Beijing and Manila over one of the world’s busiest trade routes, with confrontations spreading from

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Takeaways from AP’s report on federal policies shielding information about potential dam failures

Takeaways from AP’s report on federal policies shielding information about potential dam failures

Thousands of people live downstream from dams yet may not always realize the risks. As the climate changes, heavy rains from intense storms have put communities at greater jeopardy from flooding and placed the nation’s aging dams at greater risk of failing. That’s been evident recently as floodwaters from storms damaged or breached dams in

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Judge narrows Anna Netrebko lawsuit against Met Opera to gender discrimination

Judge narrows Anna Netrebko lawsuit against Met Opera to gender discrimination

NEW YORK (AP) — Anna Netrebko’s lawsuit against the Metropolitan Opera was narrowed to gender discrimination claims by a federal judge, who agreed to dismiss the star soprano’s allegations of defamation, breach of contract and discrimination because of national origin. U.S. District Judge Analisa Nadine Torres in Manhattan issued a 23-page decision Thursday in the

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