US warns of Chinese global disinformation campaign that could undermine peace and stability | AP News

US warns of Chinese global disinformation campaign that could undermine peace and stability | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the world, China’s Xinjiang region is notorious, a place where ethnic Uyghurs face forced labor and arbitrary detention. But a group of visiting foreign journalists was left with a decidedly different impression.On a tour in late September sponsored by Beijing, the 22 journalists from 17 countries visited bazaars and

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Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence | AP News

Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence | AP News

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Woodberson Seïde held his stepsister’s hand as they walked through Haiti ‘s capital on their way to an afterschool music program.They avoided cars, motorcycles, and territory controlled by the gangs whose predation prompted this week’s U.N. Security Council vote for the deployment of a multinational armed force. Once he arrived at

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Pope will open a big Vatican meeting as battle lines are drawn on his reform project | AP News

Pope will open a big Vatican meeting as battle lines are drawn on his reform project | AP News

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday opens a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church, with progressives hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles and conservatives warning that church doctrine on everything from homosexuality to the hierarchy’s authority is at risk.Rarely in recent times has a Vatican gathering

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Azerbaijan arrests several former top separatist leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh | AP News

Azerbaijan arrests several former top separatist leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh | AP News

Authorities in Azerbaijan arrested several former separatist leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday after reclaiming control of the Armenian-populated breakaway region in a lightning military operation last month, a top Azerbaijani news agency said.Arayik Harutyunyan, who led the region before stepping down at the beginning of September, was arrested and was being brought to the Azerbaijani

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Multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, police say | AP News

Multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, police say | AP News

BALTIMORE (AP) — Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, police said. The Baltimore Police Department said officers were on the scene for an “active shooter situation” on the campus of the historically Black university. The address given for the shooting appeared to match a residential building. “We’re asking everyone

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Lahaina residents deliver petition asking Hawaii governor to delay tourism reopening | AP News

Lahaina residents deliver petition asking Hawaii governor to delay tourism reopening | AP News

HONOLULU (AP) — Residents from fire-stricken Lahaina on Tuesday delivered a petition asking Hawaii Gov. Josh Green to delay plans to reopen a portion of West Maui to tourism starting this weekend, saying the grieving community is not ready to welcome back visitors. The petition signed by 3,517 people from West Maui zip codes comes

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Former US military pilot’s lawyer tells Sydney court that extradition hearing should be delayed | AP News

Former US military pilot’s lawyer tells Sydney court that extradition hearing should be delayed | AP News

SYDNEY (AP) — A lawyer for a former U.S. military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators told a Sydney court on Wednesday that an extradition hearing scheduled for next month should be postponed due to delays in government agencies handing over crucial material.Boston-born Dan Duggan was arrested by Australian police a year ago near

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MATCHDAY: Defending champion Man City at Leipzig. Newcastle hosts PSG in Champions League | AP News

MATCHDAY: Defending champion Man City at Leipzig. Newcastle hosts PSG in Champions League | AP News

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Wednesday:CHAMPIONS LEAGUEAtletico Madrid vs. Feyenoord (Group E) Atletico Madrid will try to extend its winning streak to four matches when it hosts Feyenoord. Diego Simeone’s team has won three in a row in the Spanish league, including 3-1 against city rival Real Madrid, since drawing 1-1

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North Korea vows strong response to Pentagon report that calls it a ‘persistent’ threat | AP News

North Korea vows strong response to Pentagon report that calls it a ‘persistent’ threat | AP News

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea slammed the United States over a recent Pentagon report that labeled it a “persistent” threat because of weapons of mass destruction, saying Wednesday that it will counter any U.S. aggression or provocations with “the most overwhelming and sustained response strategy.”Last week, the Pentagon released the unclassified version of

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Colombia’s government issues long awaited apology for extrajudicial killings during armed conflict | AP News

Colombia’s government issues long awaited apology for extrajudicial killings during armed conflict | AP News

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government issued a long awaited public apology on Tuesday for the extrajudicial killings of 19 civilians who were slain by the military and registered as rebel fighters during one of the most violent periods of the nation’s civil war.The apology comes as Colombia’s government attempts to make amends with communities

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