WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hitting more senior Georgian officials and others with sanctions for undermining the country’s democracy and violating basic human rights. The State and Treasury departments announced Monday that they had imposed asset freezes on two top Interior Ministry officials, a media executive and a media personality for “violently suppressing
Germany reinstated border controls on all nine of its frontiers Monday morning, in what it says is a crack down on irregular migration and crime following recent extremist attacks. Temporary mobile police checks were spotted at Germany’s borders with France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Germany reinstated border controls on all nine of its frontiers Monday
Portugal has made a request for help battling a series of wild fires. Residents have been evacuated, trains stopped and roads closed to dangerous areas. The northern province of Averio is battling a fire that has, according to the LUSA news agency, burned homes. Portugal has made a request for help battling a series of
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s new reformist president insisted Monday that Tehran didn’t want to enrich uranium at near-weapons grade levels but had been forced to by the U.S. withdrawal from its nuclear deal with world powers. The comments by President Masoud Pezeshkian, in response to a question by The Associated Press at his first
Donald Trump is safe after an apparent attempt to assassinate him as he played golf in Florida. Follow AP’s live coverage. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump was charged Monday with federal gun crimes, making his first court appearance in the final
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A prominent Belarus filmmaker and a critic of Minsk’s authoritarian government handed a letter to the Serbian presidency signed by hundreds of artists on Monday, appealing against his extradition to his home country where he says he could be tortured and killed. Andrei Hniot was arrested in Serbia in October on
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday pardoned 37 people serving prison sentences for “extremist” crimes, his office said. It is the fourth time since July that the authoritarian leader has pardoned dozens of political prisoners in what some observers see as an attempt to soften his image. Lukashenko’s office didn’t identify
On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here . ___ It was a rough Sunday for some of the NFL’s best teams in 2023. The 49ers were stymied by the Vikings on the road. The Cowboys got destroyed by the Saints at home.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Christian pastor from California has been freed from China after nearly 20 years behind bars and is back home in the U.S., the State Department said Monday. David Lin, 68, was detained after he entered China in 2006, later convicted of contract fraud and sentenced to life in prison, according to
KAAAWA, Hawaii (AP) — Ryan Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia , and described his support and then disdain for Donald Trump — even urging Iran to kill him. “You are free to assassinate Trump,”
