Hungary’s Orbán says negotiations on Ukraine’s future EU membership should not move forward | AP News

Hungary’s Orbán says negotiations on Ukraine’s future EU membership should not move forward | AP News

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister said Friday he does not support moving forward on negotiations on Ukraine’s future membership in the European Union, signaling again that his country could pose a major roadblock to Kyiv’s ambitions to join the bloc. EU leaders are to decide in mid-December whether Ukraine should be formally invited

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France blames Russia for a digital effort to whip up online controversy over Stars of David graffiti | AP News

France blames Russia for a digital effort to whip up online controversy over Stars of David graffiti | AP News

PARIS (AP) — France says it has been the target of a Russian online destabilization campaign that used automated social-media accounts to whip up controversy and confusion about spray-painted Stars of David that appeared on Paris streets and fed alarm about surging antisemitism in France during the Israel-Hamas war.The 250 or so quickly erased blue

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Israeli strikes hit near several hospitals as the military pushes deeper into Gaza City | AP News

Israeli strikes hit near several hospitals as the military pushes deeper into Gaza City | AP News

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes hit near several hospitals in Gaza City early Friday as the military pushed deeper into dense urban neighborhoods in its battle with Hamas militants, prompting increasing numbers of civilians to flee toward the south of the besieged territory.Israel has accused Hamas fighters of hiding in hospitals and

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Putin and top military leaders visit southern military headquarters to assess his war in Ukraine | AP News

Putin and top military leaders visit southern military headquarters to assess his war in Ukraine | AP News

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Southern Military District headquarters in Rostov-on-Don as he assessed the state of his country’s forces in Ukraine as the war drags on toward winter. It was his second public visit to the headquarters in less than a month.Video shared by a Russian state news agency showed Putin being greeted

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British economy flatlines in third quarter of the year, update shows ahead of budget statement | AP News

British economy flatlines in third quarter of the year, update shows ahead of budget statement | AP News

LONDON (AP) — The British economy flatlined in the third quarter of the year, official figures showed Friday ahead of a budget statement from the government later this month that it hopes will bolster growth in the run-up to national elections.The Office for National Statistics said growth in the July-to-September period was zero compared to

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AP Week in Pictures: Asia | AP News

AP Week in Pictures: Asia | AP News

Nov. 3-9, 2023Workers collected marigold flowers in India and trapped fish in Cambodia. Citizens protested the Israel-Hamas war in South Korea and Indonesia. Air pollution grayed skies in India. An assembly line robot killed a worker in South Korea. People mourned the dead following an earthquake in Nepal, and Britain’s Prince William joined a dragon

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China denies accusations of forced assimilation and curbs on religious freedom in Tibet | AP News

China denies accusations of forced assimilation and curbs on religious freedom in Tibet | AP News

BEIJING (AP) — A government official from China’s Tibetan region on Friday rejected allegations of forced assimilation and curbs on religious freedom, while stressing that Tibetan Buddhism should adapt to the Chinese context.Xu Zhitao, vice chairman of the Tibet region government, defended a boarding school system that overseas activists have said takes children away from

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