Ukraine displays recovered artifacts it says were stolen by Russians | AP News

Ukraine displays recovered artifacts it says were stolen by Russians | AP News

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has recovered 14 archaeological items allegedly stolen by a Russian man who was stopped at a U.S. airport on suspicion of illegally importing artifacts, Ukrainian officials said Friday.Ukraine’s acting Minister of Culture Rostyslav Karandieiev said the man stole the artifacts from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory and then tried to transport them

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A stampede in Kenya leaves 4 dead and about 100 injured during an event marking an annual holiday | AP News

A stampede in Kenya leaves 4 dead and about 100 injured during an event marking an annual holiday | AP News

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A stampede in Kenya during celebrations to mark an annual public holiday killed at least four people on Friday and injured 100 others, authorities said.The stampede happened when thousands of people struggled to get inside Kericho stadium in western Kenya at dawn, police said. The stadium was the venue for this

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The leaders of Ukraine and Russia assess their resources as their war heads into winter | AP News

The leaders of Ukraine and Russia assess their resources as their war heads into winter | AP News

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke by phone with U.S. President Joe Biden about Washington’s future support for Kyiv, and Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a military base near the Ukrainian border, as the warring countries laid plans for the winter and next year’s combat operations.Almost 20 months of war

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Refugee children’s education in Rwanda under threat because of reduced UN funding | AP News

Refugee children’s education in Rwanda under threat because of reduced UN funding | AP News

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.N. funding cuts to refugees living in Rwanda is threatening the right to education for children in more than 100,000 households who have fled conflict from different East African countries to live in five camps.A Burundian refugee, Epimaque Nzohoraho, told The Associated Press on Thursday how his son’s boarding school administrator

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