TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The European Union and the United States on Friday marked the fourth anniversary of massive protests in Belarus by calling for the release of all political prisoners and voicing support for the Belarusian people. The 2020 election, widely seen as fraudulen t both at home and abroad, gave Belarusian President Alexander
A plane with 62 people aboard crashed in a fiery wreck in a residential area of a city in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, the airline said, but it was not immediately clear how many people were injured or killed. A plane with 62 people aboard crashed in a fiery wreck in a residential area
Dozens of demonstrators gathered at a square in eastern Caracas on Thursday to pray, sing and demand the freedom of political prisoners in Venezuela. Human rights organization Foro Penal says 1229 people have been arrested since July 29 when protests erupted across the country after Nicolas Maduro was proclaimed president of Venezuela amid accusations of
Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. PARIS (AP) — Crowds of women have shown up at Imane Khelif’s fights during the Paris Olympics to rally around the Algerian boxer as she faces online abuse over misconceptions about her sex . Hours before Khelif battled for a gold medal in the women’s
Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. PARIS (AP) — The men’s soccer tournament came to a dramatic end at the Paris Olympics. Just not the end the host nation wanted. Jean-Philippe Mateta, who had helped fuel France’s comeback after falling in a 3-1 hole in the first half against Spain, limped
Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — China’s Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi scored 276.7867 for first place after duet technical routines in artistic swimming Friday night at the Paris Games . Austria’s Anna-Maria Alexandri and Eirini-Marina Alexandri were in second with a 267.2533, and Bregje de Brouwer
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Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson has navigated plenty of roadblocks in her pursuit of Olympic glory. Some self-imposed . Some not . Considering all the American sprinter has been through over the last three years, tentatively grabbing the baton from teammate Gabby Thomas with
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants attacked three army posts in northwest Pakistan on the border with Afghanistan on Friday, triggering intense shootouts that killed three soldiers and four insurgents, the military said. The attacks happened in the Tirah Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement. It said a search operation was
Paris (AP) — A gallery of highlights on Day 14 of the Olympics captured by AP photographers at the Paris Games. ___ AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games Follow AP visual journalism: AP Images Blog , Instagram , Twitter
