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German conservatives hail rare 'big city' win in Berlin

German conservatives hail rare 'big city' win in Berlin

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's main opposition party on Monday celebrated its victory in a Berlin state election re-run made necessary by serious voting glitches in 2021 , arguing that the result shows the party can appeal to voters in urban areas with cent
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Cambodia's Hun Sen receives support pledges on Beijing visit

Cambodia's Hun Sen receives support pledges on Beijing visit

BEIJING (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen received multiple assurances of Chinese economic and political support during a meeting Friday in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Philippines says China ship used laser against coast guard

Philippines says China ship used laser against coast guard

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines on Monday accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its crew in the disputed South China Sea , calling it a “b
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Google to expand misinformation 'prebunking' in Europe

Google to expand misinformation 'prebunking' in Europe

WASHINGTON (AP) — After seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, Google will initiate a new campaign in Germany that aims to make people more resilient to the corrosive effects of online misinformation.
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EU foresees economy improving, but inflation still painful

EU foresees economy improving, but inflation still painful

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union's executive branch has raised its economic growth forecast for the year, saying Europe will narrowly avoid a recession and has already passed its inflation peak as natural gas prices fall from astronomical
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Cambodia PM orders closure of independent radio station

Cambodia PM orders closure of independent radio station

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — One of Cambodia’s last free media outlets, Voice of Democracy radio, ceased operations on Monday after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered its closure for allegedly slandering his son in a story.
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Personnel shortage challenging Air Force's plan to introduce F-35, other equipment

Personnel shortage challenging Air Force's plan to introduce F-35, other equipment

OTTAWA — A model F-35 sits in a place of prominence on the corner of Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny's desk. The miniature grey aircraft is propped in the air by a plastic stand as if it is flying, and Royal Canadian Air Force markings are visible on its wings.
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Wife of former US pilot complains of Australian treatment

Wife of former US pilot complains of Australian treatment

SYDNEY (AP) — The wife of a former U.S. military pilot accused by the United States of illegally training Chinese aviators said Monday her husband was being held in inhumane conditions as he fights extradition from Australia.
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Australia adds $300 million in funding for Indigenous pledge

Australia adds $300 million in funding for Indigenous pledge

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Fifteen years after the Australian Parliament’s historic apology to its Indigenous people for past wrongs, the government on Monday announced 424 million Australian dollars ($293 million) in new funding to improve the lives
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US jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime

US jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden.
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