Israel’s rescue chief steps down over sexual assault claims
<p>JERUSALEM — The head of Israel's renowned ZAKA rescue service stepped down from his post on Friday and relinquished a prestigious national prize amid...
Remains of Guatemalan migrants return home
GUATEMALA CITY — The remains of 16 Guatemalan migrants killed near the Mexico-U.S. border in late January were returned to their native country Friday.
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Olympic host Japan will not take part in China vaccine offer
<p>TOKYO — Japan will not take part in China's offer — accepted by the International Olympic Committee — to provide vaccines for “participants" in...
Australian leader says Quad meeting will anchor stability
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday his first-ever meeting with President Joe Biden as well as the leaders of...
Almodóvar returns to the female universe with Penélope Cruz
NEW YORK — Pedro Almodóvar exposed all his vulnerability in the semi-autobiographical film “Pain and Glory.” Now he returns his focus to women not...
Kentucky Senate votes to make it a crime to taunt police
<p>FRANKFORT, Ky — It could become a crime to taunt a police officer in Kentucky, under a bill that passed the state Senate on...
Vatican low on reserves to cover deficit, seeking donations
<p>ROME — The Vatican warned Friday that it has nearly depleted its financial reserves from past donations to cover budget deficits over recent years,...
UK GDP shrinks 2.9% amid COVID lockdown; Brexit cuts exports
LONDON — The British economy shrank 2.9% in January as the nation was hit by a new round of coronavirus restrictions and Brexit slashed...
Mexico president wants probe of judge who blocked power plan
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador demanded an investigation Friday into judges who have temporarily blocked the implementation of his plan...
For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight
<p>BAR ELIAS, Lebanon — Mohammed Zakaria has lived in a plastic tent in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for almost as long as war has...