Tag: Political issues
Top US officials weigh North Korea options in talks in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea — Fresh off a stop in Tokyo, President Joe Biden’s top diplomat and defense chief traveled to South Korea on Wednesday,...
In war-torn Syria, uprising birthplace seethes 10 years on
BEIRUT — Daraa was an impoverished, neglected provincial city in the farmlands of Syria’s south, an overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim backwater far from the more...
Turkey strips pro-Kurdish legislator of seat in parliament
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — In the latest crackdown on Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party, Turkey on Wednesday stripped a prominent legislator of his parliamentary seat following...
Myanmar protesters don’t relent in face of deadly crackdown
YANGON, Myanmar — Protesters against the military takeover in Myanmar were not relenting Wednesday as the deadly crackdown on peaceful demonstrations took an increasing...
Movement for Black Lives opposes George Floyd Justice Act
<p>DETROIT — The Movement for Black Lives is opposing the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-race-and-ethnicity-police-legislation-elections-c987221568ce5322d93c274c9f42b2a8">George Floyd Justice in Policing Act</a>, arguing the bill doubles down on reform...
France’s Sarkozy faces new trial over 2012 campaign finance
PARIS — French former President Nicolas Sarkozy is scheduled to go on trial Wednesday on charges that his unsuccessful reelection bid in 2012 was...
Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy
<p>WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a...
Russia opposition leader Navalny describes prison conditions
MOSCOW — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny described tight controls at his prison in a letter posted Monday, saying they include hourly checks during...
Once held in Iranian jail, ex-Marine fights espionage claims
<p>WASHINGTON — After <a href="https://apnews.com/article/18678517548045e9a6a7d9e71cd72dad">Amir Hekmati was released from Iranian custody</a> in a 2016 deal trumpeted as a diplomatic breakthrough, he was declared eligible...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro moves to arm base, alarming gun experts
SAO PAULO — Katia Sastre was walking her 7-year-old to class in Suzano, a violent city near Sao Paulo, when she saw a young...