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Israel's president urges Netanyahu to delay legal overhaul

Israel's president urges Netanyahu to delay legal overhaul

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's president on Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay a contentious plan to overhaul the country's judicial system and instead seek a compromise with his political opponents.
Ex-minister Christoulides wins Cyprus presidential election

Ex-minister Christoulides wins Cyprus presidential election

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected as the new president of Cyprus in a runoff election Sunday, pledging to revive stalemated reunification talks with the nation's breakaway Turkish Cypriots and to form a
John Tory's affair, resignation blow up Toronto mayor's legacy as dull, stable leader

John Tory's affair, resignation blow up Toronto mayor's legacy as dull, stable leader

TORONTO — John Tory's recently disclosed affair with a former staffer and resulting resignation as mayor of Toronto have brought a blowout ending to the straight-laced, button down moderate conservative's otherwise uneventful tenure in the city's top
Berlin voters express discontent with chaotic status quo

Berlin voters express discontent with chaotic status quo

BERLIN (AP) — The city of Berlin on Sunday held a court-ordered rerun of a chaotic 2021 state election that was marred by severe glitches at many polling stations and hours-long lines as some polling places ran out of ballot papers or received ones f
Man, 19, charged in violent protest outside UK asylum hotel

Man, 19, charged in violent protest outside UK asylum hotel

LONDON (AP) — British police charged a 19-year-old man Sunday with violent disorder and assault in connection with a protest outside a hotel housing asylum-seekers in northwest England.
Spain: Hundreds of thousands march for Madrid's healthcare

Spain: Hundreds of thousands march for Madrid's healthcare

MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards flooded the streets of Madrid on Sunday for the largest protest yet against the regional government’s management of the capital city's health care services.
Neutral Austria under pressure to get tougher on Russia

Neutral Austria under pressure to get tougher on Russia

VIENNA (AP) — Austria has come under heavy criticism for granting visas that will allow sanctioned Russian lawmakers to attend a Vienna meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Army sees safety, not 'wokeness,' as top recruiting obstacle

Army sees safety, not 'wokeness,' as top recruiting obstacle

WASHINGTON (AP) — While some Republicans blame the COVID-19 vaccine or “wokeness” for the Army's recruiting woes , the military service says the bigger hurdles are more traditional ones: Young people don’t want to die or get injured, deal with the st
Cambodian leader shuts down independent media outlet

Cambodian leader shuts down independent media outlet

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday ordered one of the handful of independent media broadcasters to shut down for publishing an article he said intentionally slandered his son in connection with the country's relie
GOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin's Black voters

GOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin's Black voters

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Recent revelations about Republican election strategies targeting minority communities in Wisconsin's biggest city came as no surprise to many Black voters .