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Democrats sue for Saturday voting in Georgia Senate runoff

Democrats sue for Saturday voting in Georgia Senate runoff

ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Sen.
Separatist leader sworn in as Bosnian Serb president

Separatist leader sworn in as Bosnian Serb president

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Separatist politician Milorad Dodik was sworn in Tuesday as president of Bosnia’s Serb-run part, pledging to pursue good ties with Russia, China and other like-minded countries.
Record 12 women to serve as governors, with notable firsts

Record 12 women to serve as governors, with notable firsts

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A record 12 women will take their seats as their state's highest-ranking elected officials when the nation's governors are sworn in this winter.
Albania: Wrong for Britain to blame Tirana on migrants

Albania: Wrong for Britain to blame Tirana on migrants

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister said Tuesday that Britain is carrying out a “calculated attack” on his country by blaming it for the increased number of migrants crossing the English Channel. Edi Rama said that the new U.K.
Trudeau pledges cash for infrastructure and making vaccines in developing countries

Trudeau pledges cash for infrastructure and making vaccines in developing countries

BADUNG, Indonesia — At a G20 summit that has been overshadowed by geopolitical tensions, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced pledges Tuesday to help developing countries improve their infrastructure, go green and make COVID-19 vaccines.

Convicted French Holocaust denier arrested in Scotland

LONDON (AP) — A French Holocaust denier who was convicted under France's anti-Nazi laws has been arrested in Scotland after authorities searched for him for two years, police said Tuesday.

Power outages in Moldova after Russian strikes in Ukraine

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova reported “massive power outages across the country” on Tuesday after Russian military strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure downed a key power line that supplies the small nation, an official said.
Building under construction collapses in Kenya's capital

Building under construction collapses in Kenya's capital

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A multi-story residential building under construction collapsed Tuesday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. There was no immediate official word on any casualties.
ICRC: Humanitarian convoy arrives in Ethiopia's Tigray

ICRC: Humanitarian convoy arrives in Ethiopia's Tigray

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross said a convoy of trucks carrying medicine arrived in Tigray’s regional capital Mekele on Tuesday, the first aid delivery by the group to the embattled region since August.

Ivory Coast to withdraw peacekeepers from Mali after arrests

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast will be gradually withdrawing its military contingent from the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali after failing to secure the release of 46 Ivorian soldiers who have been accused of being mercenaries.
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