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US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico SAN DIEGO (AP) — Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings, as the Biden administration reluctantly announced plans Thursday to reinstate the Trump-era policy and agreed to Mexico’s conditions for resuming it. Published Dec. 3 2021 @ 1:30am

Unique effort reopens girls' schools in an Afghan province HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — High school girls are sitting at home almost everywhere in Afghanistan, forbidden to attend class by the Taliban rulers. by Associated Press Published Dec. 1 2021 @ 11:50pm

Putin warns West: Moscow has ‘red line’ about Ukraine, NATO MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday sternly warned NATO against deploying its troops and weapons to Ukraine, saying it represents a red line for Russia and would trigger a strong response. Published Nov. 30 2021 @ 11:05pm

Black artist Josephine Baker honored at France's Pantheon PARIS (AP) — Josephine Baker — a St. Louis-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist — was inducted into France's Pantheon on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman to receive the nation's highest honor. by Associated Press Published Nov. 30 2021 @ 10:55pm

Talks to revive Iran nuclear deal resume; US stays distant VIENNA (AP) — Negotiators in Vienna resumed talks Monday over reviving Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with the United States taking part at arm’s length as in previous rounds since the Trump administration pulled out of the accord three years ago. Published Nov. 29 2021 @ 11:20pm

Talks to revive Iran nuclear deal resume; US stays distant VIENNA (AP) — Negotiators in Vienna resumed talks Monday about reviving Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with the United States taking part at arm's length as in previous rounds since the Trump administration pulled out of the accord three years ago. by Associated Press Published Nov. 29 2021 @ 11:05pm

Talks to revive Iran nuclear deal resume; US stays distant VIENNA (AP) — Negotiators in Vienna resumed talks Monday over reviving Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with the United States taking part at arm’s length as in previous rounds since the Trump administration pulled out of the accord three years ago. Published Nov. 29 2021 @ 11:05pm

Camped in Calais, migrants renew resolve to try for England CALAIS, France (AP) — At the makeshift camps in France near Calais and Dunkirk, migrants are digging in, waiting for their chance to make a dash across the English Channel despite the deaths of at least 27 people this week when their boat sank a few miles from the French coast. Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:20pm

EU plane to monitor migrants on Channel shores after deaths CALAIS, France (AP) — The EU’s border agency will dispatch a plane to monitor the shores of the English Channel for migrant activity after 27 people died when their overcrowded, inflatable boat sank en route to Britain, the deadliest migration accident on record on the treacherous crossing. Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:20pm

Josephine Baker, 1st Black woman honored in French Pantheon PARIS (AP) — France is inducting Josephine Baker — a Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy and civil rights activist — into its Pantheon, the first Black woman honored in the final resting place of France’s most revered luminaries. Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:15pm

EU plane to monitor migrants on Channel shores after deaths CALAIS, France (AP) — The EU’s border agency will dispatch a plane to monitor the shores of the English Channel for migrant activity after 27 people died when their overcrowded, inflatable boat sank en route to Britain, the deadliest migration accident on record on the treacherous crossing. Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm

Camped in Calais, migrants renew resolve to try for England CALAIS, France (AP) — At the makeshift camps in France near Calais and Dunkirk, migrants are digging in, waiting for their chance to make a dash across the English Channel despite the deaths of at least 27 people this week when their boat sank a few miles (kilometers) from the French coast. Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm

More omicron cases pop up as world rushes to learn more THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned it’s not clear if the new variant is more alarming than other versions of the virus. Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm

Josephine Baker, 1st Black woman honored in French Pantheon PARIS (AP) — France is inducting Josephine Baker — a Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy and civil rights activist — into its Pantheon, the first Black woman honored in the final resting place of France’s most revered luminaries. Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm

Dutch government apologizes for discredited transgender law THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government made a public apology Saturday for a now discredited and scrapped law that required transgender people to undergo surgery and sterilization if they wanted to change their gender on their birth certificate. Published Nov. 27 2021 @ 11:05pm

COVID-19 variant spreads to more countries as world on alert LONDON (AP) — The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread. Published Nov. 27 2021 @ 11:05pm

Lifting obstacles: France helps women report abuse to police PARIS (AP) — France is launching a new process for women to formally report domestic violence and sexual and other abuse, circumventing police stations where many victims feel uncomfortable filing such complaints. Published Nov. 26 2021 @ 12:00am

Sudan's reinstated premier says government to be independent CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's reinstated prime minister said in an interview that aired Monday that he will have the authority to form his own independent government, according to the agreement he signed a day earlier with the country's top generals who overthrew him in a coup last month. by Associated Press Published Nov. 22 2021 @ 11:05pm

Ukraine's doctors pushed to the limit by COVID-19 wave KAKHOVKA, Ukraine (AP) — As coronavirus infections hit Ukraine, a single shift for Dr. Oleksandr Molchanov now stretches to 42 hours — 24 of them in Kakhovka's hospital, followed by another 18 hours spent visiting tents set up to care for 120 COVID-19 patients. by Associated Press Published Nov. 21 2021 @ 11:05pm

US defense chief vows to counter Iran in visit to Bahrain America's top defense official vowed Saturday to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to counter its "dangerous use" of suicide drones in the wider Mideast, a pledge coming as negotiations remain stalled over Tehran's tattered atomic deal with world powers. by Associated Press Published Nov. 20 2021 @ 11:35pm

Gabon is last bastion of endangered African forest elephants PONGARA NATIONAL PARK, Gabon (AP) — Loss of habitat and poaching have made African forest elephants a critically endangered species. by Associated Press Published Nov. 18 2021 @ 11:45pm

Schools close as smog-laden India capital considers lockdown NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut down some coal-burning power plants Wednesday to reduce air pollution in India's smog-shrouded capital and neighboring states, as the country weighs an unprecedented and more far-reaching step: a lockdown in New Delhi. by Associated Press Published Nov. 17 2021 @ 11:15pm