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Russian navy ship sinks in Black Sea, all 78 crew rescued
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian naval reconnaissance ship sank Thursday after colliding with a freighter off Istanbul, but all crew members were rescued, the Defense Ministry said. Turkey’s coastal safety authority said all 78 personnel from the Russian frigate Liman were safe, as were all crew aboard the freighter, the Togo-flagged Youzarsif H....
AP Explains: Why China’s new aircraft carrier is significant
BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday launched the navy’s second aircraft carrier, its first to be entirely homebuilt. While the 50,000-ton ship still needs considerable work before commissioning, analysts say its launch telegraphs China’s ambitions to become the region’s most powerful and influential country. That’s an...
Some questions and answers about Maria Sharapova’s return
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Even with eight of the world’s top 10 women in the Porsche Grand Prix, an unranked rival is grabbing all the headlines this week. Handed a much-debated wild card, Maria Sharapova will return to competitive tennis on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the end of her 15-month doping suspension. The five-time Grand...
International mission member killed in Ukraine blast
MOSCOW (AP) — A member of the OSCE’s monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine has died and at least one other was injured after their vehicle was blown up by a mine in the Luhansk region. Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, who holds the rotating chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, called for an...
Influential Ukrainian politician detained in graft probe
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian investigators have detained an influential former lawmaker suspected of embezzlement. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau said late on Thursday that it is preparing to file charges against Mykola Martynenko, former chairman of the parliament’s energy and fuel committee, on suspicion of embezzling $17.3 million in...
Central, Eastern Europe ministers meet on EU future ties
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Foreign ministers from Central and Eastern Europe met Wednesday in Warsaw to discuss the future of the European Union’s ties with its eastern neighbors and prospects for the bloc’s enlargement. The meeting brought together ministers from the EU’s so-called Visegrad Group — Poland, Hungary, The Czech...
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EU legislature overwhelmingly approves Ukraine visa waiver
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union legislature has overwhelmingly backed plans to allow Ukrainian citizens into the bloc for short stays without visas. The EU parliament on Thursday approved the plans by a 521-75 margin — with 36 abstentions — to allow Ukrainians who have biometric passports to enter the bloc for up to 90 days within any 180-day...
Watchdog report: ‘Breakdown of democracy’ in Poland, Hungary
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.S.-based pro-democracy group Freedom House said Tuesday that a “spectacular breakdown of democracy” has been taking place in Poland and Hungary, two countries that stood as models of democratic change after the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. The watchdog organization’s report said that Hungary now has the...
UN chief urges Ukraine and separatists to honor cease-fire
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is welcoming a new cease-fire agreement between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists in the country’s east and urging all parties to honor it. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Friday that Guterres is greatly concerned about “the fate of the civilian population” and hopes...
