Associated PressTrucks are rolling across a new US pier into Gaza. But challenges remain to getting enough aid inAssociated Press - By LOLITA C. BALDOR and JON GAMBRELLWASHINGTON (AP) — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hindered the delivery of food and other supplies. The shipment is the …
Associated PressPutin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine's Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the cityAssociated Press - By ILLIA NOVIKOVKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday during a visit to China that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but that there are no plans to capture the city. The remarks were Putin’s first on the offensive launched May 10, …
Associated PressPutin concludes a trip to China by emphasizing its strategic and personal ties to RussiaAssociated Press - By HUIZHONG WU and EMILY WANG FUJIYAMABEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a two-day visit to China on Friday, emphasizing the countries’ burgeoning strategic ties as well as his own personal relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as they sought to present an alternative to U.S. global influence. Putin praised …
Associated PressSenegal's new prime minister criticizes French military presence in the West African countryAssociated Press - By MARK BANCHEREAUDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s new prime minister, who was freed from jail weeks before the presidential election earlier this year and propelled his party to victory, has criticized the French military presence in the West African country. Ousmane Sonko also criticized efforts by France and the …
Associated PressSlovakia's prime minister underwent another operation. He remains in serious conditionAssociated Press - By PETR DAVID JOSEKBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has undergone another operation two days after being shot multiple times and remains in serious condition, officials said Friday. Fico, 59, was attacked as he was greeting supporters after a government meeting in the former coal mining …
Associated PressSocial divisions and hostile rhetoric in Slovakia provide fertile ground for political violenceAssociated Press - By JUSTIN SPIKEBUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — When a gunman shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico this week, shock rippled across the Central European country — even though the pro-Russia leader himself warned that the nation was so divided that an assassination attempt was possible. Slovaks have long disagreed over …
