The European Union on Friday pledged 50 million euros ($54 million) to the UNRWA agency after it agreed to a staff screening audit.EU-appointed experts are set to screen how the agency identifies extremists trying to join its ranks.The UNRWA, the primary provider of aid to Gaza, drew intense criticism following…

A 66-year-old man accused of killing a woman when he was stationed in Germany as a U.S. soldier nearly 46 years ago has been arrested in the United States, German investigators said Friday.SOLDIER TURNS HIMSELF IN AFTER 4 PEOPLE, INCLUDING CHILD, ARE KILLED IN GERMANY SHOOTINGThe man, whose name wasn’t…

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Armed forces from the Netherlands have been deployed to the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire to clear beaches of oil coming from an offshore spill blamed on an overturned barge hundreds of miles away.The military cleaned up several beaches on the island that were reopened to the public on Friday.”The…

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The Phnom Penh Post, a newspaper founded in 1992 as Cambodia sought to re-establish stability and democracy after decades of war and unrest, said Friday that it will stop publishing in print this month, the latest blow to the country’s dwindling independent media.The Post was…

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s economy grew 2.9% in 2023, beating expectations in the first year of the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, according to the government statistics institute Friday.The number announced by IBGE impressed many economists, whose overall forecast early last year was for only 0.8%…

Greek police on Friday announced the outcome of a yearslong, multinational investigation into feuding Balkan criminal gangs behind multiple killings across Europe. The probe, assisted by police agencies Interpol and Europol, has led to the arrests of 10 suspects.Police officers in Greece, Serbia and Spain were involved in the arrests.…

The Pentagon is set to lift its ban on flights by grounded V-22 Osprey aircraft next week, according to officials.The tilt-rotor craft has been out of commission since a November crash left eight people dead in Japan. An earlier crash in Australia killed three Marines.Tweaks to the Osprey’s handling, including…

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that the country will hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, though no date has been announced yet.Mulroney died Thursday. He was 84.CANADIAN OFFICIAL SAYS THE COUNTRY WILL REIMPOSE SOME VISA REQUIREMENTS ON MEXICANSMulroney’s daughter, Caroline, said…

LONDON (AP) — A veteran left-wing British political disruptor has won a special election in a town in northern England with a big Muslim minority following a contest that was mired in chaos and controversy and dominated by the Israel-Hamas war.George Galloway’s victory was described as “beyond alarming” by Conservative…