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Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church's religious orders. The appointment ...

A look at the legal cases filed against France’s former President Sarkozy

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Monday over allegations he received millions from Libya for his 2007 successful presidential campaign, in the latest — and biggest — of a series of legal cases involving him. This ...

South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday fired a ballistic missile that flew 1,100 kilometers (685 miles) before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, South Korea's military said, extending its weapons testing weeks before ...

What to know about Venezuela’s upcoming presidential inauguration

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The next presidential term in Venezuela is set to begin Friday, when the ruling party-controlled congress hosts a swearing-in ceremony for President Nicolás Maduro, despite serious doubts about the validity of last year's ...

Ukraine presses attacks in Russia’s Kursk region

By VOLODYMYR YURCHUK and ELISE MORTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost Ukraine's air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany, while both sides said Kyiv's forces pressed new attacks Sunday in Russia's Kursk ...

The fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding so far, despite violations

By ABBY SEWELL and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held up for over a month, even as its terms seem unlikely to be met by the agreed-upon deadline. The deal struck on Nov. 27 to halt the war ...

Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates' sentences as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain on Saturday. They included just a small proportion of hundreds of political ...

Mexico opens possibility of receiving non-Mexican deportees from Trump

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico opened the possibility Friday of receiving non-Mexican migrants deported by the United States after initially saying they would push President-elect Donald Trump to return other nationalities directly to their countries of origin. President Claudia Sheinbaum said ...

Montenegro to tackle gun control after mass killing left 12 dead

By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A top-level meeting in Montenegro on Friday promised tough measures to curb illegal weapons after a gunman fatally shot 12 people in a second such tragedy in less than three years in the small Balkan country. An emergency ...