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Burkina Faso expels top UN official in West African country

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso's government expelled the top U.N. official in the country on Friday, asking her to leave immediately, officials said.
Title 42 border rules confound Washington, migrants alike

Title 42 border rules confound Washington, migrants alike

WASHINGTON (AP) — The drawn-out saga of Title 42, the set of emergency powers that allows border officials to quickly turn away migrants, has been chaotic at the U.S.-Mexico border. In Washington, it hasn't unfolded much better.
Ukraine president back in Kyiv, Russia keeps up attacks

Ukraine president back in Kyiv, Russia keeps up attacks

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded another defiant note on his return to his nation’s capital Friday following his wartime visit to the United States , saying his forces are “working toward victory” even as Russia wa
Federal government posts $0.2 billion deficit for April to October period

Federal government posts $0.2 billion deficit for April to October period

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a deficit of $0.2 billion during the first seven months of the 2022-23 fiscal year.

Germany formally suspends guarantees for business with Iran

BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Friday it is formally suspending export credit and investment guarantees for business in Iran in the wake of authorities' crackdown on protests.
Migrants near US border face cold wait for key asylum ruling

Migrants near US border face cold wait for key asylum ruling

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Hairdresser Grisel Garcés survived a harrowing, four-month journey from her native Venezuela through tropical jungles, migrant detention centers in southern Mexico and then jolting railcar rides north toward the U.S. border.
Jan. 6 report: Trump 'lit that fire' of Capitol insurrection

Jan. 6 report: Trump 'lit that fire' of Capitol insurrection

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan.
Group urges feds to investigate Snapchat over fentanyl sales

Group urges feds to investigate Snapchat over fentanyl sales

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S.
Strikes over pay disrupt Christmas travel in UK, France

Strikes over pay disrupt Christmas travel in UK, France

LONDON (AP) — Air travelers faced possible delays at U.K. airports Friday as government employees who check passports went on strike in the latest of a spate of walkouts over pay amid a cost-of-living crisis.
Greece: EU’s external border is hardening, attitudes are too

Greece: EU’s external border is hardening, attitudes are too

LYKOFI, Greece (AP) — Accompanied by a cloud of mosquitos, Police Capt. Konstantinos Tsolakidis and three other border guards set out on a boat patrol along the Evros River that forms a natural frontier between Greece and Turkey.