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Russia sends missiles near Pacific islands claimed by Japan MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has deployed coastal defense missile systems near the Kuril Islands, a Pacific chain also claimed by Japan. Published Dec. 2 2021 @ 11:05pm

US defense chief slams China’s drive for hypersonic weapons SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — America’s defense chief rebuked China on Thursday, vowing to confront its potential military threats in Asia and warning that its pursuit of hypersonic weapons intended to evade U. Published Dec. 2 2021 @ 11:05pm

Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts BEIJING (AP) — Laos, a nation of 7 million people wedged between China, Vietnam and Thailand, is opening a $5. Published Dec. 2 2021 @ 11:05pm

Portugal experts to study church sex abuse, not investigate LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The lay head of a new Portuguese Catholic Church committee on child sex abuse urged victims Thursday to come forward but stressed his group’s task is to study what has happened, not launch formal investigations. Published Dec. 2 2021 @ 11:05pm

Island turns into open-air lab for tech-savvy volcanologists LAS MANCHAS, Canary Islands (AP) — They come with eagle-eyed drones and high- precision instruments. Published Dec. 2 2021 @ 11:05pm

Report: Israel failed to probe shootings at Gaza protests JERUSALEM (AP) — Rights groups said Thursday that Israel failed to investigate shootings that killed more than 200 Palestinians and wounded thousands at violent protests along the Gaza frontier in recent years, strengthening the case for the International Criminal Court to intervene. Published Dec. 2 2021 @ 11:05pm

Banksy street murals recreated in Milan’s main train station MILAN (AP) — Travelers at Milan’s main train station will this week be able to take a break among reproductions of murals by elusive street artist Banksy. Published Dec. 2 2021 @ 11:05pm

UN General Assembly urged to investigate Yemen atrocities UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 60 organizations urged the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday to establish an investigative body to gather and preserve evidence of serious human rights violations during Yemen’s seven-year conflict, including possible war crimes and crimes against humanity. Published Dec. 2 2021 @ 11:05pm

A weary pope urges Greek, Turkish Cypriots to heal division NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Pope Francis on Thursday urged Greek Cypriots and the breakaway Turkish Cypriots to resume talks on reunifying the Mediterranean island nation, saying threats and shows of force were only prolonging the “terrible laceration” its people have endured for nearly a half-century. Published Dec. 2 2021 @ 11:05pm

Aid official: Afghanistan’s crises get ‘progressively worse’ KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan is being hit by multiple crises that are “progressively getting worse,” with drought, economic collapse and displacement all pushing the population into catastrophic hunger, a senior international aid official said Thursday. Published Dec. 2 2021 @ 11:05pm

Black artist Josephine Baker honored at France's Pantheon PARIS (AP) — Josephine Baker — a St. Louis-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist — was inducted into France's Pantheon on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman to receive the nation's highest honor. by Associated Press Published Nov. 30 2021 @ 10:55pm

WHO warns new virus variant poses 'very high' risk The World Health Organization warned Monday the global risk from the omicron variant is "very high" based on the early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges with "severe consequences. by Associated Press Published Nov. 29 2021 @ 11:05pm

Interfaith love a risk amid India’s Hindu nationalist surge BELAGAVI, India (AP) — Arbaz Mullah’s love story began, as romances often do, when he first laid eyes on the woman of his dreams, Shweta Kumbhar. Published Nov. 29 2021 @ 11:05pm

Talks to revive Iran nuclear deal resume; US stays distant VIENNA (AP) — Negotiators in Vienna resumed talks Monday about reviving Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with the United States taking part at arm's length as in previous rounds since the Trump administration pulled out of the accord three years ago. by Associated Press Published Nov. 29 2021 @ 11:05pm

Omicron cases continue to pop up Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned it's not clear if the new variant is more alarming than other versions of the virus. by Associated Press Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:25pm

Missouri native Josephine Baker honored in French Pantheon France is inducting Josephine Baker — Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy and civil rights activist — into its Pantheon, the first Black woman honored in the final resting place of France's most revered luminaries. by Associated Press Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:25pm

WHO criticizes travel bans on southern African countries The World Health Organization on Sunday urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new omicron variant. by Associated Press Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:25pm

Swiss vote to approve COVID-19 restrictions as infections rise BERLIN (AP) — Swiss voters on Sunday gave clear backing to legislation that introduced a system with special COVID-19 certificates under which only people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative can attend public events and gatherings. Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm

Morocco halts all incoming flights because of virus variant RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco is suspending all incoming air travel from around the world starting Monday for two weeks because of the rapid spread of the new omicron variant, the government’s committee in charge of monitoring COVID-19 announced Sunday. Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm

Dutch impose new tighter lockdown amid spiking infections AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands moved into a tougher lockdown Sunday that was announced amid spiking infections even before the country recorded its first confirmed cases of the new, more highly transmissible omicron virus variant. Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm

Mexicans hope for recovery of monarch butterflies MEXICO CITY (AP) — Communal farmers and butterfly guides are hoping for a rebound in the number of monarch butterflies — and tourists — at their wintering grounds in central Mexico after a bad year for both last year. Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm

Camped in Calais, migrants renew resolve to try for England CALAIS, France (AP) — At the makeshift camps in France near Calais and Dunkirk, migrants are digging in, waiting for their chance to make a dash across the English Channel despite the deaths of at least 27 people this week when their boat sank a few miles from the French coast. Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm

EU plane to monitor migrants on Channel shores after deaths CALAIS, France (AP) — The EU’s border agency will dispatch a plane to monitor the shores of the English Channel for migrant activity after 27 people died when their overcrowded, inflatable boat sank en route to Britain, the deadliest migration accident on record on the treacherous crossing. Published Nov. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm