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Ukrainians expect Russia to launch a fresh offensive to strengthen its negotiating position
March 29, 2025 5:19 pm
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are preparing to launch a fresh military offensive in the coming weeks to maximize the pressure on Ukraine and strengthen the Kremlin's negotiating position in ceasefire talks, Ukrainian government and military analysts said.
Trump's election order creates much confusion before the next federal election in 2026
March 29, 2025 5:18 pm
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s executive orderseeking to change how U.S. elections are run is creating uncertainty for state and local election officials and worries about voter confusion before the next federal election, the 2026 midterms.
Doctor cites the pope's 'surprising improvement' after surviving life-threatening crises
March 29, 2025 5:15 pm
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia, the doctor who coordinated the pontiff’s five-week hospitalization said Saturday.
Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to 1,644 as more bodies are recovered from the rubble
March 29, 2025 5:13 pm
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city.
Major law firm reaches deal with Trump to avoid White House order even as two other firms sue
March 29, 2025 7:52 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – A prominent international law firm reached a deal with President Donald Trump on Friday to dedicate at least $100 million in free legal services and to review its hiring practices, averting a punishing executive order like the ones directed at nearly a half-dozen other major legal institutions in recent weeks.