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Burundi’s ruling party picks general as presidential hopeful

By ELOGE WILLY KANEZA and IGNATIUS SSUUNA | January 26, 2020

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi's ruling party has chosen an army general to be its candidate in the presidential election set for May, signaling that the country's president will now retire after serving three terms.Gen. Evariste Ndayishimiye was chosen...

Britain’s EU Journey: When the EU faced its biggest crisis

By PAN PYLAS | January 26, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Britain officially leaves the European Union on Jan. 31 after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum.Difficult negotiations setting out the new relationship between Britain...

3rd woman accuses Michigan lawmaker of sexual harassment

January 26, 2020

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A third woman in two weeks has publicly come forward with sexual harassment allegations against a Michigan state legislator, according to a published report Sunday.Melissa Osborn, who works as a regulatory affairs specialist for...

Survivor in Slovenia turns 100 on Holocaust Remembrance Day

By ALI ZERDIN | January 26, 2020

RAKEK, Slovenia (AP) — For Marija Frlan it's as symbolic as it can get: A survivor of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, the Slovenian woman turns 100 years old on Monday, the international Holocaust Remembrance Day.Frlan, who was held at...

Dutch premier issues historic apology at Holocaust memorial

January 26, 2020

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Sunday for the failure of officials in the Nazi-occupied country during World War II to do more to prevent the deportation and murder of just over 100,000 Jews.Rutte made the historic apology...

Israeli backpacker jailed in Russia files for pardon

January 26, 2020

MOSCOW (AP) — An Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges has submitted a petition to be pardoned by President Vladimir Putin.State news agency Tass reported Sunday that Naama Issachar's lawyer said the request was filed following a statement...

4 Missouri River states unite to try to limit flooding

By GRANT SCHULTE | January 26, 2020

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri are joining forces for a study that will look for ways the states can limit flooding along the Missouri River and give them information about how wetter weather patterns could require changes...

Lessons learned from 2016, but US faces new election threats

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY | January 26, 2020

It’s been more than three years since Russia's sweeping and systematic effort to interfere in U.S. elections through disinformation on social media, stolen campaign emails and attacks on voting systems. U.S. officials have made advances in trying to...

Three years later, Trump travel ban heads back to court

By DENISE LAVOIE | January 26, 2020

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from several predominantly Muslim countries in 2018, the ruling appeared to shut down legal challenges that claimed the policy was rooted in anti-Muslim...

Pope on Holocaust atrocities: Let’s all say never again

January 26, 2020

VATICAN CITY (AP) —Pope Francis is inviting prayers and reflection about the “atrocity” of the Holocaust, urging people to vow in their heart “never again.”In remarks to the public in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, Francis noted that Monday is...

India celebrates Republic Day with military parade

By SHEIKH SAALIQ | January 26, 2020

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of Indians converged on a ceremonial boulevard in the capital amid tight security to celebrate the Republic Day on Sunday, which marks the 1950 anniversary of the country’s democratic constitution.During the celebrations,...

Germany urged to fight anti-Semitism to avoid Jewish exodus

By GEIR MOULSON | January 26, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's foreign minister is calling for strengthened efforts against anti-Semitism to ward off the possibility that many Jews decide to leave the country.Heiko Maas said in an article Sunday for the weekly Der Spiegel that German politicians...