Iraq recalls ambassador, summons Iran’s chargé d’affaires over strikes in Irbil
By SALAR SALIM and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq recalled its ambassador from Tehran for consultations and summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Baghdad on Tuesday in protest over Iranian strikes on northern Iraq that killed several civilians...
Zelenskyy takes center stage in Davos as he tries to rally support for Ukraine’s fight
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is headlining a frenzied first full day of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, where top officials from the United States,...
Evacuation underway for stranded tourists after multiple avalanches trap 1,000 people in China
By Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers evacuated tourists on Tuesday from a remote skiing area in northwestern China where dozens of avalanches triggered by heavy snow have trapped more than 1,000 people for a week, state media said. The avalanches have blocked...
UN agency chiefs say Gaza needs more aid to arrive faster, warning of famine and disease
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza urgently needs more aid or its desperate population will suffer widespread famine and disease, the heads of three major U.N. agencies warned Monday, as authorities in the...
