Author: AP

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida landed in Poland and was heading to Kyiv early Tuesday for talks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (March 21)

An American aid worker held by Islamic extremists in West Africa and a French journalist abducted almost two years ago have been freed. (March 20)

Groups of angry demonstrators took to Paris’ streets in the wake of the adoption by parliament of a divisive pension bill, after lawmakers in the lower chamber rejected two no-confidence votes against the government. (21 March)
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Some Republicans are rushing to former President Donald Trump’s defense after he said he’s bracing for possible arrest. At a GOP conference in Orlando, Rep. Jim Jordan told reporters that he doesn’t think Trump committed a crime. (March 20)
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Here’s the latest for Monday March 20th: Chinese leader Xi Jinping to meet with Putin in Moscow; War crimes warrant issued for Putin’s arrest; Trump says he could be arrested soon; 5 children die in New York state car crash.
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Grief hung in the air, a day after a powerful temblor rocked Machala that toppled homes and buildings along the coast and as far off as Ecuador’s highlands and even parts of Peru. (March 20)(AP video/Jhonny Crespo)

Banking giant UBS is buying its smaller rival Credit Suisse for almost $3.25 billion, in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in global banking.

Here’s the latest for Sunday, March 19: Banking giant UBS is acquiring rival Credit Suisse; Mike Pence remarks on Trump; Putin visits occupied city of Mariupol; Tensions high at France pension protest and Paris garbage collectors extend strike over 13 …

Putin visits command centre in Rostov on Don

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the port city of Mariupol, Russian state news agencies reported on Sunday morning, in what would mark his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September.
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