Politics

How new state and local efforts are trying to register more people to vote

By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Tess Conciatori, Ian Couzens

Organizers on Tuesday took part in National Voter Registration Day, a civic holiday to encourage and register Americans to participate in elections up and down the ballot. The League of Women Voters is one of the largest on-the-ground organizations signing…

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How new fighting in Azerbaijan's troubled region may herald a new war

By Jim Heintz, Associated Press

Azerbaijan's launch of reportedly intense artillery firing in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has raised fears that another full-scale conflict with Armenia could be underway.

WATCH: 2023 United Nations General Assembly – Day 2

By Ted Anthony, Associated Press

South Korea’s president sounded a warning to fellow world leaders about the recent communication and possible cooperation between North Korea and Russia.

Israeli military sentences commander to 10 days in prison over shooting of Palestinian motorist

By Isabel Debre, Associated Press

Israel has sentenced a military commander in the occupied West Bank to 10 days in prison after an investigation into his shooting last week of a Palestinian motorist who was found to be innocent.

House Speaker McCarthy faces uphill battle to unite House GOP and fund the government

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

With time dwindling, plans for a Tuesday test vote were scrapped as negotiations resumed. Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to reach a deal. But even a popular defense bill was turned back Tuesday as conservatives press for cuts.

Germany seeks answers from Poland in a visa fraud scandal involving migrants from Asia, Africa

By Kirsten Grieshaber, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Poland has been shaken for weeks by reports that its consular sections issued about 250,000 visas to migrants from Asia and Africa since 2021 in return for bribes of several thousand dollars each.

Russian drone attack western Ukraine city sparks an inferno at a warehouse and kills 1

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

A Ukrainian governor says Russia launched a massive drone attack on the western city of Lviv, burning down a warehouse said to house humanitarian supplies and killing one man.

Moscow court declines to hear an appeal by jailed WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich

By Associated Press

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeared in a Moscow court, seeking release from jail on espionage charges, but it declined to hear his appeal and returned the case to a lower court due to unspecified procedural violations.

Mental health among women in Afghanistan is deteriorating, UN report finds

By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

A joint report from three U.N. agencies says the mental health of Afghan women, who have suffered under harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since taking power two years ago, has deteriorated across the country.

London police force says it will take years to remove officers accused of corruption, misconduct

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

Hundreds of London police officers are facing dismissal as the department steps up efforts to get rid of police officers accused of corruption and other misconduct.