Politics

Macron proposes granting limited autonomy to France's Mediterranean island of Corsica

By Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron is proposing granting limited autonomy for Corsica in a modest step toward nationalist sentiment on the Mediterranean island.

EU struggles to update asylum laws three years after announcing sweeping reforms

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

European Union governments are struggling to overcome obstacles to put a new asylum system in place three years after unveiling a plan to reform the bloc's outdated asylum rules. Some fear the plan may never see the light of day.

A key domestic surveillance tool should face new limits, a privacy oversight board says

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The recommendation came Thursday in a report from a three-member majority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board, an independent agency within the executive branch.

At U.S. Antarctic base hit by harassment claims, workers are banned from buying alcohol at bars

By Nick Perry, Associated Press

From Sunday, workers at the main United States base in Antarctica will no longer be able to walk into a bar and order a beer, after the federal agency overseeing the research program decided to stop serving alcohol.

Shelters for migrants fill up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden

By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press

Officials across Germany are sounding the alarm that they are no longer able to accommodate migrants who are applying for asylum. More than 220,000 people have applied for asylum in the country so far this year.

Israel reopens the main Gaza Strip crossing for Palestinian laborers and tensions ease

By Issam Adwan, Associated Press

The crossing reopened on Thursday, after weeks of violent protests along Gaza's frontier with Israel where demonstrators have thrown explosives and rocks and launched incendiary balloons that sparked fires.

Trump ally and election denier Kari Lake to launch campaign for contested U.S. seat in Arizona

By Jill Colvin, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

Donald Trump ally Kari Lake, who's refused to acknowledge her loss in last year's race for Arizona governor, is now running for U.S. Senate.

Half of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees in 'ethnic cleansing, Armenian government says

By Avet Demourian, Gaiane Yenokian, Associated Press

The separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh says it will dissolve itself and the unrecognized republic will cease to exist by the end of the year.

Who is Letitia James? NY attorney general has long history of taking on powerful targets, including Trump

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

Here’s a look at her political background and some of her biggest cases.

WATCH: Senate convenes as House Republicans debate budget and shutdown deadline near

By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running despite House Republicans' struggle to unite around an alternative.