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Deadly earthquake worsens suffering of Syrians displaced by war

By Ghaith Alsayed, Abby Sewell, Associated Press

In both government and opposition-controlled areas of northern Syria, buildings weakened by years of bombings were particularly vulnerable to this new shock.

Fighting continues in Ukraine as anniversary of Russian invasion nears

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

Officials in Ukraine say Russian forces are keeping Ukrainian troops tied down with attacks in the eastern Donbas region. Moscow is thought to be assembling additional combat power there for an expected offensive in the coming weeks.

China decries U.S. decision to shoot down suspected spy balloon

By Emily Wang Fujiyama, Associated Press

Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng says he lodged a formal complaint with the U.S. Embassy over the use of military force on the balloon.

Thousands dead following powerful earthquake in Turkey, Syria

By Ghaith Alsayed, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria, killing more than 3,400 people and injuring thousands more.

News Wrap: Navy searches for debris from downed Chinese balloon

In our news wrap Sunday, Navy divers are working to recover debris from the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf died at the age of 79, and…

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Ukraine defense minister confident West will provide warplanes to aid against Russia

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told a news conference in Kyiv that Ukraine has already received everything from its “wish list to Santa,” except planes.

Political turmoil in Peru threatens decades of relative financial stability

By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

The violence following President Pedro Castillo’s Dec. 7 impeachment and arrest has revived class and racial divisions and has many Peruvians wondering whether the country's long period of uneasy economic stability has run its course.

Iran pardons some protesters, revealing 'tens of thousands' detained

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The decree by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, part of a yearly pardoning the supreme leader does before the anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, comes as authorities have yet to say how many people they detained in the demonstrations.

European Union begins ban on Russian diesel over war in Ukraine

By David McHugh, Associated Press

Starting Sunday, the 27-country EU is taking the step to further slash its energy dependency on Moscow. The measure also aims to crimp the Kremlin’s fossil fuel earnings as punishment for invading Ukraine.

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's ex-president who aided U.S. war in Afghanistan, dies at 79

By Jon Gambrell, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press

Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday.